As promised yesterday
7 February 2020: Ferretfingers slips on gravel and breaks both ankle bones
9 February 2020: A plate and pin are put in Ferretfingers’s ankle at the RVI.
15 June 2020: Scar and leg become red and inflamed, photograph sent
to GP. Diagnosed
as cellulitis, anti-biotics prescribed.
10 February 2022 - From Facebook
Archives
“After his bath last night Ferretfingers came to me
saying "Woe is me" and showed me his ankle. There is an area of redness on his broken
ankle wound. It was sore and puffy and
there was puffiness down by where the ankle bone sticks out. It appears to be less puffy but there seems to
be a little black bit in the middle of the swelling. I've sent photos to and had a telephone
appointment with Dr F and she's emailing a prescription to Lloyds Pharmacy.”
The little black bit turned into something like a small boil erupting
pus.
The anti-biotics seemed to work but
it never totally cleared up. It would
looks as though it had, then a week or two later there would be another
eruption of a small amount of pus. Whenever
this happened, and for some days after, the wound was cleaned with hand
sanitiser, which stopped things getting worse.
27 February 2023 - From Facebook Archives
“I
was back up with Ferretfingers with his infected scar, again: the third time
since he broke his ankle. He was given
fucidimide (?) cream at his annual medical and, whilst it improved things, it's
still red and we we're still getting little drops of pus every few days. Dr A had a good look through his notes,
including the photos I sent during lockdown. He's got a course of anti-biotics. Back in a fortnight to see if it's healed and
then she wants to organise an ultra-sound to check there isn't anything nasty
happening deep down where we can't see it.”
11 April 2023: X ray showed nothing
27 April 2023: MRI scan showed
nothing
10 May 2023: Another prescription
for Fucicide (?) cream
27 September 2024: Annual
medical – anti-biotics Fluoxocillin – and 30g Hydrocortisone 1% thinly applied
daily for two weeks, also Hydromol ointment for dry skin twice daily.
21 October 2024: GP
took swab – Fluoxicillin – course ended 30th October
5 November 2024: GP
refers Ferretfingers to Osteology.
Recommends replacing Hydromol with Dermol lotion which we have used most
mornings and every evening since
17 December 2024 – From Facebook Archives
“Ferretfingers's
ankle has flared up again. The second/last lot of antibiotics (Fluoxicillin)
seemed to work. Finished last Monday,
Saturday night it was red and Sunday sore again with an eruption of puss. Got an appointment at the GP and as soon as
Parkside Pharmacy opens this morning I'm collecting another, different, lot of
antibiotics.”
15 January 2025: Another
eruption. More Fluoxicillin
It continued to calm down, then become inflamed, develop a head, erupt,
get cleaned, calm down, repeat…
12 February 2025: Ferretfingers
is seen by the Osteology team at the Freeman Hospital.
13 March 2025: The plate
and most of the pins were taken out under a general anaesthetic as day
surgery.
Ferretfingers must not get the dressing and bandages wet, must keep the
leg elevated and has painkillers. He
cannot attend the day centre, or Ouseburn Farm or go out with his outreach
worker. Swmimming is out of the question.
I’ve put him a chair and pouffe
in the sunny bay window where he has access and control of the tv, his laptop
on a high stool, his tablet on the windowsill and cold drink on the coffee
table. He’s entertained and fed but does
sometimes call for painkillers.
At night
he has the bottle we bought when he came home from the RVI in 2020 by the bed
and my day starts with pouring the contents down the loo and rinsing it out.
Oh the glamour.
Ferretfingers has a follow-up appointment on Wednesday 26th
March.
Watch this space.
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