I went to see my doctor this morning about a painful lump in my left armpit, and to my surprise he sent me right on through to a surgeon in the ER at one of our local hospitals. Not 45 minutes later I was on the table under a local anaesthetic with said surgeon cutting into my armpit.

Turns out it was a mostly harmless abcess caused by an infection, but I was not a happy camper overall. Tonight I had to remove the bandages and it HURT like a mofo (my mom did the peeling, she’s a former nurse).

Right now it feels kinda weird having a one inch open cut in my armpit through which I can see the inside of me…yuk. At least I can lift up my arm again, so here’s hoping for a good night’s sleep.