"Hmmm it's not looking good Anna. Given your temperature, I suspect that cut of yours is infected. I'd better take a look for you hadn't I? Hop up on the couch"

Anna swung her legs up and lay back tensely. She winced in pain as the doctor unsuccessfully attempted to roll up her trouser leg.

" I think it will be easier if you take off the trousers, there's a lot of swelling by the looks of things. Raise your hips for me..."

Anna was mortified when in one quick motion he had pulled off her trousers and she now had no choice but to lay on the couch with her partially see through, white lace panties fully on display. This was just one level of humiliation after another. Why had she not worn a longer top?

Dr Jeffries began to gently peel away the soiled dressing and Anna tensed and sucked in her breath as the pain suddenly kicked up another notch.

" I'm so sorry Anna. This is going to need to be lanced. There's an abscess and the infection is quite advanced. It's going to hurt I'm afraid but I will be quick and then I will get some local anaesthetic into you. Ok?"

Anna felt sick with nerves. "You can't give me the anaesthetic first?"

" Sadly no. The anaesthetic wouldn't work, there's too much swelling and a lot of excess fluid... Hold my hand and be brave. We will go on three. One.... Two..."

Anna screamed and tried to get off the exam couch as the doctor brought the lancing needle down, quickly and sharply piercing her calf whilst holding her down firmly to prevent her from moving. The pain was horrendous and she sobbed loudly, a flood of tears freely flowing down her face as he squeezed her leg and the infected gunk oozed out of the cut.

"I know, that hurt lots. You're doing really well, just take a breather for a minute and I will sort out your anaesthetic injections. "

With her leg throbbing and her vision still blurred by her tears, Anna watched, filled with nervous apprehension as Dr Jeffries began loading a shiny metal trolley with the items he needed. Some clean dressings, a suture kit and saline solution but also syringes. Lots and lots of syringes and vials of medicine for injections.

Anna felt light headed when she saw the syringes. The thought of those being stabbed into her terrified her but she had little choice but to endure this....