Taking care of mommy

A seemingly innocent pimple turned into a very painful, swollen and infected abscess, landing me in the ER yesterday.  I first noticed it about a week ago but didn't think much of it.  Several days later my elbow started hurting but again, I didn't think much of it since the pimple was in an awkward spot and had been aggravated by either me bumping against a wall or the boys inadvertently kicking me during diaper changes.  I started getting a little nervous Saturday when I noticed some swelling and redness on my lower arm, but I dismissed it thinking that it was a spider bite.  So I started some home remedies and hoped it would go away on it's own.  By Tuesday the pain had spread both down my arm and up into my armpit so I planned to go to urgent care after work.  But at the insistence of a friend at work I left work early and headed to the ER.  And it was a good thing I did because my white blood count was elevated and had I waited any longer I would've been hospitalized with a septic infection.  So I definitely learned my lesson; I have to start taking better care of myself, not only for me but for my 3 favorite men.