JRSC00LUDE
09-13-2007, 04:17 PM
Wierd thing happened to me this weekend and was just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar. Sorry it's long....
Back last february, I wiped out on a rail-slide and blew my shin open (bone cut through from inside out but no breaks). When I got home, I got it all stitched up and all was well other than it took a pretty long time to heal. Took the stitches out after two weeks and a bit as per doctors orders and it just plopped open again....
But anywho, this past sunday I though I was just hung over since I was the best man in a wedding the night before but by the time monday came around I could barely get out of bed and couldn't eat. Dragged my ass to class monday night and left due to crazy fever. Went to bed and basically couldn't get out of it until about 11 o'clock tuesday night. I noticed earlier in the day my leg hurt a bit but was literally too exhausted to even sit up and look at it. Now that I looked at it, a hockey puck sized area around the old cut is all inflamed/swollen up etc. :eek: Went to the doctor yesterday morning and sure enough, massive infection going on. Got on some super antibiotics and swelling is gone and came back to work this afternoon so all should be well. Funny thing is, I've been sick with the same sypmtoms twice before this spring/summer (but only for a day each time) and when I went to the doctor and got checked out, nothing came up as being wrong so apparently it's been festering for awhile. I did have some fluid pooling in that shin but chalked it up to slamming it around bmx'ing or running or whatever, there was never any pain/swelling/redness etc.
Anyone ever had such a thing happen before? Never heard of any old injuries getting infected so long after the fact, and I've got stitches and scars all over my body.
Back last february, I wiped out on a rail-slide and blew my shin open (bone cut through from inside out but no breaks). When I got home, I got it all stitched up and all was well other than it took a pretty long time to heal. Took the stitches out after two weeks and a bit as per doctors orders and it just plopped open again....
But anywho, this past sunday I though I was just hung over since I was the best man in a wedding the night before but by the time monday came around I could barely get out of bed and couldn't eat. Dragged my ass to class monday night and left due to crazy fever. Went to bed and basically couldn't get out of it until about 11 o'clock tuesday night. I noticed earlier in the day my leg hurt a bit but was literally too exhausted to even sit up and look at it. Now that I looked at it, a hockey puck sized area around the old cut is all inflamed/swollen up etc. :eek: Went to the doctor yesterday morning and sure enough, massive infection going on. Got on some super antibiotics and swelling is gone and came back to work this afternoon so all should be well. Funny thing is, I've been sick with the same sypmtoms twice before this spring/summer (but only for a day each time) and when I went to the doctor and got checked out, nothing came up as being wrong so apparently it's been festering for awhile. I did have some fluid pooling in that shin but chalked it up to slamming it around bmx'ing or running or whatever, there was never any pain/swelling/redness etc.
Anyone ever had such a thing happen before? Never heard of any old injuries getting infected so long after the fact, and I've got stitches and scars all over my body.