Well, so far, the doctor seems like if it really looks like this is going to be a recurring thing, he's all for surgery - so I'm thankful for that. This is really only my second bout, and no matter what it seems, you can't point out a pattern with only two data points.

Which is why he says that if I get it too more times (or it continues to recur monthly) then he'll assign me to surgery.

I'm not really worried about the doctor not agreeing to surgery - I'm more concerned about the timing of it all. If I DO get it again, it will be right before I leave town for a month to go back home, which means that if it IS recurring monthly, I'm going to get it back home too in the middle of my vacation. Rar. :P

But yeah, I'll just take it as it comes. Luckily, the antibiotics seem to be doing their job and I'm feeling much better. :)