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A&E? Help! (This is truly disgusting)

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 03:25

I came back from somewhere tropical just over a week ago.
Had some mosquito bites that got infected and turned into cellulitis. That’s clearing up with antibiotics.

But now I can see what’s in there and I have actual maggot things.

Fucking help me!

It’s 3am. It is excruciatingly painful and I can feel them move.

I had much Prosecco yesterday as did H. I could wake DD up or could waiti til morning. But i am freaking out badly.

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peepholepringle · 22/04/2019 04:27

Why on earth did I head on over to google images?
Hope you're ok OP and getting sorted.

Elderflower14 · 22/04/2019 04:35

I did too... Bleugh!!!! 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮

WhatNowRandy · 22/04/2019 04:38

Me too. Shock Poor OP! I hope you're getting seen to by someone enthusiastic rather than squemish and everything gets sorted soon!

Ifeelinclined · 22/04/2019 04:39

Omg. You poor thing! I hope A and E can get them out. And please post a pic (just for research purposes Grin). Good luck!!

agnurse · 22/04/2019 04:40

Interestingly, some types of maggots are actually used clinically to improve wound healing. They eat dead tissue and leave behind healthy tissue. There are facilities that specially breed maggots for this purpose; it is termed maggot therapy. (The maggots are one-time use and are destroyed after use on a patient as we do not want germs transferred.)

That said, I am not sure what type of maggots these are. It is possible that the maggots may be causing the cellulitis, or at least a localized skin reaction.

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:45

God bless the nhs.

A&E? Help! (This is truly disgusting)
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Fortheloveofscience · 22/04/2019 04:48

What did they say?!

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:49

Mango fly larvae 🤮

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TSSDNCOP · 22/04/2019 04:50

Christ on a bike!!! Also in tropical climes with a zillion 🦟 bites. Will be watching myself 24 hours until they’ve gone.

Alicewond · 22/04/2019 04:50

As shrek would say better out than in 😂

ABC1234DEF · 22/04/2019 04:51

Have you given them names?

SignOnTheWindow · 22/04/2019 04:51

Oh my fucking god!

You deserve much Wine Wine Wine

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:52

I’m too traumatised to think of names.

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:52

TSSDNCOP. Iron your clothes.

I’m going to burn all of mine

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TSSDNCOP · 22/04/2019 04:52

We went to dinner at a vair posh restaurant on Saturday and they handed us each s bottle of mozzie spray with our menus Confused

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:53

Merlot, Shiraz, Pino and Spot.

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:53

Just waiting for DD to collect me.

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:54

This is before they were evicted

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TSSDNCOP · 22/04/2019 04:55

Iron my clothes???? Am I taking the little bastards home with me in my fucking suitcase?

peepholepringle · 22/04/2019 04:55

Good god, you're a trooper OP!!

Alicewond · 22/04/2019 04:57

@BastardMozzies congrats, you are a mum again, are you taking them home?

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BastardMozzies · 22/04/2019 04:58

They will not be coming home with me.

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DaffoDeffo · 22/04/2019 05:00

Omfg!!! You are v v brave! So brave you may require an immediate G and T

Alicewond · 22/04/2019 05:00

@BastardMozzies but they are like “hello mummy!!!”

LeatherFace · 22/04/2019 05:02

Christ!! Where were you?