I agree with USCDiver above.
PurpleHaze, are your, er, groin lymph nodes swollen or tender at all? (You know what they are – right?)
Is this just a surface thing going on, or can you feel a squishy pocket of fluid underneath?
If there are both a first and a second site, I would also like to remind you to watch for red streaks that follow your veins up toward your heart. They indicate a blood infection, and a more serious level of problem.
What USCDiver said. A little temperture elevation to 99.6 or similar is one thing, but if it’s over 100.4, or you have shakes, chills, sweats, aches/pains all over, nauses/vomiting, or similar, would indicate that more aggressive treatment (like IV antibiotics) is necessary.
Please take care! And let us know!
I’ve checked a few times today, and no temperature over 99.2. I sure do feel funky at times, though. My mom and sister came to visit (they stayed on the other side of the kitchen) and they said that strong antibiotics will make you feel a little fuzzy. Has anyone else have any experience with that?
I’m sure that my cloudy brain has something to do with being in bed for the past three days. That would make anyone goofy.
Am I contagious while I’m on antibiotics? My husband has disinfected just about every surface downstairs, just in case. I’m sure when I’m better I’ll be happy about the clean house and meals brought up to me. Right now I’m not hungry and feel lonely up here.
It isn’t getting worse, and that’s the most important part.
I don’t know if I mentioned this before, but do you know how MRSA takes advantage where you have a cut, scrape, abrasion, or whatever? I had a bruise on my leg and that’s where the sore developed. I never knew that could happen, but that’s how it got me.
The wound is a little bit squishy, in the middle where it’s the darkest color. It’s kind of like a firm squishy, if that makes any sense.
If I can figure out how to do it, does anyone want to see pics? Or is that too much information?
This is the Dope - “Do you want to see pics of zitty things?” is a silly question that didn’t need asking. Get with the uploading! 
(And I’m glad to hear you are feeling a bit better, I hope it goes on healing fast and permanently!)
WARNING PICTURES OF MY WHITE LEGS!
Anyhow… I’m not sure if I’m linking right but this is what it looked like when it first formed;
This is today. It’s getting better. http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=42197118/PictureID=5726019303/a=51622608_51622608/t_=51622608
It used to be angrier looking and bigger, but as you can see by the faint pen marks, it’s shrinking. Huzzah!
OK, this is what it looked like when it first formed;
Here is another one from today;
Jeez, not gross at all.
I’m kinda disappointed. Professionally speaking, that is.
Ouch indeed! I had a bug bite (it was a bite, I felt it when it happened) that went nasty and grew a bit bigger than that. Not MRSA as it healed in a couple of weeks but the pain was horrible, and the shivery low grade fever. I do feel for you and am glad it’s getting better!
Me, too. 
I once transferred a patient who had Necrotizing Fasciitis (also known as flesh-eating bacteria). The smell was bad enough, but the fact that he had it on his groin was even worse. :barfing smilie:
Wow!
Did he survive?
I don’t know - I just move patients from one hospital to another. I would guess that he did, since they caught it and had him transferred to larger hospital for a higher level of care.
Oh, please - people just need to deal with the fact some of us are seriously Caucasian.
I’m glad you saw a doctor - that certainly was starting to look nasty. From the sound of it I though you’d have something to rival my Zit From Hell that had to be surgically drained, but no. I realize it was nasty for you, but there are far, far worse things. You went to the doc early and were spared all that.
Fighting skin infections can really make me physically tired. I’m prone to them because I have eczema and otherwise problem skin and thus there are often breaks in my skin, which gives germs extra opportunities to make my life hell. I’ve only had one really get out of hand, largely because I deal with cuts, scrapes, and rashes somewhat aggressively.
(I’ve also had to deal with doctors who, upon seeing I have a skin infection, immediately assume I have diabetes and start concentrating on that to the point they neglect the problem I came to them about. I do not have diabetes, I have been tested multiple times for it because of skin infections, and my blood sugar is always always alway right in the middle of the “normal” range. I understand there is an association between skin infections and diabetes, but non-diabetics can get them, too!)
These things can start from something like a bruise because the skin above it might have very small breaks you can’t see. Alternatively, I suppose that bacteria inside (we all have some) can take advantage of the internal damage of a bruise to set up shop.