Cellulitis
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2022
- In this video I will be going over everything you need to know about cellulitis :)
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First thank you for this❤😊so I currently have this on in my right hand and index finger since last Thursday saw doc in urgent care Saturday it’s definitely getting better but man when is the pain gonna stop😢😢😢
It can linger for a while. If swelling in the arm is a constant problem, you should talk to your Dr about arm compression sleeves
I'm. Recovery from Cellulitis to the skin on my leg 🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵. I have been on antibiotics since it started.
Just ensure to use prevention after the infection as once you have it once I see a lot of recurring infections.
Good luck. Mine started to dry up. But then it started itching really badly. And it is leaking again. I've been dealing with it for about 2 months now. I can't wear a shoe because my foot became infected. And it's swollen badly. And has sores around it.
I believe I have Cellulitis on my right butt cheek and it's very handicapping thank you so much for explaining it because at the hospital they just told me go pick up your medication from the pharmacy and these are the instructions for your medication.
Your welcome I hope you have speedy healing
Thank you Alyssa, your videos are really useful in nursing practice. Can you also make video about wounds infected with pseudomonas and their management? Thank you
Thank you for the suggestion yes I can do this :) here is 2 videos I would like for you to watch in the meantime (i always use vinegar on pseudomonous these videos are great resources)
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@@NurseAlyssa39 yes I was watching your video about acetic acid. Very useful.
I am glad they are helping you :)
I have had chronic recurrent cellulitis in legs since 2005-6.
At least once, it turned out to be cutaneous diphtheria.
Cellulitis is the most pain I’ve ever felt in my life! I swear it’s caused me PTSD. I think of the dibreeding and I cringe! I have to go in daily for them to pack and unpack the packing. That’s terrible also. Makes me want to throw up. I can’t take this anymore. I could barely walk and had to work with it. It started the smallest pin dot painful bump. I’m in disbelief in the level of pain I’ve felt. I have moments where I have flashbacks of me screaming while they debreeded it. Felt like I was being tortured.
I am so sorry that your pain was not addressed. It can be extremely painful
You explained very well my bike silencer goes inside my leg and i work 19 hours everyday not goes to doctor for few months now i am suffering with cellulitis
oh no! that means you have excess fluid that sits there for long periods of time. I suggest talking to your dr about compressions (to see if they are right for you) this will help prevent further complications (sometimes you do need medication)
I am currently on my second flare-up & it hurts sooooo bad. Yesterday (4/21) was my last day of covid quarantine as I had a fever that kept spiking up to 103.1* over a 4-day span. My husband took me to the ER to find out why the spiking fever for so long. (I've never been sick like this.)
To add to the health issues, I woke up this morning with a second flare-up of cellulitis. I woke to swelling, warm to the touch skin, stretched skin, redness and pain so bad, and to make matters worse, it is also past my knee this time. Frankly, I'm getting tired of all this stuff going on, especially at the same time. :/ Anyway, it really, really hurts.
One of my aunts had necrotizing fasciitis. I think it was somewhere between '97-'99. It was horrible to have watch her battle that, but she made it & without becoming a vegetable for the rest of her life or having huge areas cut out. There WAS an area cut out, but they didn't have to go all the way down to muscle or bone. When the NF, as I'll refer to it, started, it began as a small patch of warm redness that spread quickly within just a few hours. She was never diagnosed as having cellulitis. Instead, it was straight to NF. Unfortunately, she passed just months after my mom (her oldest sister) passed away in the same year (2016).
I thank you for posting your videos about Cellulitis.
I am sorry to hear you are going through all of this. Once you get cellulitis once it tends to be recurrent. Make sure you are taking preventative measures to prevent it from happening.
I had cellulitis on my leg it was awful so painful , was in hospital for two weeks on antibiotics intravenously four times a day , thankfully I got past it but my leg still doesn’t look like it used too you can still where the infection was , it’s something you won’t want to have
yes once you have it once people tend to get it again unfortunately. My biggest suggestion is if you have leg swelling make sure you are going to your dr. and see if you can wear compressions. when fluid sits this is what causes the infection a lot of the times. If you cannot wear compressions, they need to take other interventions to prevent this from happening.
