Jun. 16th, 2008

My tweets

Jun. 16th, 2008 12:15 am
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  • 08:26 morning all...very sunny today. off to shower and to church... #
  • 08:26 @fonsus : we want speedo pictures... #
  • 13:37 lunch...Covent Garden Soup Co.'s Chilli Bean is very very good... #
  • 13:38 off to get stuck in the butt yet again...(with antibiotics, sillies!) #
  • 23:02 @chrys : go to the IKEA in Neasden...much easier to get to. #
  • 23:02 time to retire...good night all #
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When you come in with an infection of the sort I had, the hospital takes a swab of the area to see what kind of bacteria you're harbouring.

I got a call this afternoon from the Diabetic Foot Clinic. The woman asked me, "Are you still taking the antibiotics and having the injection we prescribed?" I replied, "Of course I am. Why do you ask?"

She said, "Oh, the swab turned up a pretty nasty bug and we wanted to make sure you were still on the antibiotics." I enquired, "Which bug was that?" She told me: "Group A strep."

When I hung up, I Googled "group A strep" and came up with some pretty sobering results. This particular bug is a prime cause of necrotising fasciitis, and is also known as "the flesh-eating bug".

So I guess I've had a narrow escape. When I changed the dressing this morning, the toe looked good, wasn't wet or macerated, and had stopped oozing.

Now I don't normally speak lolcat, but I thought this picture might be appropriate.

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