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rogersmellyonthetelly · 22/07/2012 21:20

Dh has been bitten on the leg and has classic signs of cellulitis. If I hadn't read on here about how nasty it can get and how quickly it can spread, I wouldn't have insisted on him ringing the out of hours gp, and it could have been very bad.

I also had the immense satisfaction of being proved correct when I told him to ring right NOW as he has been packed off to see the gp within 30 minutes, he was insistent that it was nothing, I took one look, dialled local care direct and they told him he needs seeing urgently.

I didn't like to point out that anyone with a shred of common sense would realise that a leg with a swelling from mid shin to mid foot which is dark red and slightly oozy as a result of 2 mosquito bites probably needs medical attention.......

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Sossiges · 22/07/2012 21:21

YANBU! MUmsnet is v helpful Smile

Sossiges · 22/07/2012 21:22

I hope your DH is OK

rogersmellyonthetelly · 22/07/2012 21:28

Sossiges- im fairly confident it will be fine, I'm just a bit cross that I've been out all day and if I'd been here I would have noticed it earlier and got him sorted, because of course he can't be expected to notice himself that his bloody leg is twice its usual size and you could fry eggs on it!
Bloody men, they collapse with man flu, but something really serious and they ignore it!

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SoleSource · 22/07/2012 22:48

Hope his leg us better soon. MN is fab and has helped me too.

SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 22/07/2012 23:01

I had the same thing this week. On Wednesday, the infected patch was purple and blue! Thankfully, I'd already had two days of antibiotics.
I have to say thankyou to MN and my employer. He lead by bad example! He ignored a bruise/bite last year and ended up with septicaemia! He could easily have died!

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