Went to the doctor this morning. She met me at the office because my leg bled all night and wouldn't stop swelling. I had taken 2 Tylox, 1 Valium, 1 Avinza (slow release morphine), and 2 Benedryl, and the pain was continually getting worse.
So, she does some blood work and an exam of my leg and finds out that the wrap that the wound care center has been prescribing for me to put on after my shower, has something in it that I am allergic to. That is what was causing the swelling which caused the extra aggravation of the skin tissue.
I had already stopped going to this wound care center last week, because I decided they were a bunch of flakes. I guess this just proved my point. However, on my last visit, they decided they would try a new wrap and this is what I get. I'm not blaming them completely, because my immune system is just so messed up right now. However, I had asked them to please do a spot check before they did a full wrap. They informed me that this wrap had nothing different in it, it was just a different formation of wrapping. Hmmm......one of us is missing something in the big picture here.
Anyhooo, I have an appointment with my regular surgeon on the 15th of this month. He will remove all excess skin (at least that is the plan now), which may mean going as deep as 1/2 inch into my leg like they did the first time this all happened. Once I recover from that, I will go back to my plastic surgeon and they will do what is called an Appligraf on it.
I just want the damned pain to go away. I don't care about the ugly scar I have. I don't care about anything but having my life back.
Thanks again to those of you who have been emailing and asking about things. It means so much!
Hugs to you all,
Mary
