Experiences with

Wounds

Hugo got rushed off to our vet by my neighbours husband and has superficial wounds to his back leg and privates .He also has a wound on his right elbow which has required staples. He goes today for a wound check.

Hi, has anyone ever had maggot treatment for an ulcer wound that's not healing

I had my surgery on the 14th Sep, I have 6/7 incision wounds which are healing nicely. The hospital didn’t advise me on when I can swim again, was anyone told when they could ? Thank you ! xx

Through ASATO, we seek to affirm the negative moments of human life, transforming past wounds into moments of quiet beauty and self-acceptance," says Asato. Read Asato's full story here: https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/redefine-your-pain

I decided that I was done licking my wounds, and feeling alone...and I decided to make my own happy holiday celebration with my cat and I....yep....we got some great stuff to eat, cat included, and bought something I liked and really wanted to treat myself with.

5 weeks in following open heart surgery and a subsequent pacemaker fitting the 3 puncture wounds in my stomach are still causing me problems. My other wounds seem to be healing nicely but am still having to wear dressings on the 3 puncture wounds. They are still weeping and causing problems.

Is it crazy to think I can rub these wounds away?

I am sorry for not being here, Just realized I have serious trust issues which have roots deep roots, it aint totally private from my home still I am in deep pain past few times as past wounds have evolved and I am in loads of pain each day yes.

Day 3: chest drains removed Day 4: main incision bandage removed Day 5: main incision dry; no exudate Day 19: chest drain sutures removed; partial dehiscence of chest drains Day 21: chest drain exudate swabbed; no infection Day 37: GP visit for chest drain wounds: "they look fine, secondary healing

hi everyone, tomorrow marks my 6th week since my thyroidectomy surgery. Few days ago, I noticed slough on one area of the surgical incision and the slough came off today. There’s also some swelling just below where the slough was and the area where the swelling is, is warmer to touch than the area farther

I’m so disappointed… I had an appointment on 20th January with the surgeon that did my diagnostic laparoscopy and was told that I was being referred to another hospital to deal with the rest of the endometriosis that is still there. Fine. I chased this up a couple of times (which has obviously annoyed

I was pleased to see another poem from Don, and I replied to say that I would write anoter short tale. The only problem was that later in te day I could not remember what I was going to write about. We had the vet out yesterday to look at one of our horses and he left a bandage around his neck. While

Following on from my previous post and my mums fall we have just been to doctors to get her wound checked and her stitch removed.The nurse was really happy with the wound it's very clean no signs of infection and she said it looks like it should heal well. They are going to check it every few days and

Hello, I'm having a diagnostic laparoscopy for endo next month, and I would like to ask how long is the recovery time after the operation. I'm reading in some posts here, that some people get 5 or 6 weeks off work post-operation. Is this for the diagnostic procedure as well? Many thanks

Hello, I'm having a diagnostic laparoscopy for endometriosis through NHS at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) at the end of next month and I'm very anxious. I've checked the ratings for PRUH and they don't seem very good (marked as 'Requires improvement` overall, as well as for the surgery

Hi. My depression probably started longer ago then I realize but i was self medicating and in denial. Though 9 to 12 months ago I knew there was something wrong because I began to fear the shower in my apartment. Part of the fear was I had an infected ulcer on the heel of my foot and I was afraid of

I am new to here and really struggling more almost I ever have with a deep depressions due to a broken ankle injury that has left me immobile for weeks. I have always have anxiety and small bouts with depression but was in a much better place until this happened. I get my energy from social connections

I have been Struggling with Anhedonia and Depression for Most of my life. I have been On/off therapy for years. I have tried a Number of Medications as well as Sprovato and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic stimulation). One of my doctors recommended signing up for a clinical trial of Psilocybin. But

It's obvious that folk on this forum tend to prefer rhythm control - for me a no-brainer as someone whose AF is very "symptomatic" - as doctors understatedly refer to it. I think it's worth pointing out that continuous (/permanent) AF is not necessarily as bad as we rhythm preferrers might think.

Hi all, I am due to have a bilateral salpingectomy due to hydrosalpinx and cysts removed in two weeks time. We have had a rough few months with failed ivf cycles and I am pretty nervous about the surgery. Hoping some of you can put my mind at ease if you have had this done. How long is recovery likely