Goblinmonger
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Wed Mar-24-10 09:12 AM
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Dealing with cellulistis in my leg |
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More just venting than anything, but this is about my 4th round of it (every spring I alternate between cellulitis and a gastro-intestinal problem--doctor now thinks it may be allergies which bring my immune system down in the spring). Went to the doctor Monday and started drugs. I feel better in that there is no more fever or nausea or shakes, but the pain in my leg is still killing me. The red area has gone down a bit, and I'm someone with a pretty high pain threshold, but, damn, this is getting old.
Thanks for listening.
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Wed Mar-24-10 09:22 AM
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1. I've had three bouts and empathize. The last in a hospital for 1.5 weeks. |
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Wed Mar-24-10 09:55 AM
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2. Ugh. I've had it, and have the scars to prove it. You have my sympathy. |
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Wed Mar-24-10 01:30 PM
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I'm not a doctor, but that stuff clears up everything I've ever used it on.
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Wed Mar-24-10 02:18 PM
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4. I'm taking keflex for it |
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which has done the trick in the past. Just really need the swelling to go down so it stops with the pain. My lymphatic pain is gone, which is a good thing medically I guess.
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Thu Mar-25-10 10:29 PM
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7. Cellulitis is very painful and it can kill if not treated appropriately |
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Keflex is a good start, certainly, but a second broad spectrum antibiotic might kill all the bugs sequestered in the area that the Keflex has left behind in previous years.
Also call your doc for a mild narcotic until the swelling is reduced enough that you can stand it. Pain control is important, too.
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Thu Mar-25-10 03:05 AM
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Nobody should be casually messing with it.
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Thu Mar-25-10 10:31 AM
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6. Interesting. First I've heard of that condition. |
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Sorry you have to suffer through it, GM.
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