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Originally Posted by blueash
Sorry for your situation but sometimes less is better, sometimes getting more data before deciding on therapy is better. Obviously bedside manner makes a difference and it was lacking locally. But you had two weeks on a very powerful oral antibiotic. It was not unreasonable to consider imaging to get further information on why your leg was so swollen before changing your therapy. I am writing in generalities, not knowing how your leg looked, what your temperature might be, swollen glands, underlying disorders or a host of other considerations in your specific situation. I just wish to say that the most aggressive treatment is not always, or even not often, the best treatment. Speedy recovery..
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Blueash. Thank you again for your skilled opinion.
A couple of years ago a friend went into the water for a few minutes at a local river and had a small opening on her hand. That night it became seriously infected, enlarged, red and very painful and it was diagnosed as the aggressive bacteria that everyone fears(MRSA) She was hospitalized and after she was stable she received intravenous IV's for several weeks at the place that you didn't like. The recovery was slow and painful but it was a very serious bacteria. As Blueash pointed out, it is difficult to give the best treatment without all the information. In the case of this aggressive bacteria it must be cultured and identified before a treatment can be effective. If it were an aggressive bacteria, a broken toe was not at all as important. I am not ever concerned so much with a medical person's attitude as I am his/her skill. I am not a medical person. Just a mom who has seen a lot.