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dawn82680
dawn82680

My soninlaw has been feeling poorly over the last two days.

He has been really sweaty and feeling constantly nauseas with cramps down his arms.

This morning he went to work and his leg felt tingly when he looked his right shin has got a red swelling and a rash and its hot to the touch.

Could it be cellulitus

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  • pauluk60
    pauluk60 dawn82680

    Posted

    hi dawn simple yes get him to docs asp he needs something anyways but need for speed if cellulitus quicker tretment started the better
  • Ginagirl
    Ginagirl dawn82680

    Posted

    Sounds like it ..draw a line around the edge of the inflammatory redness if it tracks above and is still hot to touch and swelling, it may well be.. you need to get to the GP for a diagnosis..then some Penicillin V or similar broad spectrum antibiotic.. rest not work.. plenty of water to drink and light meals.. 
  • pauluk60
    pauluk60 dawn82680

    Posted

    hi dawn just a thougt its friday if you cant get in touch with doc phone for out hours ervice 111
  • pauluk60
    pauluk60 dawn82680

    Posted

    i just read ist post again drop the pots a/e asp with him
    • pauluk60
      pauluk60 dawn82680

      Posted

      hi` dawn he is in the right placei they can do all the checks blood etc  and start a coarse of treatment hope you and family feel better now i hope he responds quikly pauluk
    • dawn82680
      dawn82680 pauluk60

      Posted

      Soninlaw been diagnosed with cellulitis, they tested him for sepsis and mrsa they checked him for flesh eating bugs hes on really strong anyibiotics and in hospitals for 48 hrs thanks for all responses
  • tracey_hugsie
    tracey_hugsie dawn82680

    Posted

    Hi Dawn i don,t know about the cramps in his arms,but i,m just over two weeks in with the cellulitis,it certainly sounds like that,he needs see GP straight away to confirm and start antlbiotics.Check my thread out,alot is described and explained in that,i,m now left with burst blood vessels in the right shin,and have constant burning all through boths legs the GP reckons that the infection has damaged the nerves as well , so taking amytriptaline 10mg each night for this,only had for 3 nights and not made much difference yet.By the way the cellulitus had got to both of my legs from knee down .

     

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