Know the name or link to that article in New Mobility? I would really like to read it. My leg is a bit better. Less red but terribly swollen. It just refuses to go down plus I seem to have infection in my toes/toenails. The foot looks a mess. Thanks for all your support and kind words. Larry
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: "John S." <[email protected]> > Date: September 8, 2012 7:37:08 PM EDT > To: quad-list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] More fecal musing > Reply-To: "John S." <[email protected]> > > Some people are just boosting and it gets outa hand.lol > john > Good Luck Greg > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:02 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] More fecal musing > > There is a great article in New Mobility Magazine this month about > infections, caused by abrasions on exposed feet of paras and quads in the hot > months. The abrasion is washed or clean with soap that may create further > chemical irritation and internal infection as it travels thru the blood > stream of the leg. This could cause a full blown leg infection and more > serious issues. The Moral: keep the toes protected and feet covered while > you are out n about. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 8/29/2012 8:43:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > Dang Larry, my leg and foot hurt just reading your emails. In 25 years of > quad- I have never had an infection like this, but you can bet I will jump > quickly at the first signs should I ever get one. As unpleasant as this is > to think about, I appreciate your posting it and the comments of others on > how important it is to act at the earliest signs of infections. It almost > seems like common sense, and I suppose it is, but like you I don't think I > would have been too concerned had I seen those early symptoms. > > Best of luck and I hope your hospital stay is as good as a hospital stay can > get, including hot, young nurses on every shift, weekends too, who flirt just > enough to make you want to buzz them every three minutes for a drink of > water. With luck there will be one you think about for months after you go > home. Get well soon! Summer is almost over... > > Greg c5 > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, guys, day3 of IV treatment and leg shows slight improvement. The > redness has receded a bit but swelling is still outrageous. See a surgeon > today to see if he thinks any of the hot mess needs debrieding (sp?) I know > I'm preaching to the choir, but this never-ending crap gets so very old. > > >
