I'm still here.. again..
Hi folks.. well i write this in considerable discomfort and pain.
Unfortunately an old wound opened up allowing a staphylococcus bacteria to enter the soft tissue of my lower left leg. It festered away in my leg causing, at first, a minor bout of cellulitis. It was treated with three weeks of antibiotics but unfortunately it wasn't enough.
On the 3rd August i was rushed into hospital with sepsis, almost slipping in sepsis shock my temperature was 40.1 and suffering from tachycardia too. What followed was six hellish days in hospital.
My ankle and lower leg up ballooned so much that my skin became so shiny you could almost see your face in it.
Fast forward to today.. I've just been released from the outpatient home visit team who were administering intravenous drugs at my home. I am now on oral antibiotics for another week.
In future i have to make sure my ankle and lower leg is covered at all times, I cannot allow any breaks in the skin to occur at all..ever. The damage to my leg over the years caused by numerous operations and many many bouts of MRSA and Cellulitis mean that the soft tissue in my leg is in a permanent weakened state and it simply cannot cope with even the slightest cut, graze, or bruise.
This is of course puts me in a very difficult situation, i wont stop doing what i do but it does mean that i have to be a lot more thoughtful and careful in what i do.
I hope to get back to my woodwork very soon…not only have i got the excavator to continue i also have orders for a bailer to go with my tractor and trailer set.. along with another Peterbilt truck with a low loader and a truck and oil tanker, as well as a tank to do also. I'll also be making various other easier models for auction to help my local health authority charity who do a lot of work without government help.
So I hope this blog finds you well… As a well known film character once said…
i'll be back..
Take care all.. keep up the good work..
Mark
Here's a few digital images of the work i'll be doing..
Hi folks.. well i write this in considerable discomfort and pain.
Unfortunately an old wound opened up allowing a staphylococcus bacteria to enter the soft tissue of my lower left leg. It festered away in my leg causing, at first, a minor bout of cellulitis. It was treated with three weeks of antibiotics but unfortunately it wasn't enough.
On the 3rd August i was rushed into hospital with sepsis, almost slipping in sepsis shock my temperature was 40.1 and suffering from tachycardia too. What followed was six hellish days in hospital.
My ankle and lower leg up ballooned so much that my skin became so shiny you could almost see your face in it.
Fast forward to today.. I've just been released from the outpatient home visit team who were administering intravenous drugs at my home. I am now on oral antibiotics for another week.
In future i have to make sure my ankle and lower leg is covered at all times, I cannot allow any breaks in the skin to occur at all..ever. The damage to my leg over the years caused by numerous operations and many many bouts of MRSA and Cellulitis mean that the soft tissue in my leg is in a permanent weakened state and it simply cannot cope with even the slightest cut, graze, or bruise.
This is of course puts me in a very difficult situation, i wont stop doing what i do but it does mean that i have to be a lot more thoughtful and careful in what i do.
I hope to get back to my woodwork very soon…not only have i got the excavator to continue i also have orders for a bailer to go with my tractor and trailer set.. along with another Peterbilt truck with a low loader and a truck and oil tanker, as well as a tank to do also. I'll also be making various other easier models for auction to help my local health authority charity who do a lot of work without government help.
So I hope this blog finds you well… As a well known film character once said…
i'll be back..
Take care all.. keep up the good work..
Mark
Here's a few digital images of the work i'll be doing..