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conniecat
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One more Dr visit.
I posted the other day that I had gone to the Dr for an infection in my legs. I have a condition called Necrobiosis lipidocea diabetacorum. It is rare, 1/3 if 1% of diabetics get it, and so of course I did. It causes fat cells to retain sugar in the blood and make wart like bumps on the legs. He said usually it only occurs in people whose blood sugar is out of control, so he has no ieda why I have it. And it affects the skin, too, making it discolored. Altogether not a nice thing. Occasionally the whole leg becomes infected, and mine both are. And very painful! Fells kind of like a sunburn, with sharp, bee sting like pains now and then.
The Dr gave me antibiotics for it, l am also running a mild fever. There was a spot on my left leg, behind my calf just out of sight. My knees won't bend that way to look at it. But the spot was really sore, so I put a bandage on it and when I took it off it was plain that it was infected. A rather large spot, About 2 inches across. I don't have any idea what that was from.
So, back to the Dr today for more antibiotics. He gave me one I have never taken, Clindamycin. Silly me, I read the cautions that come with the RX. The one that says this a very powerful infection fighting drug and has been know to infrequently cause abdominal problems, pain, bleeding, diahreah, RARELY FATAL, that can occur up to 6 weeks after stopping the medicine. The last asthma inhaler he gave me said "caution, has been known to cause death in asthmatics." Why do I read those things??????
Anyway, long story short, the Dr was sick and on his way home and not in a mood to argue with me as usual. He told me to get to a wound care specialist or else. I asked him could I wait until I saw if the new med worked? His reply was only if you want to end up losing your leg. I have an appt tomorrow.
I posted the other day that I had gone to the Dr for an infection in my legs. I have a condition called Necrobiosis lipidocea diabetacorum. It is rare, 1/3 if 1% of diabetics get it, and so of course I did. It causes fat cells to retain sugar in the blood and make wart like bumps on the legs. He said usually it only occurs in people whose blood sugar is out of control, so he has no ieda why I have it. And it affects the skin, too, making it discolored. Altogether not a nice thing. Occasionally the whole leg becomes infected, and mine both are. And very painful! Fells kind of like a sunburn, with sharp, bee sting like pains now and then.
The Dr gave me antibiotics for it, l am also running a mild fever. There was a spot on my left leg, behind my calf just out of sight. My knees won't bend that way to look at it. But the spot was really sore, so I put a bandage on it and when I took it off it was plain that it was infected. A rather large spot, About 2 inches across. I don't have any idea what that was from.
So, back to the Dr today for more antibiotics. He gave me one I have never taken, Clindamycin. Silly me, I read the cautions that come with the RX. The one that says this a very powerful infection fighting drug and has been know to infrequently cause abdominal problems, pain, bleeding, diahreah, RARELY FATAL, that can occur up to 6 weeks after stopping the medicine. The last asthma inhaler he gave me said "caution, has been known to cause death in asthmatics." Why do I read those things??????
Anyway, long story short, the Dr was sick and on his way home and not in a mood to argue with me as usual. He told me to get to a wound care specialist or else. I asked him could I wait until I saw if the new med worked? His reply was only if you want to end up losing your leg. I have an appt tomorrow.
