bipolartracey
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
omg, proper hardcore this is.
here i am packing my things and looking forward to spending my birthday in leeds with friends and my son, when i get out of bed on the thursday and straight away it feels like i am sat on a hot rock. shouted my partner to come have a look and he tells me its just a red lump.
next day, i books an appointment with my doctor who tells me that as my glucose levels have been going sky high i have what looks like a boil on my groin. i leave it be and hope with the antibiotics that it goes very quickly. oh no, on the sunday, it bursts and i am in loads of pain, worse than childbirth. goes to emergengy dept and they send me home with yet more antibiotics. next day i see another dr who says its only an abcess and will heal but if im still in pain by the wed 13th then i have to go back.
by the wednesday, pain is worse, im crying, can hardly walk and have a fever. dr told me to go home and pack some things as hes rushing me into hospital........bang goes my holiday and birthday celebrations.
valentines day.....in hospital and being rushed down for emergency surgery. back on ward recovering, feeling very sore and the consultant and surgeon come to see me. telling me that if id have left it another day or so i would have died, and that it was all caused by my diabetes. very scary thought is that. they have now told me that they cut open the top of my inner thigh to get all the badness out. 4 lots of antibiotics being pumped into my arm.
saturday 16th, my birthday, missing my party but its well worth it. cant stop thinking that my life was nearly over.
weds, 20th, going home with a vac attatched to my leg, which will be on for a month.
today, dressing come off so took the opportunity to have a look at my wound. open wound, 7ins long and 3ins deep. my idea of the wound is a piece of raw pork lol. had to nip back to hospital for re dressing.
please people, seek help and demand help if you get a boil or abcess. my cut is in an awkward place and im still in pain, but its all worth it knowing i am still here with my family. as for my party, my friends have organised one for next saturday. i still cry at the thought that i could have died but know if i get another lump, ill demand help straight away
here i am packing my things and looking forward to spending my birthday in leeds with friends and my son, when i get out of bed on the thursday and straight away it feels like i am sat on a hot rock. shouted my partner to come have a look and he tells me its just a red lump.
next day, i books an appointment with my doctor who tells me that as my glucose levels have been going sky high i have what looks like a boil on my groin. i leave it be and hope with the antibiotics that it goes very quickly. oh no, on the sunday, it bursts and i am in loads of pain, worse than childbirth. goes to emergengy dept and they send me home with yet more antibiotics. next day i see another dr who says its only an abcess and will heal but if im still in pain by the wed 13th then i have to go back.
by the wednesday, pain is worse, im crying, can hardly walk and have a fever. dr told me to go home and pack some things as hes rushing me into hospital........bang goes my holiday and birthday celebrations.
valentines day.....in hospital and being rushed down for emergency surgery. back on ward recovering, feeling very sore and the consultant and surgeon come to see me. telling me that if id have left it another day or so i would have died, and that it was all caused by my diabetes. very scary thought is that. they have now told me that they cut open the top of my inner thigh to get all the badness out. 4 lots of antibiotics being pumped into my arm.
saturday 16th, my birthday, missing my party but its well worth it. cant stop thinking that my life was nearly over.
weds, 20th, going home with a vac attatched to my leg, which will be on for a month.
today, dressing come off so took the opportunity to have a look at my wound. open wound, 7ins long and 3ins deep. my idea of the wound is a piece of raw pork lol. had to nip back to hospital for re dressing.
please people, seek help and demand help if you get a boil or abcess. my cut is in an awkward place and im still in pain, but its all worth it knowing i am still here with my family. as for my party, my friends have organised one for next saturday. i still cry at the thought that i could have died but know if i get another lump, ill demand help straight away