Cellulitis

Yv said:
Got home and called my local hospital to book the blood test. I was asked if the form said urgent, which it did. This was at 10.15am. She gave me an appointment for 10.50am. Slightly shocked I headed over there.
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I'm more shocked you couldn't have had the blood drawn there are then at the GP's surgery and saved yourself a trip. Our GP will send you straight down with a "jump the queue" note to see the nurse on the ground floor if blood tests are needed urgently.

I always use the GP's surgery for blood tests even when they're under the instruction of one of my consultants - it's far more convenient (and the QEH has no free parking).
 
Keith W said:
Cheers Matt (y)

It is uncomfortable that's for sure
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My suggestion would be to keep it elevated as much as you can, that was the advice I had from my doctor plus the hospital, as for me initially my GP came out to have a look at it but wanted me into hospital to have tests/scans hence a trip to A&E...
 
Yup I got the same advice, keep it elevated

Unfortunately though life goes on and stuff needs to be done
 
Alastair said:
I'm more shocked you couldn't have had the blood drawn there are then at the GP's surgery and saved yourself a trip. Our GP will send you straight down with a "jump the queue" note to see the nurse on the ground floor if blood tests are needed urgently.

I always use the GP's surgery for blood tests even when they're under the instruction of one of my consultants - it's far more convenient (and the QEH has no free parking).
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Ours haven't done blood for a long time, they weren't doing them last time I went about 8 years ago, though they do now have a visiting nurse once a fortnight, but thats a week tomorrow, so was quicker to pop over to the hospital.
 
Yv said:
Ours haven't done blood for a long time, they weren't doing them last time I went about 8 years ago, though they do now have a visiting nurse once a fortnight, but thats a week tomorrow, so was quicker to pop over to the hospital.
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Similar here.
The practice has a phlebotomy trained nurse three times a week (for 4 hours a day), as well as another practice nurse who is not phlebotomy trained.
On the days that nurse A is not on site, it's quicker to go elsewhere to have bloods drawn.
 
The antibiotics are have an undesirable effect on my body :(
 
They often do BUT those are also needed for dealing with your leg situation.

Which is better - stopping the antibiotics early , so not killing off the bugs and letting them become resistant to that specific antibiotic and getting stronger and giving you more problems ,
or
putting up with the unpleasant side effects and letting the antibiotics kill off the bugs ?
 
Oh I have no intention of not completing my course on antibiotics properly

I was just lamenting the fact that I am getting more acquainted with my loo than I want to
 
Keith W said:
Has anybody here ever had Cellulitis?

I think I may have it in both lower legs, started last night and has got steadily worse.

I am just wondering if it is something I can leave to sort its self out?

Its just that trying to make an appointment to see my GP can be a royal pain and it can often be weeks before you get seen

I also don't want to bother the people in A&E either as they have enough to deal with as is.

I also have a dodgy ticker if that has any bearing on things.

So you great medical experts of TP what say you?
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Dodgy ticker yes. Poor circulation can affect cellulitis/varicose veins. Breaking up cellultiis via ultrasound or massaging is possible, mostly goes with weight loss.
 
VivaVida said:
Dodgy ticker yes. Poor circulation can affect cellulitis/varicose veins. Breaking up cellultiis via ultrasound or massaging is possible, mostly goes with weight loss.
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Please tell us that you are not a doctor :LOL:
 
keith the only advice i can give is don't walk along the beach in your bikini :exit:oops or is that cellulite :naughty:
 
VivaVida said:
I will be in a year why?
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Because that's not the kind of mistake you can't get away with very often if you ARE a doctor - sooner or later you'll be responsible for killing someone from the wrong treatment or not giving the right treatment.

You sure you're training to be a medic? You don't seem to have the right temperament to me.
 
AH! Cellulitis!!

You need some flucoxocillin, great for skin infections, should clear it up. And keep legs elevated to drain lymph.

Cold compress can reduce swelling and pain. Ibuprofen should do as a pain killer. And paracetamol if you have a fever
 
VivaVida

why not actually read the thread before you jump in with advice ?

He's on treatment now [ and has been for quite a few days ] - don't give what could be conflicting advice please
 
ancient_mariner said:
Because that's not the kind of mistake you can't get away with very often if you ARE a doctor - sooner or later you'll be responsible for killing someone from the wrong treatment or not giving the right treatment.

You sure you're training to be a medic? You don't seem to have the right temperament to me.
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Lol I hope I'm right or I went to university for nothing!

It's not really a mistake, I just assumed op meant cellulite because cellulitis is something you would go to the doctor.

I'd obviously be able to tell by looking it was cellulitis
 
camerassassin said:
VivaVida

why not actually read the thread before you jump in with advice ?

