Should i take dh to a&e tom morning???

[pandagirl03]

Hello,

Not having a good time at the moment, firstly i have been ill was due to go on holiday on saturday but dh got ill on friday. Anyway i took him to out of hours doctors yesterday because his leg had swollen up and was very painfull. Doctor gave him 3 lots of antibiotics to take 4 times a day. Doctor said to dh if its no better by monday come back. Well dh has been in agony all day, all he has done is lie on the sofa all day with leg elevated. But its still badly swollen and he can hardly walk, is in agony also these dark purple patches have appeared now and very dark red patches all over his leg. Dh is saying it will get worse before it gets better, but i am very worried. Am i right to be worried and take him to a&e tom.

i'd be calling 999 now..

i'd certainly be calling nhs 24, they might tell you to ring an ambulance. if it's an infection, things can go from bad to worse quickly i think. wouldn't take the risk myself.

oh sugar didn't think it was that bad, omg how stupid. He wont go. Keeps sying he is ok.

Yep, call them now. Not worth waiting

i wouldn't fuck about until tomorrow...

He's not ok. He is in agony and has dark purple patches and very dark red patches all over his leg. Take him to A&E and let them decide. If he's ok, they'll send him home. But at least then you'll know.

I thought it might be a DVT - in which case 'dead by morning' still could be the case.

Do what SGK and Kerry say and dial 999, if you haven't already.

please get emergency medical help NOW.
dial 999.
this really could be very, very serious.

Am assuming since you've disappeared that you have gone to A&E. Hope DH is ok. Thinking of you.

I hope things are OK.

me too, better safe than sorry i hope.

Could be cellulitis - very painful, hope everythings okay and you took him in last night.

gosh, sounds scary (at least this thread does) .. hope everything ok

sorry i haven't been back to update everyone, we went to a&e and the nurse said it looks a bit like cellulitis, we then waited to see doctor, dortor came to see dh and was the most miserable doctor you can imagine. kept asking dh why he thought his leg got infected. He then said that the purple patch's are from internal bleeding from his leg swelling and damaging the muscle. He then said to dh to carry on taking the antibiotics and sent him home. So we will see how he goes, if it gets any worse i will be taking him straight back. Thanks for all the concern and advice.

Thanks for coming back. Am glad you know what it is and that it is nothing worse. Hope he is feeling a bit better

i had cellulitis once after an ear infection, it made my whole face swell up, absolute agony. your poor dh. you did the right thing, thank goodness it wasn't more serious.

has he cut him self.My mum died of septicimia.Had a cut on her finger but didnt have up to date injections so it went to her blood.Hope you see a better doc if you need to go back.Sure once the antibotics kick in he will be fine.JUst keep an eye on him.xx

no he has no cut at all. I will definatly be keeping a eye on him. We are going to register him to my doctors tom. Then ask for some blood test's as the doctor we seen today told us to do. Thanks for all your advice.