I ended up in the Emergency Room last night because my foot was so swollen I couldn't put pressure on it. I had thought it was simply because I had over done it my first day without the cast. When Betsey came home though she saw that the ace bandage was soaked through. Unwinding it, she discovered both incisions were horribly red and the bandages were pretty much disintegrating. So off to the ER we went.
Luckily I was able to be seen right away. The ER doc evaluated it as cellulitis and prescribed some heavy duty antibiotics. They redressed the foot and send us on our way.
Today I'm feeling okay, but not great. The foot is still swollen but apparently that is to be expected until the first 48 hours has passed. I'm back to using the scooter temporarily (I guess it's good we still have ten days left on the rental), but I'm really trying to stay as sedentary as possible.
Just a bump folks on the road to recovery.
Be REALLY careful with cellulitis! My younger son was in the hospital with that two years ago. He went through all different antibiotics and nothing worked until the second hospital stay. I hope what they gave you knocks out the infection and you continue to a speedy recovery!
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