Abscess Recurred, ED sent me home
3+ years ago I had a personal abscess that turned into a fistula. Successfully treated after ED visit with seton and then fistulotomy. Last few days I’m having a recurrence of the abscess in same area. Went to ED this morning and was told it’s not an abscess because it only showed as “subcutaneous edema” on the CT. They did not do I&D and sent me home with antibiotics, despite my history and knowledge of my body. I’m frustrated because I know this is just going to keep getting worse. I am on Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid) and getting into a specialist/CRS anytime soon will be next to impossible. I’m wondering if I just wait a day and go to a different ED? Feeling hopeless as I know at the bare minimum this needs to be cut open and drained….