On 12/23 I started noticing a painful lump forming on my inner thigh. I was in Nebraska with a load going to Plainview, Texas due to be delivered on the 28th.By midnight of the 29th I picked up my next load heading to South Carolina that had a significant amount of time to deliver. After I picked up this load, I set my trailer down in Amarillo, Texas and headed to the emergency room to have the lump looked at. I was diagnosed with an abscess and it was immediately operated on.
The doctor drained the abscess, and then ordered me to get to home so that I may allow it to heal in a sterile and safe environment. He strongly urged this as I am a type II diabetic and the chances of reinfection were extremely high and there was a possibility that the reinfection could easily turn to gangrene. Upon returning to my trailer I informed customer service of my situation and they advised me to return the trailer to the shipper and pick up an empty.
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