From a cut on my ankle caused by a sharp toe nail scratching an itch, the infection began by turning my leg red and it gave off a lot of heat. At the hospital I had a temperature of 103.6 and a resting heart rate of 137. I was given an IV antibiotic and sent home with nurses coming daily to administer the IV.
The infection continued to spread and blisters started covering my leg. The second IV antibiotic was Tazacin and it stopped the spread of infection. Compression bandages were used and the dead tissue was removed. I spent almost two weeks in the hospital. I was released and given Ciprofloxacin oral anti-biotic which I had to have refilled when my leg turned red again.
Many blood and swab cultures were taken with no result. Doppler tests showed normal blood circulation and the gamut of other tests they ran showed nothing unusual. The doctors and nurses at the hospital had never seen anything like it and were at a loss. It has been a month and I am still healing.
Slide show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirgD7ea4nY
I just want to know more about what happened to me.
Thanks,
Jason