Infection. Pain. Hospitalization. Debridement . . . Priorities.
Just imagining the
debridement brings back images of a poor kid who was stood down on a very very hot pavement.
The pictures on TV after his
debridement were horrific.
I sympathise for the reasons you were away but glad to see you back.
Though I've never had any pain that bad, shingles wasn't pleasant but nothing like that.