Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Insulin Pump Forum
Infection at infusion site
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 279281" data-attributes="member: 11712"><p>Glad you saw somebody and it's being sorted..</p><p></p><p>Problem with cannula's if for some reason they react or introduce a infection, the seat of the infection is under the skin, and because the cannula is microfine, the puncture wound on the skin seals very quickly after we've taken it out... So effectively sealing the infection in..</p><p></p><p>Using the cream would have done a lot of good, as yes it won't quite get to the route of the problem but will certainly hold it at bay and a course of antibiotics should deal with the infection underneath that the cream can't reach..</p><p></p><p>Abscesses are nasty things because because the initial infections creates what they call a 'seed' which antibiotics can't sort out, only calm down then if flares again, when they drain a abscess what they are doing is getting rid of the puss, then cutting out the 'seed' the wound it creates has to be healed from inside out, so it's packed to prevent it from sealing over...</p><p></p><p>Thankfully I haven't had an abscess caused by a cannula in 4 years of pumping, but did have an abscess on my back around 8 years ago, which took 8 weeks of intensive treatment and 2 lots of antibiotics to sort out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jopar, post: 279281, member: 11712"] Glad you saw somebody and it's being sorted.. Problem with cannula's if for some reason they react or introduce a infection, the seat of the infection is under the skin, and because the cannula is microfine, the puncture wound on the skin seals very quickly after we've taken it out... So effectively sealing the infection in.. Using the cream would have done a lot of good, as yes it won't quite get to the route of the problem but will certainly hold it at bay and a course of antibiotics should deal with the infection underneath that the cream can't reach.. Abscesses are nasty things because because the initial infections creates what they call a 'seed' which antibiotics can't sort out, only calm down then if flares again, when they drain a abscess what they are doing is getting rid of the puss, then cutting out the 'seed' the wound it creates has to be healed from inside out, so it's packed to prevent it from sealing over... Thankfully I haven't had an abscess caused by a cannula in 4 years of pumping, but did have an abscess on my back around 8 years ago, which took 8 weeks of intensive treatment and 2 lots of antibiotics to sort out! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Insulin Pump Forum
Infection at infusion site
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…