Recent hospital visit.....
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:52 am
This started a few weeks ago with a 9 day visit to Gozo (Malta) with a group of mates for a few days scuba diving. Only did 6 days diving as some of the dives were a bit strenuous and 40 metres + depth. Now theses were planned (& done) safely & well, and after all, I've been diving 34 years, 3* instructor and Chairman of our local dive club, so 'quite' experienced.
Average age od the group was 70+, but all very experienced!
Anyway, the day after we flew home from Malta, I flew to the Algarve (Portugal) for a long weekend with SWMBO, her son & his wife + the 3.5 year old mini monster granddaughter. Flew back home after about 72 hours or so. No issues at all. Had some physio for achey back & shoulders (long ago whiplash injuries from a couple of rear ender car accidents), & all ok except for being very tired (as expected!!)
A few days later, the right leg was quite swollen & I ended up in the local hospital with suspected DVT (fortunately not!) & cellulitis for a full week.
Managed to 'escape' yesterday afternoon, & now I have to take 5 tablets, 4 times a day for over a week. And that's a LOT of tablets!
Flucloxacillin (2 @ a time) & Clindamycin (3 @ a time).
Leg measurement 4" below knees are - Left 14" round, Right 15.75" round, so quite a difference. Right leg deffo not happy, but appears to be slowly winning!
So despite some folks best wishes, as Gloria Gaynor sang - I will survive!
(Hopefully a bit longer, anyway!)
Good job all my bikes have electric starts anyway!
Average age od the group was 70+, but all very experienced!
Anyway, the day after we flew home from Malta, I flew to the Algarve (Portugal) for a long weekend with SWMBO, her son & his wife + the 3.5 year old mini monster granddaughter. Flew back home after about 72 hours or so. No issues at all. Had some physio for achey back & shoulders (long ago whiplash injuries from a couple of rear ender car accidents), & all ok except for being very tired (as expected!!)
A few days later, the right leg was quite swollen & I ended up in the local hospital with suspected DVT (fortunately not!) & cellulitis for a full week.
Managed to 'escape' yesterday afternoon, & now I have to take 5 tablets, 4 times a day for over a week. And that's a LOT of tablets!
Flucloxacillin (2 @ a time) & Clindamycin (3 @ a time).
Leg measurement 4" below knees are - Left 14" round, Right 15.75" round, so quite a difference. Right leg deffo not happy, but appears to be slowly winning!
So despite some folks best wishes, as Gloria Gaynor sang - I will survive!
(Hopefully a bit longer, anyway!)

Good job all my bikes have electric starts anyway!