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I cannot believe that I am back online, hooray!
I have been in hospital, and am so glad to be free at last. I was rushed in after a large swelling appeared on the inside of my thigh. Turns out I had a blood infection that had moved "through the planes between bone and muscle" causing the tissue to die.
Basically I now have a wound 3" in diameter and 4" deep where they excised the necrosis. This has to be packed daily with gauze soaked in iodine (god that bit hurts ) after they have pulled all 20m out that they stuffed in the day before :x I would not wish this on my worst enemy, it's excrutiating.
No one will commit to the length of time that it will take to heal, and I am hoping that someone on here may have heard of this before, or know somene that has had a similar wound. Any info would be fantastic.
I have been out for two weeks, but can't sit as the pressure is too bad, I am only okay slightly propped up with a pillow under my knee to take the pressure off the area. I now have a laptop, and believe me if feels a lot more like 4 months that 4 weeks that I have been out of action.
It very depressing as I am pretty much immobile as I can only walk for about 3 minutes (albeit looking like John Wayne) and that's about it Iam dependent on people for everything, and feel completely trapped :angry:
It was amazing being reunited with my boys though, although everyone was begging me not to go home, and thought I should stay at my parents house incase they jumped up and hurt my leg. To be honest, the pain was worth all the pleasure to give them a cuddle. Ollie has mastered the art of laying ontop of me without touching the offending area (w00t)
Anyway I will have bored you all to tears now, and I have about 24 hours worth of reading to catch up on!!!!!
I have been in hospital, and am so glad to be free at last. I was rushed in after a large swelling appeared on the inside of my thigh. Turns out I had a blood infection that had moved "through the planes between bone and muscle" causing the tissue to die.
Basically I now have a wound 3" in diameter and 4" deep where they excised the necrosis. This has to be packed daily with gauze soaked in iodine (god that bit hurts ) after they have pulled all 20m out that they stuffed in the day before :x I would not wish this on my worst enemy, it's excrutiating.
No one will commit to the length of time that it will take to heal, and I am hoping that someone on here may have heard of this before, or know somene that has had a similar wound. Any info would be fantastic.
I have been out for two weeks, but can't sit as the pressure is too bad, I am only okay slightly propped up with a pillow under my knee to take the pressure off the area. I now have a laptop, and believe me if feels a lot more like 4 months that 4 weeks that I have been out of action.
It very depressing as I am pretty much immobile as I can only walk for about 3 minutes (albeit looking like John Wayne) and that's about it Iam dependent on people for everything, and feel completely trapped :angry:
It was amazing being reunited with my boys though, although everyone was begging me not to go home, and thought I should stay at my parents house incase they jumped up and hurt my leg. To be honest, the pain was worth all the pleasure to give them a cuddle. Ollie has mastered the art of laying ontop of me without touching the offending area (w00t)
Anyway I will have bored you all to tears now, and I have about 24 hours worth of reading to catch up on!!!!!