@@NurseAlyssa39 fortunately I don’t suffer with swelling of my leg , my leg is all good now thankfully, diet change is the key
Plz help me my mom is suffering from dis desease
@@reemapandey1703how is your mom doing ?
Can you get cellulitis in both legs? Also, when i went to a specialist, the specialist said it was lymphadema. My primary physician said it was cellulitis. It was leaking fluid, i have a lot of varicose veins. Could that have caused it? I'm starting to get itchy dry skin on my hands and the bottom of my feet? I have an unaboot on my left foot now. Just had it put on this morning. Very annoying and uncomfortable. I am wondering what a bad case of cellulitis looks like?
Yes, you can get cellulitis in both legs . Lymphedema and cellulitis go hand in hand . If the fluid just sits there, it tends to cause infection, and that's what cellulitis is.
I hope they have talked about methods with you to reduce the swelling (eg. Compression)
My twin sister died from cellulitis. She was still very young. Is cellulitis hereditary?
Sounds scary 😨 😳 😬
Not so much scary just not something you want. that is why when you have swelling in the legs it is so important that we are controlling the swelling using compression.
My son got bit by something last night and woke up with cellulitis on his hand this morning. Took him to urgent care and they put him on Bactrim and he’s had 2 doses so far.. but it seems to be getting worse.. and now he has a fever.. the spreading is moving up his arm now.. when should ( or even if) we go to er ?
I would go now if you have not !! Please go to er
How can we treat blisters from cellulitis
You can use a non stick contact layer ( adaptic, bactigras, inadine) , with a gauze cover dressing . I normally use kling over that to hold it on as tape in most cases will cause more issues. Make sure to see your pcp as you will need an antibiotic.
Any note on length for recovery? Does this redness go away and how hong does it normally take. I have it on my left calf/ankle and it is healing but its swollen, red and has water pockets that developed and of course the skin is tight so walking is precarious, at best but once I get moving I am ok. I put in an ice water bucket and elevate it but just need some time line to gage my healing. Thanks for the video it was a great help. ❤
I have seen it take a few weeks on antibiotics, some have needed iv antibiotics for it to go away .
Ok...I didn't go the antibiotics route but I did get over the infection I believe as I am not vomiting, no fever, chill, body aches as before but I have this red rash on my leg that swells when I walk around to exercise. So what is the rash from...it was hot in the beginning to the tough but now it's normal skin temperature...just swollen and red any thoughts? I appreciate your input. Thank you
I'm assuming there is still local infection without a full assessment I can't say there isn't deep spreading infection. Ensure you are at least using an antimicrobial dressing. If it gets worse please have a dr assess it . Fever and vomiting comes with a very bad spreading infection. Check out my videos on determing infection (nerds and stonees)
@@NurseAlyssa39 yes...and I fear it has entered my ankle bone...I am on antibiotics and pain killers but the pain killer is not strong so it's not helping much. I am in senegal and it seems here they are treating it like a regular infection or have no experience with cellulitis. I don't know. Is there a way to test for infection in the bones and if so what? So I know what to request them to do. I still have a low grade fever which means the infection is there...I am praying the antibiotics will help.
to check to see if it is in the bone they need to do a bone scan along with a wbc count. they should also if they have not already done a culture and sensitivity to ensure you are on the correct antibiotic.
Does. Cellulitis effects the elderly people most of the time ?
We see it most frequently in elderly although it can happen anytime fluid is sitting
thank for this information very helpful ,i have it on my left lower leg going on 90days =( take two every 12 hours Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim DS 800 mg / 160 mg. is used in the treatment of Bacterial Skin Infection; Bacterial Infection. + i had this back in 2020 on m other leg . wound care helps + compression socks 15-20mmHg .