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

[BastardMozzies]

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.

How awful OP, I will stick to the canaries! You are very brave I have to say, I would have totally freaked! Thank goodness it’s sorted out and I agree the NHS is amazing, we are very lucky to have it. Too many moan about it, but when a crisis occurs they are ready to pick us up.

Nice - as someone else said, you'll have made some junior dr's career, they'll be telling their other half that story just as they're sitting down to breakfast this morning!!

How did they get them out? Are you sure they got them all?

Have never been to the tropical climes and still I wish to burn my clothes! mozzies you have my utmost respect for having the functional processing skills to post a thread while under maggoty duress!

🤮
Oh. My. God.

Christ on a BIKE! You need a crown for winning sporners corner. You need to be in classics.
I’m trying really hard to forget the google image of a bunch of these fuckers between someone’s toes 🤮🤮🤮🤮

This needs to go in sporners! Crikey the bites look so sore and weepy. Time to scoff the Easter eggs...

Oh shit! My mother was right about ironing everything even pants and socks!

Glad they sorted you out, OP. It's bloody grim, but probably only this horrific because we don't have things that do this to you in the UK (usually!). But yeah, you win Sporners Corner 2019!

I have enjoyed this thread.

I have a friend going to Uganda and tanzania next week for work. Dont think I'll tell her about this, she is nervous enough already!!!

OP you are a hero.

Congratulations on your new babies!
I love popping mango maggots out - dogs imported from foreign countries occasional come into work with them.
They can get HUGE op- so you caught them nice and early!!!

Faaaaaaaaaark! Horrific! Glad they are gone op.

Well look don't panic. We use maggots in the NHS to clean dirty wounds so while they might gross you out at least they are eating all the nasty dead skin and pus. Get yourself to hospital and they are easily disposed off. Mind you when we use them they are put in a small bag like a teabag so they don't get everywhere.

OP well done for taking photos. I’m glad they have been evicted.

NooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo

You are one brave lady. I feel very satisfied by this thread!

😮 poor you!!! We were in Zambia for part of our honeymoon and the locals did our washing and were telling us about ironing the clothes to get rid of flies that lay eggs ... wondering if this was what they meant!! I was more scared of the spider population 😱

You’ve made some drs night there.

I want OP to recount the conversations she had with the triage nurse and then the doctor.

Did you have everyone in the A&E department piling in for a wee look, OP? Not what they were expecting on an Easter Sunday evening, that's for sure. Is that it now or do you have to go back for a check?

What was the A&E reaction? Were they excited?

Bloody hell.

Just - bloody hell.

Did they look at the rest of you? Is there anywhere else that needs amputation evacuation?

And how chuffed were the medical staff?

Oh wow, the sporners will be salivating at this! Well done 👍🏻