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HAD A CALL FROM ONE OF MY GP'S ,I HAD A SWAB TEST
A WEEK AGO AND TODAY THEY GOT THE RESULTS,I HAVE
A SKIN INFECTION STREPTACO???? CANT REMEMBER THE
PROPER NAME,YESTERDAY I HAD MY LEG DONE WITH
COMPRESSION BANDAGES GOT TO GO BACK TOMORROW
FOR THE DOCTOR TO SEE IT BUT NURSE HAS GOT TO
REDRESS IT,SO YET AGAIN I'M ON MEGA DOSE OF ANTIBIOTICS,
YET AGAIN THIS TIME FOR 10 DAYS,SO WALKING HAS GOT WORSE
AND WHEELCHAIR BROKE,I'M STUCK,AND HONEST SCARED IT
SEEMS MY LEG WILL NEVER GET BETTER,

Dizziwizzi sorry to hear you have another skin infection, and I know things are getting you down. We are all here for you.....Is there no-one you know who has a spare wheelchair or that you could contact to help you find one.....

You need the chair more now because of your infection...sending you hugs <3 <3 <3

I believe the Red Cross rent out wheelchairs.

SHOP MOBILITY HIRE WHEELCHAIRS AT £5 A DAY
MIGHT HAVE TO HIRE ONE UNTIL MY OLD WHEELCHAIR SORTED

<3 Dizzi <3

DizziI really do hope you can get it sorted, and your leg feels a little better soon <3 <3

Diizy its a bacterial infection,,,,,anything Strep comes under this,,,,,,,this heat isnt helping with your leg being bandaged 24/7.the skin isnt able to breath and air dry.

You must not get it get wet or any dirt filter the bandages.....try and put it up a few times a day for an hour or so on a stool or anything that will get it straight......

There is no need to feel frightened Dizzi, they know what the infection is and you are on the right medication to get rid of it.

The GP and nurses are doing everything they can to help you.

Ask the nurse if there is any help you can get to borrow a chair until yours is fixed.

Wishing you well <3

Can't social services help?
I had one for my OH and they had one specially for his height and weight.
Borrowed one till it was made,
Worth asking! Xx <3

Hello dizzy,
As someone else suggests look into the red cross. We loaned ours from there. In Gloucester you could just donate what you could.

Is the dr and nurses coming out to you?

Anne

the red cross loan them out free or they do up here :-D :-D

http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Health-and-social-care/Independent-living/Mobility-aids

Use the link and put your postcode in Dizzi. They don't charge a fee, just ask for a donation if possible, plus they can help you within 24 hours.

Glad Red Cross loan them for free! :-D

I looked in to getting one for my mum once, but she never needed it.

I thought they helped out for free too so hope you can get one sorted out for you to use temporarily till your own chair is fixed Gwen.

It must be depressing to keep getting news of more problems but better they know what it is than have no idea, keep taking the tablets as 'they' say and hope you will feel better soon

Don't give up hope,

love and hugs

Lizxx