sorry shlay that this is not going good for you....huggles

I'm sorry you had such a bad time at the er, in this day and age pain control at the er is harder than ever to get. given that your already on pain meds they tend to be careful about giving out pain meds.
as far as the lancing I'd go to your own doctor for that as its not a er type thing to do unless you don't have a PCP.
I'd call your doctor in the morning and see what he can do with your pain levels, and to get other things taken care of, I know your pressed for time but its really the only option that I see working.
hang in there dear
tori

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impetigo

Shlay,

I'm surprised that the ER didn't culture your wound- especially with the fact that your sister has MRSA.

Do you have any other hospital you can go to? I'm pretty lucky- I live in NJ just outside of Philadelphia and I'm spoiled because i have a lot of choices in health care facilities.

If you can find another hospital to go to, I'd keep a close eye on the wound and then go to another ER if it doesn't start healing.
Did they give you any instructions on how to care for it? You need to cleanse it with sterile water or a wound cleanser (you can find one at the drug store). Use some bacitracin or triple antibiotic ointment on it and cover it with a sterile dressing. That will keep it safe from other contagions.

As for your butt problems, I have to agree with Tori. You need to go to your primary care dr. for something like that. It's not something the ER can just add-on to do. Plus, do you really want that ER to lance them? They'd probably do more harm than good.

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. As a former ER nurse, i'm always saddened when I hear stories like these. And I hear so many of them!

Sandy

sorry for your horrible experience here. going to the ER is always horrible, but your experience sounds like the worst. i agree that you should see your primary to keep an eye on the lumps.

hope you feel better soon!!

how you get that wound treat it with neosporen if it dose not help then there s more wrong have they tested you large lumps migth be arthritis if you get sores on your legs .diabetes . hope you feel better hugs minnie

Some hospitals just show absolutely no mercy for their patients. It's really a sham. Our hospital deals with a lot of older people and it seems like they don't' give them nearly the attention that they give the younger people. It's very sad.