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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zoëlynch" data-source="post: 105968" data-attributes="member: 19408">I had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer in August 2009, I had the surgery on 2nd September 2009, and started treatment.  I quickly ended up with Cellulitis and Septicemia, because of an infection I had acquired during surgery. I was admitted, blasted with every antibiotic known to man and eventually was allowed out on Halloween last year! I spent another 6 months taking a cocktail of powerful antibiotics, Ceflexin, Clairythromycin, Erthromycin, Ciprofloxacin and more lately Doxycycline and Rifampacin.  No one could explain to me why the infection didn't heal, Not the surgeons, not the oncologists, none of the specialists in Cancer care knew why. They just threatened me with more extensive surgery to remove all the effected tissue on my chest arm and back, followed by huge skin grafts.   I was suffering badly with Lympeodema and Cellulitis - these cant be cured either, just managed.In March this year, feeling very ill, in a lot of pain and very depressed, I went to see my GP, to see if he could help me, as I was feeling totally out of control as far as my care at the hospital was concerned. He decided to go back to basics, and try and discover was there a reason I wasnt healing as I should. I was screened for MRSA - all clear. I was screened via blood tests for a barrage of other likely candidates. And guess what?I was pronounced Diabetic!So  I started on Metformin, and an aggressive change in diet, and have in the since months since got my BG levels down to around 6.5mmol/l. Despite being really good (I have huge incentives to be good, as it keeps the infection under control and also since discovered I have the beginnings of Retinopathy), a simple thing can upset the apple cart. I had been on antibiotics since October last year, until 3 weeks ago - when it was felt, due to issues with photosensitivety related to the drugs, it would be an idea to try and not take them, as my infection was well managed too.It was going great guns until ..... I went for my flu and pneumonia injections, which has to be done in my thigh, as my arms a no go zone for needles due to the infection problems.My leg blew up like a balloon, and a week on I still have a noticeable swelling.  I had a bad reaction to the injections, which set my immune system off and this in turn caused a huge reaction to some medical tape I had applied on my chest as part of a treatment to try and assist lymph drainage and healing. The skin blistered - and I ended up back on antibiotics for the foreseeable future, and struggling to get my BG levels near normal again.I am off to have some more surgery soon, a total hysterectomy and salopingo oophrectomy to help prevent the spread of cancer to these areas - just dreading another infection though!</blockquote>

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