frankum

Well, a week ago today, last friday, I crashed after a stop light turned green and I began sprinting my home. My foot slipped out of the stirrup and brought me down on my left. My ankle, knee, and elbow were scraped pretty good, but a little hydrogen peroxide fixed me up: or so I thought. A week later, I've got this. And there's nothing I can about it. Just wait. Can't ride, can't run, swim, walk; exercise at all. It's upsetting. I exercise in my free time, which is nearly all the time, and now I have to stop. I love cycling, in fact I love all the exercises I do day in and day out, and they could be done for quite some time. I don't know how long this will take to heal, and clearly the worst case scenario is amputation. I'm frustrated, scared, and bothered right now, hence all this venting. Picture...
EDIT: yes, I've been to the doctor, lol

ehidle

Have you been to the Doctor**********

TeddyKGB

Man...did you go to the doctor for that thing?

EDIT: Beaten lol

frankum

yes, i've been lol. I got a oral pill and a topical cream. But still, i'm sitting here thinking i'm getting fat and in all actuality, i'm not. and this sucks and hurts.

Wanderer

Sure looks like you have an infectin going on there. I'd get to a doctor before it gets serious, or the amputation joke could get real. If you see any red streaks, get to the hospital IMMEDIATELY>

ehidle

I had something similar happen to me about 4 years ago... on my elbow. I got an infection that spread down my forearm and I had to undergo several weeks of intense antibiotic therapy with Keflex and a few others. I could have lost my arm had the bone become infected.

You need to pursue rigorous treatment of this NOW. Yours looks far more advanced than mine did. I am not a Dr. , but to me it looks like you waited too long for a pill to do any good.

frankum

Nah, I went to the doc yesterday. And tell me positive things. Please.

Yukonart

Wow, that's quite the kankle you've got there!