Got a call from the hospital today...
Jun. 16th, 2008 05:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chrishansenhomeWhen 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.
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.
