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05-12-2007, 11:01 PM | #1 | |||
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Hi Everyone..A warm welcome to our new community members!!..Please continue to join us and contribute
The weather has been great, and the kitty's get to sit in the open windows..I cut the grass for the first time of the season, and have been doing yard work while trying to fit in some fishing as well..I stepped on a board with a nail in it this afternoon..owch!!..The nail didnt go in that far, maybe a 1/4 inch, but my foot hurts so bad I cant hardly walk on it, and theres a swollen spot the size of a half dollar around the tiny puncture wound..Ive been soaking it in epsom salts and icing it..the ice works better..I didnt think much of it at first, so I kept working..I should have quit for the day..I must have irritated it..Dumb move on my part.. ..Anyway, I am going to get to a Dr tomorrow because I cant remember the last time I had a tetanus shot..And on top of all this I have another nasty cold.. ..I just got over one last week!..Maybe Ive been pushing myself too much How was your week?
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05-13-2007, 08:20 AM | #2 | |||
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Steve, you'd better run to the emergency service and get a tetanus shot right away. Rusty nails are no joking matter.
As to your colds, when I was on Mirapex I had a runny nose all the time, induced rhinitis so to speak. Check out your meds, you might be taking an incompatible cocktail of them...? |
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05-13-2007, 08:59 AM | #3 | ||
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Tere is ABSOLUTELY right.......you need to get to the ER ASAP. When I was 8 years old, I stepped on a nail in the ball of my left foot. I didn't tell my parents until nearly three days later because I was somewhere I should not have been when I did. By the third day however, there was a red swollen area around the puncture wound, was so sore I could not step on it, and it was throbbing like crazy. Also, I had a red streak running up my leg almost to my knee and climbing. I finally confessed whereupon I was rushed to the hospital where it was determined I had blood poisoning among several other things. I nearly died ! Was in the hospital 11 days. This is not something to mess with. Scrap the epsom salts and get your sweet self and sore tootsie to medical attention PRONTO !!!
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05-13-2007, 10:48 AM | #4 | ||
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wounds on the foot need to be thoroughly cleaned, try soaking with bentadine-thats what they use at er.
i've been busy at my farm and with my wife sarah and 4.5 yr old daughter ruthie. sarah has orchistrated new kitchen cabinets this week so we've been eating takeout and sandwiches. we finally got some rain. mothers day today so time to go- i love this whole forum, brain talk, and try to read it all. i've learned more here about pd, pwp, caregivers, issues, research, politics, art, people helping each other, medical, pharma... more than i could ever learn from just my doctor or reading literature. |
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05-13-2007, 11:05 AM | #5 | |||
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Thanks folks..Im gonna head for the ER in a few minutes..It doesnt hurt as much today, but I dont need any more problems..for sure
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05-13-2007, 11:23 AM | #6 | |||
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I'll chime in and say GO! If the speculation about your immune system adjusting itself should have some truth to it, then it is critical that you do so, Steve. This is time for Mainstream Medicine.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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