Pain Out Of My Sleep. HoL 165
Humans of Lagos
"I woke up with excruciating pain, so tormenting I screamed out of my sleep. My wife was so worried seeing me writhe in untold pain emanating from my ring finger.
We checked it, and saw that the finger was a little swollen above the rest of my fingers. The pain was killing, my wife likened it to the pain some women experience during their menstruation period.
I once read via Google about Herpes Whitlow; a painful viral infection on the skin. So I concluded that I'd Herpes Whitlow.
As a virus infection that would leave after completing its cycle, I was ready to bear its pain while it lasted.
My wife advised that I kept applying dry heat on the finger. I did.
During my office hours, my colleagues couldn't but notice the agonizing pain I was undergoing. It was during this agonizing experience that I realized the moment you feel any part of your body, there must be a corresponding malfunctioning on that part - my finger was in such a state alerting me to every prickly sensation throbing through.
I got multiple counsels. Some people told me to use Procaine powder, some asked me to use my morning faeces, someone told me to apply Battery water - acid water.
The pain for worse on my way home after the day's work. It was sharp and debilitating. I rushed to a medical clinic impulsively and to my chagrin, the doctor on duty prescribed antibacterial drugs.
When I tried reminding her about Herpes Whitlow, she laughed and explained to me that my Whitlow is bacterial induced.
Many of us are quick to diagnosed ourselves using Google, but we do it all wrong.
The pain is now reduced, but I'm much more happy that I didn't escalate my predicament using wrong medication."
© FERT, 2019
"I woke up with excruciating pain, so tormenting I screamed out of my sleep. My wife was so worried seeing me writhe in untold pain emanating from my ring finger.
We checked it, and saw that the finger was a little swollen above the rest of my fingers. The pain was killing, my wife likened it to the pain some women experience during their menstruation period.
I once read via Google about Herpes Whitlow; a painful viral infection on the skin. So I concluded that I'd Herpes Whitlow.
As a virus infection that would leave after completing its cycle, I was ready to bear its pain while it lasted.
My wife advised that I kept applying dry heat on the finger. I did.
During my office hours, my colleagues couldn't but notice the agonizing pain I was undergoing. It was during this agonizing experience that I realized the moment you feel any part of your body, there must be a corresponding malfunctioning on that part - my finger was in such a state alerting me to every prickly sensation throbing through.
I got multiple counsels. Some people told me to use Procaine powder, some asked me to use my morning faeces, someone told me to apply Battery water - acid water.
The pain for worse on my way home after the day's work. It was sharp and debilitating. I rushed to a medical clinic impulsively and to my chagrin, the doctor on duty prescribed antibacterial drugs.
When I tried reminding her about Herpes Whitlow, she laughed and explained to me that my Whitlow is bacterial induced.
Many of us are quick to diagnosed ourselves using Google, but we do it all wrong.
The pain is now reduced, but I'm much more happy that I didn't escalate my predicament using wrong medication."
© FERT, 2019
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