Saturday morning woke to what felt like a bruise on my lower right leg. By the end of Guild that day my leg had swollen and showed an angry red shiny leg. Many of the ladies there said it is cellulitis and I need to get to hospital now. Well these are ladies that tease and I tease back so did not really take it seriously, but when 6 - 7 ladies mentioned the same thing I thought well..... It was the driving home that made me decide to got to East Care, my leg was really stinging and I knew there was something wrong. Well It is celluitis and I have had to rest for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Today hopefully will be the first day I will more comfortable to walk again. I have had to have IV antibiotics for three doses/days.
It hit me when the doctor said I need to have IV treatment now and I am lucky that it can be done at East Care, if I left it until tomorrow [sunday] I would have to have treatment in hospital!!!
I have been in a state of shock once I did a google search on this disease and read how serious this is and the side affects if treatment is not administered quickly.
So I have done no exercise nor watched food for three days. Today I would like to do something but the leg is still sensitive. Mind you I did feel that I was hit by something as I do feel more like myself today than I have been for the last few days. I have to go back tonight for hopefully a last check up.
What this has taught me : look out for what my body is trying to tell me, things will go wrong with my body - I am getting older and the world I live in is changing daily, I am living an adventure and my life is an adventure and it is all worth looking after. Mind you I didn't feel like that while I was "sick" but I know now . This is going to be a turning point and a start point for my leg. I reckon it will always be "weak" point and will have to watch it.
ok going to get on with the day working around all my pinpricks and bruising etc
see you later
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