He's on treatment now [ and has been for quite a few days ] - don't give what could be conflicting advice please
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My bad, I'm just saying what the treatment.
It's flucoxocillin
 
ancient_mariner said:
Because that's not the kind of mistake you can't get away with very often if you ARE a doctor - sooner or later you'll be responsible for killing someone from the wrong treatment or not giving the right treatment.

You sure you're training to be a medic? You don't seem to have the right temperament to me.
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Don't think I would kill anyone by giving them flucoxocillin ;-) unless they were allergic
 
Why are people on Talkphotogrpahy so edgy these days :-( People just need to chill out.

I recommend a quad vod
 
ancient_mariner said:
Because that's not the kind of mistake you can't get away with very often if you ARE a doctor - sooner or later you'll be responsible for killing someone from the wrong treatment or not giving the right treatment.

You sure you're training to be a medic? You don't seem to have the right temperament to me.
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Really? Is my temperament no good? :-(

s***.
 
VivaVida said:
Really? Is my temperament no good? :-(

s***.
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Imagine you're facing a patient. They tell you some stuff about how they feel, you make a snap diagnosis and start writing a prescription.

As you start writing they begin to describe other details of their condition that materially affect the diagnosis, so you change your mind about what they need and begin writing a different scrip.

You stand up and shake hands. As they reach the door they turn back and just happen to mention the rectal bleeding they have also been having occasionally, but didn't want to bother you with, because you were happy with your first diagnosis on just a few facts and it embarrassed them. You quickly recall them and arrange for the ambulance & hospital admission they really needed.

Now it may be that face to face you don't work the way you do on a forum, and you take the time to calmly gather all the facts before coming to a conclusion. But the way things have come across here is that you just keep jumping half-cocked, not reading posts properly, not really understanding what people are saying. If you're going to face patients then you just can't work that way in real life - take time, analyse, read the details, consider and then speak up. Make one post or diagnosis that is effective, rather than 10+ that each attempt to correct the previous.

Just trying to help. :)

And it's Flucoxacillin
 
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ancient_mariner said:
Imagine you're facing a patient. They tell you some stuff about how they feel, you make a snap diagnosis and start writing a prescription.

As you start writing they begin to describe other details of their condition that materially affect the diagnosis, so you change your mind about what they need and begin writing a different scrip.

You stand up and shake hands. As they reach the door they turn back and just happen to mention the rectal bleeding they have also been having occasionally, but didn't want to bother you with, because you were happy with your first diagnosis on just a few facts and it embarrassed them. You quickly recall them and arrange for the ambulance & hospital admission they really needed.

Now it may be that face to face you don't work the way you do on a forum, and you take the time to calmly gather all the facts before coming to a conclusion. But the way things have come across here is that you just keep jumping half-cocked, not reading posts properly, not really understanding what people are saying. If you're going to face patients then you just can't work that way in real life - take time, analyse, read the details, consider and then speak up. Make one post or diagnosis that is effective, rather than 10+ that each attempt to correct the previous.

Just trying to help. :)

And it's Flucoxacillin
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Yeah but I'm not at work, it's just a forum, and he isn't in front of me. Also he already has a diagnosis. That would never happen in real life, because I would ask about everything, including red flags (rectal bleeding).

Ah typo my bad. I just assumed it was cellulite, because I didn't think someone would ask about cellulitis, it's something you have to see a doctor for as you need a prescription for antibiotics, and then after that there is not much anybody else can do. So I made a mistake, but yes that wouldn't happen in a GP/hospital.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Imagine you're facing a patient. They tell you some stuff about how they feel, you make a snap diagnosis and start writing a prescription.

As you start writing they begin to describe other details of their condition that materially affect the diagnosis, so you change your mind about what they need and begin writing a different scrip.

You stand up and shake hands. As they reach the door they turn back and just happen to mention the rectal bleeding they have also been having occasionally, but didn't want to bother you with, because you were happy with your first diagnosis on just a few facts and it embarrassed them. You quickly recall them and arrange for the ambulance & hospital admission they really needed.

Now it may be that face to face you don't work the way you do on a forum, and you take the time to calmly gather all the facts before coming to a conclusion. But the way things have come across here is that you just keep jumping half-cocked, not reading posts properly, not really understanding what people are saying. If you're going to face patients then you just can't work that way in real life - take time, analyse, read the details, consider and then speak up. Make one post or diagnosis that is effective, rather than 10+ that each attempt to correct the previous.

Just trying to help. :)

And it's Flucoxacillin
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There was just some massive posts so I didn't read them. Reason I thought it was cellulite, just misread it.
 
And jumping to conclusions , not reading what's on the records from the past etc etc, will lead to you making some horrific mistakes.
 
camerassassin said:
And jumping to conclusions , not reading what's on the records from the past etc etc, will lead to you making some horrific mistakes.
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Very horrific, imagine a bloke with 2 32 DD breast implants wow.

But seriously I've been working for about 4 years I think I'm ok
 
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