G had an infection last week that looked a bit like a red somewhat angry patch of skin (nowhere intimate I might add!). Antibiotics were prescribed (twelve per day) and painkillers were taken. Improvements were not apparent.
On Wednesday, my mum took G to A&E to get it looked at. A few hours later, G was being operated on under general anaesthetic and, somewhat suprisingly, was discharged that evening.
G then had to go to the GP to get the dressings changed. The first time was today. This was the first time it became totally apparent what had been done. A somewhat deep wound had been packed with material to prevent the wound from healing wrongly. G thought it was likely a magicians trick was being performed pulling all this "stuffing" out. An excruciatingly painful magicians trick, which caused tears to cascade down G's face.
The wound was then cleaned and repacked. G will have to go through the same process again every couple of days. The next appointment is on Monday, but if the dressing doesn't last, we'll have to go to A&E.
It has to be said that G is milking it and is using me as a personal slave. I've even had to cook dinner. I feel very hard done by.
Cut and run I say ;-)
ReplyDeleteTf - Hope all is well with you. If there is any cutting, there won't be any running on my part - more like passing out...
ReplyDeleteAnyone in that situation would milk it too! ;-) Crikey, though. It sounds horrific. I hope G is on the mend now.
ReplyDeleteCD- Hello. I am beginning to wonder if the whole thing is an elaborate plot on G's part to make me do the cooking. Although some might suggest putting a large hole in your torso is quite an extreme way of achieving this. Buying microwave meals might have been easier.
ReplyDeleteG is doing ok and is currently having daily dressing changes and sleeping a lot. I think that's progress of sorts...
hmm. well, I can sympathisebwith G. If that's the only way to get you to do the cooking... ;-) She was obviously driven to the extreme. ha ha.
ReplyDeleteGlad G is doing ok and making progress. Hope the wound is healing ok. I have a friend who is a nurse who speciaises in such wounds, the descriptions alone make me feel faint.
CD- My sister came round for dinner last night and was in shock when I did the cooking. I cooked an excellent meal though. Honest!
ReplyDeleteG is really worn out now. I think the last couple of days were a bit too much and so doesn't feel as though things are progressing quite as well as previously.
I am so squeamish that I am pleased there is lots of dressing preventing me from seeing the wound. The nurse did say that she could see the bottom of the hole after a week. It is very deep...