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Help with abscess - NHS refusing to drain it

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LostaraYil · 10/10/2024 16:38

My adult ds has an abscess on the sole of his foot. The pain is extreme and it is clearly infected. He has been to A&E, the first time he was sent away and told he's fine. He saw a GP and got given antibiotics and naproxen. These have not helped. Second time in A&E he was given codeine and told to go back to the GP. The GP prescribed cocodamol. The pain is still awful, and really it needs draining. Has anyone successfully got the NHS to deal with an abscess and if you did, how? He's been in contact with a private surgeon and has a consultation booked for Monday, but really he needs something sooner and on the NHS! In Wales btw.

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HoppityBun · 12/10/2024 21:18

LostaraYil · 11/10/2024 21:37

Hmm, you need to trust yourself even when medical professionals who aren't always doctors keep telling you it's not urgent. I know lots of posters said we should have stayed in A&E and that's fair enough, they were probably right, but it's hard when you are being told there's no point, you're not a priority, it can wait. Also, insist on seeing a different doctor if you're not confident. The one this afternoon was great, and when the surgeon finally saw his foot he immediately said they would operate in the morning.

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Thank you and I’m relieved for you and your DS. It’s not easy to make the right call

MummyMammoth · 12/10/2024 21:24

@mommatoone Yes, I’ve read the thread and seen that the chap was booked in for a drainage the following morning. He didn’t have sepsis and was well enough to wait until the next morning slot. It’s now been resolved which is excellent.

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