My Egg Sac Finally Hatched!

I took this great shot of a praying mantis laying her eggs by our front door, August 31st 2007.

Today I saw this! I'm so excited it's been a long 10 months wait!

Again with the Ear

img borrowed fromwww.privatehealth.co.uk

So, my furuncles have both broke and drained and they feel much better! But I still have ear pain. My only guess is that the Eustachian tube is irritated or infected because now I have deep ear pain and it is causing my throat to be tender and my glands in my neck to be sore. I'm managing with quite a bit of ibuprofen... I think I'll visit a clinic today, that is, if I can find a sitter.

Furuncle

GAH the pain, the sheer throbbing pain that goes from the top of my head through the base of my neck. It's like a migraine that stems from my ear! Most of the time it's bearable and I can go about my daily routine without interruptions. But, occasionally it is agonizing and it affects my inner ear so I get dizzy and nauseous.

Some of the most difficult pain, I've ever had to manage, all caused from a few little pimples in my ear canal. They form in follicles between the cartilage and skin tissues and the usually go away on their own. But, sometimes, they can form into boils or cysts and are known as furuncles. Lovely picture, isn't it? Think small pustules either tight and hot or painful and oozing a fantastic mix of puss and some type of clear fluid.

Yes, there is a punishment from god, but it is not uncomfortable birth. It is definitely the knee bending pain of ear canal pimples.