Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 – Cold Movie Day, Concerns About Fistula Arm Swelling

A cold front bringing some rain came through yesterday afternoon, so today was quite cool relatively speaking, so we spent the day relaxing after such a busy week, though I spent much of the time trying to solve another medical problem. Hubby told me his arm was hurting, and when I looked at it, it was very red and swollen, looking like it was infected, but with no pus or discharge coming from the buttonholes. I started him on some antibiotics we had leftover from his bronchitis episode a few weeks back, and put ice on it to bring down the swelling. He didn’t have a fever, so I wasn’t too worried, and the swelling did go down after awhile. Then I remembered that earlier this week, we had found a little speck on his arm that looked like a bee sting, and that maybe the stinger was still in there, so I did my best to get it out, but maybe I didn’t get all of it. Anyway, that speck seemed to be where the pain emanated, and if it was a bee sting or insect bite, it’s possible that it may have caused the redness and swelling, so maybe it wasn’t an infection in the fistula, which would be a very welcome alternative explanation. Since we were already doing everything that could be done, keeping the arm elevated, icing it and taking the antibiotics, we just hoped for the best and settled down for the evening. Onward, ever onward!