If I was a Car, I would Park Myself

[Racerbvd]

I can't believe it, last week I get a not so good MRI report, but a good report on the biopsies on my hand & stitches removed, felt well enough to ride with my partner to a DE for the weekend, and now this

I went to the doc yesterday, on even more meds, go back tomorrow

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Damnation! Did you have a crash or what? That looks like it hurts like a mutha'...

You should tell people you gotta' kick the liberals' asses with your left foot now (more appropriate anyway for lefties).

[trekkor]

That is some major swelling!!

What is that condition called?


KT

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Damnation! Did you have a crash or what? That looks like it hurts like a mutha'...

You should tell people you gotta' kick the liberals' asses with your left foot now (more appropriate anyway for lefties).

No, I thought maybe a spider bite, but turns out that I got some sort staph infection while in GA Funny thing is, I was being extra careful I just had stitches removed from my hand & wrist on Thurs and was watching out for them

[onlycafe]

jeez byron , get better quick.

[Arizona_928]

staff... hmm that schiesse sucks. the doc finally cut mine out. stupid football locker room

[Racerbvd]

I'm about to head to the Doc, he told me that he may stick me in the hospital on an IV drip

[Rikao4]

if you hear ' Keflex drip' your in deep doodoo..
well you have doodoo onboard...
it's a heavyduty anti-bio....
but it really works quick..
good luck..

Rika

[crustychief]

Get your leg fixed and treat yourself to a pedicure. I hope it gets better soon.

[craigster59]

I had a staph infection in my ankle, it swelled up like a balloon. They gave me a shot of Keflex in my a$$, felt like I'd been kicked by a mule.

[rfloz]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I'm about to head to the Doc, he told me that he may stick me in the hospital on an IV drip

If this is for a heavy duty antibiotic like Vancomycin (Sp?), it can be done at home if you yell at your insurance company loud enough. For some reason they seem to prefer that you not be working. Weird.

Good luck.

[Racerbvd]

Well, the good new is the Doc didn't put me in the hospital The nurse told me that she already had the paper work ready to admit me

But he did put a big hole in my leg & dug a bunch of crap out



I have to keep taking the antibiotics (2 different ones) and go back on Tues if it isn't noticeably better

Boy was it messy

[Hard-Deck]

I'd drink my way through it traveling brother.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Boy was it messy

No pics or ban

[Superman]

Maybe we could get you a quick Maaco paint job and sell you real quick before you throw a rod or something.

I would attack that infection from the inside, using alcohol. I've done it many times, and it has always worked well for me.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Snapper33

I'd drink my way through it traveling brother.

That was my 1st though, but other meds make that a no..no...

Maybe we could get you a quick Maaco paint job and sell you real quick before you throw a rod or something.

I would attack that infection from the inside, using alcohol. I've done it many times, and it has always worked well for me

Boy, that is what I would love to do.

[KarlCarrera]

That's not something to mess with. Stay on top of the infection, it can get very serious very quick. Listen to the Dr. and don't take ANY chances.

Karl
88 Targa

[bell]

yea man don't even mess around, i'll tell you a tale of a friend AFTER you're better.........
listen to the docs......
good luck

[Tobra]

Don't like the color of those toes.

Ask your doc about using a Koch(sounds like "coke")-Mason dressing. Put on primary dressing(dry gauze, maybe telfa so it does not stick too badly), warm(NOT hot)damp wash cloth over wound, wrap dry hand towel over this, then cover with saran wrap. This holds in the heat, the dry towel on the outside will will act like a wick to draw crap out of wound as the damp wash cloth dries out. Use a wash cloth that you can bleach after, and mayber discard if it is too badly stained.

Don't go to sleep wearing the rig described, only need to leave it on a few hours. If your toes start turning blue(okay more blue) remove wrapping.

Warm moist compresses work well on a wound like that. You want to promote drainage. If you put a most dressing on a wound, and cover with dry, it will pull crap out of the wound, even without using the saran wrap.

DO NOT PUT ALCOHOL IN A WOUND; alcohol is for drinkin', not wound care. Depending on the antibiotics, booze down the hatch might not be too good either. Good rule of thumb is you would not put something in a wound you would not put in your eye, so no straight iodine either, must be diluted. Moist wound evironment is more favorable for healing. Plenty of peer reviewed studies I could cite, but you don't want to read that crap.

Are you diabetic Byron? If so, watch your sugars, they will tend to spike with infection

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Superman

Maybe we could get you a quick Maaco paint job and sell you real quick before you throw a rod or something.
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He'd never pass a PPI ! Wow Byron...listen to the docs, and take care of that stuff, serious business. Good luck man...