The doctor put me on amoxicillin. At least he didn't claim it was acne :-)
Well it's day 3 of the drugs and the swelling has almost gone - the area looks only a little pinker than the surround, but it still itches from time to time.
Splendid!
And now part of a cryptic cross blog conversation that nobody will understand... "No, it wasn't just for shits and giggles, I did mean it."