So here I sit......

[n2ize]

With my other problems, this comes as no surprise but it is the first time I have experienced it. Day 2 and it doesn't hurt as bad and the swelling has gone down some.

I presume you are taking an antibiotic...probably Keflex ? Well at least you know the treatment is working. I noticed that with me there is usually a lag time between when the antibiotic is administered and when it starts working. During that lag time the infection , pain, etc actually intensifies and always makes me worry the antibiotic may not be working. In my case I always noticed improvement by Day 3.

In March I had a DVT in this leg and spent more then a month on my couch and 4 days in the hospital. This leg has been junk ever since. I developed sores that leak on it and I think that is where the bacteria got in.

Doctors told me that any trauma or problem with the leg can make you more prone to cellulitis. Edema, dry, chapped, or cracking skin, insect bites, blood clots, diabetes, surgery, etc...

Thanks for all the kind words...........I sure wish I was fishing right now.

I'm headed back to my couch now........

You'll be fishing soon enough. I'm sure you'll be good as new soon.

[KC2UGV]

I had cellulitis in my index finger. Two of my ratties were fighting, so I intervened. One of them mistook my finger for the other guy. Right in the knuckle.

Waited about 1 1/2 weeks before seeing a Doc. And that was only in happenstance. Talking to a doc friend, I said,"Should I have a Dr. see this?" Her reply,"YES!"

[KA9MOT]

And things are improving.... A little better today, but I think it is moving into my knee. It is getting very stiff and painful. The swelling is donw to about half of what it was, as is the pain. I might get the boat in the water before the snow flies after all. It hasn't been in the water yet this year. One more year like this, and I'll sell the thing.....problem is, it isn't worth much......

[KA9MOT]

I presume you are taking an antibiotic...probably Keflex ? Well at least you know the treatment is working. I noticed that with me there is usually a lag time between when the antibiotic is administered and when it starts working. During that lag time the infection , pain, etc actually intensifies and always makes me worry the antibiotic may not be working. In my case I always noticed improvement by Day 3.

Yes! Keflex! This leg has been junk ever since the DVT. Just not right. It swells and developes sores that leak and don't want to heal up. The doc wants me to wear Tet Hose but I just won't do it. Tet hose are for little old ladies.

[n2ize]

Yes! Keflex! This leg has been junk ever since the DVT. Just not right. It swells and developes sores that leak and don't want to heal up. The doc wants me to wear Tet Hose but I just won't do it. Tet hose are for little old ladies.

Do yourself a favour...Get the compression socks and WEAR THEM !!! The sores sound like leg ulcers. They can easily become infected. It sounds like the DVT caused circulation problems and you're getting a buildup of lymph fluid. At least that is how my doctor described it.

I didn't like the idea of wearing the sock either. But I was getting chronic edema from whatever damage the infection did and the lower leg and foot were swelling regularly. As a result the skin was getting mottled and very dry and cracking. Wearing the sock helped a lot. I get virtually no more swelling of the foot, even if I don't wear the sock for a day. And the swelling of the lower leg is not nearly as bad, even when I don't wear the sock.

Better to wear the sock and avoid future problems. If the doc recommended them give it a try.

[W4RLR]

From the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be a treatise on the art of defecation in a public restroom... sorry to hear you are under the weather. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[kf0rt]

From the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be a treatise on the art of defecation in a public restroom... sorry to hear you are under the weather. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Does the treatise involve a broken heart and a nickle?

[NQ6U]

Does the treatise involve a broken heart and a nickle?

No, it has something to do with a "wide stance."

[kc7jty]

No, it has something to do with a "wide stance."

Idaho's 15 minutes of fame.

[NQ6U]

Idaho's 15 minutes of fame.

I thought that your potatoes made you famous. That's what it says on your license plates.