out of the frying pan and into the fire
..well things have just gone from bad to worse...ive been crying a bit actually
..fortunately the stitches look ok(cos if the joint gets infect apparently it is extremely bad(im not telling you what the doctor said)
anyway theres quite a bot ored tender swelling around it with unfortunately radiating heat- this is bad.. i have CELLULITIS(please dont make jokes its realy not funny) apparently it is kind of serious..most web sites tell you to toodele off to emergency :( anyway the doctor(who was a little gruff told me he might send me to hospital for 7 days and im like noooo i need to work... he then said he could administer the intravenous antibiotics to me on a daily basis but i had to take some time off work... i was trying to negotiate and this is when it became a 'well you should be resting...i havent sent you to hopsital which would enforce rest,..in order for it to be MORE convenient for you... and i dont think you realsie this could be quite serious and you have to look after your health first and foremsost' ok dr..bring out the big guns why dont you... again i wont tell you what the repercussions are if this cellulitis is untreated...so i now have a cannula(sp??) hanging out of my arm..so they can inject me daily..he doesnt think the vein will last the 5 days so he may need to re-insert.. then i had to wait half an hour in case i had a reaction to it...
so to get the script filled..not many chemists stock it so eventually had to go to r
ill finish this later..im out to dinner..
..anyway ..am pretty depressed
edit: been to dinner which was lovely..i was half crying half telling stu the story..and so he decided to drag his boys over here(they were already in the city) and we went o dinner at sofias in camberwell
i cam home and have checked my leg... he drew a line around the red/heated area(heat is bad) and it has actually extended past that :( if it keeps increasing too much i will actually have to take myself off to hopsital....trust me...cellulitis si quite bad and apparently quite rapidly can become...well i dont want to continue actually.. ill have another look in an hour or so...it maybe it take sme time for the thing to kick in(it hasnt increase any further UP which i believe is a good thing
ive just rung the hospital who cant give me any advice but said to call nurse on call-she said yes the infection is spreading but its probably ok to not go to hospital at te moem==ment..if it start oozing liquid(and not form the cut but from the cells!!! then i have to go in.... you see the infection is in the fat cells... its like a staff thing... you dont want to do teh reading on it-trust me
anyway for now i can stay home but sh ewas impressing upon me to keep my leg elevated as much as possible
6 comments:
Bloody hell Jo, when I got your text message last night I could not have imagined how bad it was. You poor thing, what a nasty injury but how lovely that a total stranger drove you to the hospital.
If you want to come to Jells next Saturday and don't want to drive give me a call.
OMG Jo, things do go from bad to worse don't they.
Look after yourself and do what the Dr says.
Remember, if you need anything, please let us know.
Each entry I read it gets worse and worse!!
It's just not fair is it!
Look after yourself girly!
Hope it's all okay.
The resting thing is hard esp when you're on your own but you really do have to look after yourself.
As much as I hate to say it JoJo, I think you should admit yourself into hospital. That way you will rest and keep leg elevated heaps more than what you will at home and of course then you can have your antibiotics intravenously.
You need to be looked after so please take care (((())))
Hate to gang up on you jojo, but tend to agree with lee. I am sure you will do what you are told (i think!!) and b/w you and the doccies you will sort it out but my vote would be hospital for you missie!! I have had quite a bit of experience with cellulitis (not personally but professinally!!) and as you have read it is not to be mucked around with. If you are off work anyway and want to get better asap, hospital will be the quickest way- IV a/b's and strict bed rest will see a faster recovery. SOOOOO sorry to hear you are going through this jojo, i am thinking of you!
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