CaptSteve, I just read through this whole saga.... What an incredibly unfortunate experience. Your first doctor, who couldn't figure out that you had an infection, sounds like an incompetent fool.

I think you should shoot him.

You've had a rough road behind you, and what sounds like an even tougher road ahead of you. Reading how you have handled it to date, though, I am really impressed. You are one tough guy.

Hang in there, bro, and keep up the reporting. Your grit is an inspiration to us all.