Roz, I feel so bad for you. I truley hope it heals swiftly and no lingering affect. Do they know why it flared? You were very lucky the doctor diagx it for you.

It is very serious. My daughter had a cellulitis infection in Feb that started bacteria eating healthy tissue and filled her arm with infection that she nearly lost her life or arm. The tissue was nacroptic and had to be removed in several surgeries and then a the arm was left open for a month, packed and repacked twice daily until closed with a skin graft.

Although her was an encapsulated compacture, from either a spider bite or it may have been a deer tick because of our location in the Northeast. When the infection began, it was a lump and ring around it, then went into a huge lump. She ahd ehr broother rub it as it was near the wrist and it poped through the fascia layer. This began the cycle. The same week my son was in the back yard (we are heavily wooded to the rear) burning a mattress and he got a ite. But, it just stayed local and even when healed now, scarred with a ring.

My younger son, devloped shingles on his face from the nose traveled to the eye or vice versa. That was a huge burning mess and took a long time to heal.
My prayers are with you our friend,
Hugs
Di