word of warning - importance of wound care

[jules21]

Still looks somewhat swollen to me. If I were your doctor, I would be saying "no" to any question about riding on it in the near future.

that's what he said. i won't ride. i've booked accommodation and everything though. very annoying.

[twizzle]

Take it as a holiday.

[jules21]

Take it as a holiday.

i'll have to. go and catch the criterium on sunday

[moosterbounce]

I would do 2 thing.

Firstly, I wouldn't race. Looks gross.

Secondly, I'm pretty concerned about those slippers. Definitely not something that should be photographed again. Buy new ones

[matagi]

Perhaps the household contains a small animal with sharp teeth that likes to chew slippers?

Nonetheless, such footwear should not be exposed to the public gaze.

[jules21]

my wife bought me the slippers. at first i was skeptical, but they're very comfortable! also, a lot of the damage was caused by slipping off SPDs while test riding my bike in them

[g-boaf]

you're probably right about that TLL. i don't feel very strong.

fyi, the original 'nick':

the other day, when it was blown up:

and... today:

No racing for you. The last wounds I had on my leg cause the whole thing to swell up like crazy, more than yours by a mile. Better to take it easy and recover properly. You can always enter other races.

[jules21]

i'm on antibiotics

[petie]

i'm on antibiotics

But did you race?! FWIW I'm a cycling nurse...

To everyone else, valid concerns but it really depends. Some antibiotics are much milder than others, even IV versions. I dont think jules would have scored anything too brutal looking at that leg. And by having IV you actually shorten the required course in some situations and skip some of the side effects of the oral route. Definitely go on how you actually feel rather than how you think you should feel.

[matagi]

i'm on antibiotics

But did you race?! FWIW I'm a cycling nurse...

To everyone else, valid concerns but it really depends. Some antibiotics are much milder than others, even IV versions. I dont think jules would have scored anything too brutal looking at that leg. And by having IV you actually shorten the required course in some situations and skip some of the side effects of the oral route. Definitely go on how you actually feel rather than how you think you should feel.

You only skip the gastrointestinal side effects with the intravenous route - the systemic effects remain and in some cases can be worse. Putting someone on intravenous antibiotics is not a trivial matter as you are aware.

The side effects of the treatment notwithstanding, no doctor would have told the OP that it was ok to race while being actively treated with intravenous antibiotics and particularly not with the degree of swelling (and by implication slow response to treatment) apparent in the last photograph.

Regardless, those slippers should have been grounds for immediate disqualification.

[jules21]

i tried to race, but they disqualified me when they saw my slippers

no seriously, i'm about to go down and catch some of the final stage/criterium.

[Boognoss]

i tried to race, but they disqualified me when they saw my slippers

no seriously, i'm about to go down and catch some of the final stage/criterium.

The problem is (apart from aesthetics) that they aren't SlipPerD-SL equipped .


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[jules21]

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you're not wrong! that's where the damage on them comes from - clipping out!

[jules21]

went out on sunday morning - bailed after 20 minutes, feeling like crap.

went back to the doc this morning - it's infected again, or just still

back on the penicillin

[matagi]

Hmm, that's no good.

[jules21]

so it turns out that riding was a bad idea - pumping blood through your veins helps spread the infection.

after another week's rest and back on antibiotics, it's looking much better. i have another week's course of pills, then the doc reckons i will be cured.

lessons learned:
1. take their advice seriously, the first time. these things need to be zapped properly, or they will come back and you will delay your recovery.
2. rest up while you are zapping the infection - don't be a hero and go out on your bike.
3. drink heaps of water. antibios seem to be one hell of a diuretic.
4. go back to the doc to check that you are healed - don't self-examine your leg and decide that it looks good enough. if the infection is not killed, it come back again.
5. antibios are a good way to lose weight, as you are supposed to not eat anything for up to 2 hours before taking a pill. 4 pills a day = instant diet.

[matagi]

6. Scary "old man" slippers can hinder recovery.

Here's hoping this round of antibiotics will hit it on the head.

[jules21]

6. Scary "old man" slippers can hinder recovery.

actually they are special therapeutic slippers which i credit with my recovery do date

[twizzle]

Reading back over the last couple of pages... you can't say we didn't warn you.


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[jules21]

Reading back over the last couple of pages... you can't say we didn't warn you.

i thought i was being good by not racing, and staying off the bike!

my mistake was not going back for the all-clear from the doc, before getting back on it. stupid

[Mulger bill]

6. Scary "old man" slippers can hinder recovery.

actually they are special therapeutic slippers which i credit with my recovery do date

Nice try mate... Almost

Shaun

[jules21]

Nice try mate... Almost

my wife bought me those. i was horrified at first, but then they slowly grew on me

[trailgumby]

Nice try mate... Almost

my wife bought me those. i was horrified at first, but then they slowly grew on me

You can get creams for that. Canesten, Tinaderm....

[Marto]

Thanks to Fleming for noticing the antibiotic properties of penicillin, and Florey for taking the work that Fleming abandoned and making penicillin use feasible. Just reading through the cases here of infected wounds being healed with antibiotics makes you think "Where would we be without antibiotics?" Well more of us would be dead before our time.

Overuse and over prescription is another matter, which ends up helping the bugs again, and comes back to bite us.

[jules21]

You can get creams for that. Canesten, Tinaderm....

i'm already on too many meds.. antibios, probiotics, vitamin D after being cooped up inside for weeks...

"Where would we be without antibiotics?" Well more of us would be dead before our time.

nah.. that's a bit of an exaggeration. there are always options.