General Medical issues thread

[cove]

When I had a staph infection near my ankle keeping my leg raised together with antibiotics worked really well. It felt hot and like walking on glass for a few days.

 

[OZDUCK]

Plus there are lots of steps around it, especially if heading up to the castle.

Yes we walked to the other side of the river but there was no way I was going to try to get up to the castle today. It is feeling a little better so there is some hope of trying it in a day or so

 

[drron]

Yes we walked to the other side of the river but there was no way I was going to try to get up to the castle today. It is feeling a little better so there is some hope of trying it in a day or so

Exactly the same thing has happened to Mrsdrron tonight. Known back problem but sharp acute pain on any movement now.

 

[Pushka]

Heat packs help as well. My back went a couple of years ago (had a ruptured disc and surgery in my thirties so am always at risk) simply leaning over to click on a hard to reach light switch. Took weeks to settle. I also have to avoid sitting on wooden or metal seats and standing for long times on concrete. But sometimes the simplest things set it off but then I can carry a 15 kilo water bottle with ease. Go figure.

 

[coriander]

I can carry a 15 kilo water bottle with ease. Go figure.

A 15 kilo water bottle - wow! My carryon is 10kg and is quite enough for my back!

 

[prozac]

Welcome,
No, that assumes you know what the problem is in the first instance. In most circumstances start with GP.


Surgeons use it to scrubs their hands before surgery. What are u using it for?

One of the occasions when I was on a long course of Keflex I was instructed to turn shower tap off and wash, starting, head to toe then rinse. Particular attention to cleaning your nose! Each comes contained in a sachet so good for traveling too.
Might have been Clem Boughton who suggested it.

 

[prozac]

...

Not much of a holiday but hopefully golf next week.

Keep elevating the leg whenever you stop activity. It needs all the help it can get.

 

[drron]

Heat packs can be good alleviating chronic back pain but are of little use in acute neuropathic back pain.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

Gee, you sound like someone who knows what he’s talking about, Dr Ron!

 

[k_sheep]

Welcome,
No, that assumes you know what the problem is in the first instance. In most circumstances start with GP.

I very much think the GP counts as a qualified specialist!

I'm constantly in awe with the breadth of knowledge GPs possess. I could never do it.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

I very much think the GP counts as a qualified specialist!

I'm constantly in awe with the breadth of knowledge GPs possess. I could never do it.

I think there's a pretty big range with GPs - some are truly excellent as you describe, and others are just like "oh you have a cough, here's antibiotics". You certainly know though when you've found a good one.

 

[k_sheep]

Absolutely true. Same as any profession. I've been very very lucky with always managing to find a good GP when needed. The tick and flick ones, well I just don't go back to.

As a doctor myself I figure I know a lot but whenever I see the GP I'm amazed that often they know like a huge chunk of my specialty, when they will also know enormous chunks of ALL the specialties!

I don't know if this story shows just how amazing my GP is (was, I've moved cities now) or how dumb I am. But I had a weird neuropathic pain developed in front of my ear while scuba diving in Bali. Saw GP when I came back and immediately said she thought I had an atypical shingles presentation. All from 2 (what I thought were) mozzie bites in my eyebrow. She was right of course. Had not even crossed my mind, and I was a microbiology registrar at the time!

 

[Pushka]

A 15 kilo water bottle - wow! My carryon is 10kg and is quite enough for my back!

Hips.

 

[coriander]

Hips.

One and half buckets of water? That's a lot of pitstops on a day's outing !

 

[JohnK]

. Keep leg elevated as much as possible even at home. Remember the antibiotics can only do so much.

Yes I know. Plenty of rest. Leg elevated. Much better today and better each day which is a good sign.

 

[prozac]

Yes I know. Plenty of rest. Leg elevated. Much better today and better each day which is a good sign.

When you are feeling better and playing golf, continue to put your leg up when you are resting or socialising. It is one of the best things you can do to prevent the return of cellulitis. You probably have a disposition to it now.

 

[JohnK]

When you are feeling better and playing golf, continue to put your leg up when you are resting or socialising. It is one of the best things you can do to prevent the return of cellulitis. You probably have a disposition to it now.

Wait and see whether cellulitis becomes what laryngitis/pharyngitis/tonsillitis did to me for many years with multiple infections each year.

I've been fine with infections since Covid started but since June this year have had 4-5 infections + 2 weeks of panic attacks.

 

[Quickstatus]

My carryon is 10kg

Meh, Lightweight.
Prepandemic Carryons used to be nearly 20kg on QF11/12
But then I don’t have back problems - yet

 

[RooFlyer]

I think there's a pretty big range with GPs - some are truly excellent as you describe, and others are just like "oh you have a cough, here's antibiotics". You certainly know though when you've found a good one.

My long-term GP retired last year. Found a new guy - saw for 6 months, trained him up and he left for Brisbane. It was good to get a fresh perspective on some issues I have. Shame to see him leave.

Next guy, saw a few times. Whenever I sat down, I had to move the chair so I could see him (and him me) from behind his 2 computer screens. Sacked him 6 weeks ago - look at me, sport, not Netflix.

Now training a new guy, so far so good.

 

[prozac]

My long-term GP retired last year. Found a new guy - saw for 6 months, trained him up and he left for Brisbane. It was good to get a fresh perspective on some issues I have. Shame to see him leave.

Next guy, saw a few times. Whenever I sat down, I had to move the chair so I could see him (and him me) from behind his 2 computer screens. Sacked him 2 weeks ago - look at me, sport, not Netflix.

Now training a new guy, so far so good.

GP's, wives, much easier if you can stick with one as you can never train the new one satisfactorily.
My GP said to me the other week, "How long have we known each other, 40 yrs?" Like me he has had his brush with mortality, we need GP's with life experience.

Gave my aussie dentist the flick 4yrs ago. Spent too much time regaling me with tales of his "conference" trips to Antarctica etc on the tax payer purse (tax-deductible). Just a junket imo. I now have a younger pommie / Indian dentist who is much more up to date, better trained and just nicer.