An Ankoù
Landlord.
And here's me thinking Clint'd been having a bit of rough and tumble with some Jolly Rough Trollop and she'd bitten his finger. What an incurable romantic I am!
Ouch!!
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Keep a close eye on that Clint, a couple of years ago l i got what i thought was gout in my big toe (i have suffered with gout for years) i ignored it and took pain killers but i noticed the red area was spreading along the top of my foot the pain got so bad one night i couldn't walk on it and to cut a long story short the doctor came out and told me i had sepsis gave me antibiotics and told merto keep a very close eye on it and if it spread any further i had to go to hospital and would have antibiotics directly into a vein, i drew a line on my foot with marker pen and kept my fingers crossed, luckily for me the antibiotics did their thing and a hospital visit was not needed.
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lupinehorror
Landlord.
good to hear you got it looked at. it's easy to put things off in the current climate.
johncrobinson
Landlord.
If i am not wrong Clint you are a gentleman of a certain age.
Take care of yourself.
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get well soon old bean
Immortality is the blessing of the young.(or so they think.)
Take care of yourself.
We like your contributions on here.
get well soon old bean
Immortality is the blessing of the young.(or so they think.)
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Thanks! I'm on the mend...hand is virtually back to normal..got two days left on the pills.
Puncture wounds are often liable to get infected, ten years ago i knelt on a copper nail in our old boat & the point went in far enough for infection to get in the sac around my kneecap, a big abscess resulted & antibiotics from the doctor didnt work. Went back a few days later & another doctor took one look & sent me straight to A&E, I dont think i realised how bad it was until i jumped the queue in a full waiting room & was rushed in for an emergency operation to cut it open & wash it out, 5 days of IV antibiotics later they sent me home. Doctor said they get about 3 similar cases a week in Southend hospital & the amputation rate was nearly 50/50.
It can often start with something like a rose thorn scratch or even a gnat or horsefly bite, then its cellulitis & sepsis if you dont catch it early enough.
It can often start with something like a rose thorn scratch or even a gnat or horsefly bite, then its cellulitis & sepsis if you dont catch it early enough.
Believe me when i got sepsis i hadn't a clue how serious it is i am glad i didn't need to go into hospital.
