Reoccuring cellulitis of the left buttocks.
Posted , 7 users are following.
Hi everybody,
I have had reoccuring cellulitisof the left buttocks for about 3 years. No known cause, 8 flare ups and all but 1 have been several days in hospital on IV antibiotics. Ive been on every drug under the sun but nothing seems to change. The progression of the cellulitis is always the same - the lymph node in my groin swells but its not infected or big enough for my doctors to want to take it out. Since october last year my specialist has suggested long term antibiotics and it's not working. It makes me quite anxious and depressed being on medications every day when I am only 18.
I have had lots of ultrasounds but they dont show anything except 1 little swollen gland and 2 MRI's which have both come back normal which I know is wrong because I am in pain every single day because of this.
My doctor constantly tells me im a "puzzle" and that my case is a complicated manifestation of a really common problem.
I guess my question is there anybody out there that has a similar experience? or any doctors that have anything to add or suggest?
My specialist has put me on Moxifloxacin 400mg once a day for 30 days at the moment - started 15/08/13 - (theyre also not on the PBS and its costing me $450) and a limited supply of endone 5mg to help with pain but it doesnt do much except make me drowsy. Once the Moxifloxacin is finished the recomendation I got was to "wait and see" and follow up in 3 months.
I really don't know what to do anymore.
0 likes, 16 replies
Tomo2015 missrachael
Posted
Each time I've contracted cellulitis the only cures seems to be stopping drinking carbonated drinks (soda or fizzy juice as we call it in Scotland) and switching to drinking water only as well as washing the affected area twice daily and applying antiseptic hand gel. Hope this helps