Hi all. I jut got back from the doctor. A few days back I had an “ulcer” turn up on the left shin. Didn’t think too much of it as these things are fairly common with diabetics and we keep antibiotics on hand just in case this happens. Well the ulcers got worse and we think I had cellulitis because both of my legs/feet turned fire red. Oral antibiotics took care of the cellulitis but the ulcers got worse with them being very sore, constantly oozing fluid So I got in to see my doc today.
Doc is not happy that I waited. She said this needed to go to the emergency room instead of waiting on an appointment with her. She took a culture of the sore, changed the dressing on it for me, gave me some really strong antibiotics. She is convinced that my M.E.R.S.A. Infection (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has returned. She is convinced that my diabetes is aggravating the situation too even though my blood glucose numbers look good. At this time I am home again but this could result in my being hospitalized. If we don’t get it stopped in time well, this is the stuff that results in us diabetics loosing legs and feet. It’s not that bad yet but it could very easily get there.
This is really wearing me down physically. I am exhausted. Folks with all of the super germs we have out there today, diabetes or not, if you get something like this don’t wait for the doctor, get medical help now. If this goes systemic I will be hospitalized in a fight for my very life. Doc thinks she caught it early and so do I.
You aren’t the only diabetic who does this. I worked in the medical field for six years before my deployment and saw many, many people with open sores and no dressings and infected. Back in the day 60’s and 70’s we never heard of such a thing as MERSA in a hospital but today, if you spend any amount of time in the hospital, you are bound to contract it. Although it is true that everybody has this, our antibodies keep it in check. My son worked sometime as a CNA at the nursing home my ex-wife works at and contracted a bad case of it in his forearm and almost lost it. My prayers go out to you for a quick and permanant recovery
Eric, Stay the course with the docs and know you are in my prayers. My wife has suffered with the same thing. I understand your frustration. God Bless,
Thanks all. The thoughts, paryers and advice really do help. Just a thing that we all need to be aware of. Doing research on this subjest Scott you are dead on target about mersa. The overuse of antibiotics has many bad side effects like this one. I am sure there are many more we have yet to discover.
Eric,
Wil hyperbaric oxygen treatment work? Have learned of a few people with my “chosen” disease, that have benefited from treatment from open sores that refuse to heal.
Am I going to have to come out there and smack you around, to get this fixed?
Ma (with big hugs!)
Wait a minute Eric ? Did you say bamboo ? Native brook trout streams? Let me know when you are all healed up cause I know the Dr. is gonna want you to have some one with you on those brookie streams… I mean ah, when you need to get out… yeah thats it, when you go out…
Seriously, my oldest son had that on his leg, they put him in his own room in the Hospital, wouldnt let him leave, it went from a pimple to a hole in his leg larger than a golf ball, then healed, thankfully, my prayers are with you sir.
