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My 87yr old mother developed Cellulitis on both legs aft...

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My 87yr old mother developed Cellulitis on both legs after a knee replacement just over a year ago. She had a couple of courses of antibiotics at the start & has tried lots of different creams, but still has skin as she puts it, "like an elephant". It is very debilitating & her legs & feet are permanently swollen. mother lives alone & loved to go out at every opportunity but now this condition has made her life restricted & of course because she doesn't go out much her confidence is at rock bottom. I know she is old but surely more could be done to help the condition.

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  • Guest
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    sorry to hear about your mum - agree with you re surely more cannot be done - my partner had first bout in the summer and after consulting web we seemed to know more about it than the docs.

    am amazed there isnt any suport group

    best of luck to you and your mum

    jools

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  • Guest
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    hi how is your mum now? my nan is ill she is 76 and im sure she has cellulitis. but the doctors think different. she was working full time until this now she cannot go out either.

    how long has she had it? did anything you did make it better? thanks

  • slater
    slater

    Posted

    Hi

    I originally suffered from facial cellulitis about a year ago, Unfortunately, my GP kept saying it was an allergic reaction, for 3 days. Eventually I felt so unwell that I took myself to hospital, where it was discovered I had a tooth abscess, which had turned to cellulitis, and was very serious. I have since been told it is a form of blood poisoning? It was treated with antibiotics and steroids via drip (in hospital) and afterwards with high dose antibiotics at home. Since then I have had 3 reoccurrences.

    I now know when an attack is coming on, as I feel very flu like, and my face feels leathery and numb, before swelling and becoming bright red and extremely tender.

    I have found that colloidal silver helps me incredibly. I spray it on to my skin, and the relief is almost instantaneous. I also drink a teaspoonful. The other thing that eases the pain a lot is a cold pack wrapped in a tea towel, applied to the skin.

    I had an attack which started yesterday, and is now almost over.

    Don't know if this will help, but hope it does.

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