Red hot leg

[Dojo2927]

I have a Dema for the past five years this has never happened in before my leg is hot red and some of the joints hurt has this happened to anybody else and what should I do... I'm scared

Thank you

[Jennymary]

Contact your Lymphodema clinic and/or GP for advice, hopefully it's nothing serious and easily resolved for you, good luck x

[Dojo2927 in reply to Jennymary]

I don't have a lymphodema clinic .... still looking for one......do u think I should go to the ER

[Lynora]

Get to A&E or if in US, ER - it may be cellulitis which must be treated seriously.

[Dojo2927 in reply to Lynora]

Ok ty

[Jennymary]

Yes get to the ER as soon as you can, good luck x

[Dojo2927 in reply to Jennymary]

At the hospital now

[Bev-1966 in reply to Dojo2927]

Hi dojo2927, What have they said ?

[Dojo2927 in reply to Bev-1966]

I have an infection in my leg they are keeping me and giving me iv antibiotics......thanks for all ur concern and advice......will keep u postes

[Bev-1966]

Hope you get well soon, will wait to hear from you.

Take care. Bev 😉🤞

[Lynora]

Next time - which I truly hope will not happen - DO NOT ASK FOR OPINION/DIAGNOSIS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA - GET TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.

Sorry to shout everyone, but I have witnessed too many complications to untreated cellulitis leaving people seriously ill, or worse, simply because they either thought it "might go away on it's own" or "I can't get an appointment with my doctor" - then they ignore advice given to them over hours/days going back and forth on forums like this.

[Dojo2927 in reply to Lynora]

I'm in the hospital they say it's cellulitis....I'm in gods hands..... i never experienced nothing like this before...., this is why I reached out to a group of people that would know.......thanks for all ur concern

[Francesca1945 in reply to Dojo2927]

You are hopefully in the hands of well trainedible medics as well and they will take care of you. Never ignore such things andget to ERoon's or doctor immediately.

[Bev-1966 in reply to Lynora]

Hi lynora, can hibiscrub be used on our wounds if we get them x

[Lynora in reply to Bev-1966]

Yes, or just plain water run over the affected area and then blot dry with an absorbent dressing or leave to air dry.

[Dojo2927]

It's cellulitis

[Huqsvarna]

Good luck you are in the right place now to treat the cellulitis- speedy recovery and rest up. Don't be alarmed when it gets very painful especially when you attempt to stand up, and if it gets red purple before it peels off. It may not happen like that but it has every time bar last year for me. As I say you are in the right place and let us know how you are getting on. Chin up, soldier! 🌟

[Dojo2927 in reply to Huqsvarna]

Ty. So very much

[HazieC]

hope you feel better soon take care x

[Dojo2927 in reply to HazieC]

Ty

[Francesca1945]

You really should discuss this with youregards GP or lymphodaema clinic. Do not delay as it could be cellulitis which will need treatment.

[rosequartzdreamer]

Hi everybody I am currently in the throes of cellulitis. I know it's cellulitis I knew when it started three months th s ago that it was cellulitis. However trying to get my usual GP to listen to me was IMPOSSIBLE he kept telling me it was emotional (I had lost my husband about 15 months ago). I finally got to see another gp in the practice who wanted to know why I was not taking antibiotics. We will gloss over my comments but the outcome is that I have a four week course to take. And I am pleased to say I am no longer sitting in a chair feeling very ill and very sorry for myself. Isn't it about time that GP's were made to take notice of this condition. And to include it in medical training in the same depth as any other condition.

[SmallBlueThing in reply to rosequartzdreamer]

I got sent on my way, then taken seriously a fortnight later. A week of first line antibiotics, followed by the next option. Neither my own doctor or any others available for an appointment the following week, but there's a walk-in surgery as a last resort, which sounds as if it'll have Trafalgar-style operations.

At one point I certainly got emotional -- I could barely voice any words and was tearful. I believe this is part of Sick(ness) Behaviour, in response to the infection.

Wishing you well for your recovery. I'm not allowed in the sunshine with the pills I'm on, so we're bound to get a heatwave

[Dojo2927 in reply to SmallBlueThing]

I'm praying for a quick recovery for u my friend....... I think doctors need to start listening to us... we know our bodies..... I just don't understand how they are so ignorant when it comes to lymphedema.....

Best wishes

Dojo