The Thread killer

[*suzanne*]

Ouch, I hope it's healing nicely for you xx

[astarra]

BTW fruity - love 'seeing' you in your avitar...

[~[fruity]~]

Believe it or not it is all from a blister. I got a blister on the top of my knuckle that got infected. Infection went into knuckle had the knuckle removed.

[Amy :-)]

Sounds and looks very nasty fruity

[Delightful Den]

That is amazing Fruity. I would never have thought that an infected blister could spread into the bone.

When my DD's finger wouldn't heal it was because of an infection in the bone. DD had her hand stepped on by a horse and the break in her finger was compound. The initial hospital didn't clean the wound well and infection set into the bone.

[~[fruity]~]

That is amazing Fruity. I would never have thought that an infected blister could spread into the bone.

When my DD's finger wouldn't heal it was because of an infection in the bone. DD had her hand stepped on by a horse and the break in her finger was compound. The initial hospital didn't clean the wound well and infection set into the bone.

I had never ever heard of it either, but because it has been put forward that because I was pregnant (and didn't know it) at the time it may have affected healing, did your DD have her finger amputated? How long did she allow for healing before making that decision (if she made it)?

What was recovery like?

[Delightful Den]

DD had two separate surgeries to have her finger pinned and set. A week or two after the first pin was removed she was having physio when the therapist felt the bone moving and sent her back to the surgeon. They then set and pinned her finger again. This time the cleaned up the end of the bones and sent samples off for cultures. She was kept in hospital for about a week and given strong antibiotics.

When they took second pin out they finger was still not set. The surgeon wanted to put her on a central line antibiotics for 3-6 months before attempting surgery again. He couldn't give any guaranties about how much use of the finger she would have. She was 19 at the time and made the decision to have the finger removed. 

The surgeon took the finger off from well back in her hand and moved the other fingers over. You cannot notice the missing finger even if you shake her hand.

[Amy :-)]

That made me cringe Dash, it sounds awful

[astarra]

Maybe your knees are not so bad after all, then Amy? 
(Must admit they look bad enough to me, let alone fruity's toe or reading about dash's daughter's finger...   )

[Amy :-)]

Maybe not Astarra, but I still have to put up with the pain and discomfort while they heal

I think its a good idea to never get sick or injured or blisters

[astarra]

Good thinking Amy! 

 (guess you realised I was just joking about your knees??)

[Amy :-)]

LOL I hoped you were, but I wasn't sure

[astarra]

Glad you realise now then!!! 

[obbie]

scary Knees, fingers and toes...

Hope everyone is having a nice day today...

[Amy :-)]

scary Knees, fingers and toes...

Hope everyone is having a nice day today...