Conditions
Leg Ulcer
A leg ulcer definitely sounds like something we could all happily live without. And thankfully, for people under the age of 45, they are very rare. However, if you’ve made it past the grand old age of 80, the figures show that 1 in every 50 are affected by venous leg ulcers, and they are more common in people who are obese or immobile. Leg ulcers look like craters in the skin, varying in shape, colour and size. Your leg may also be painful, itchy and swollen. In many cases they are due to poor circulation in the arteries, if the values in your veins stop working or as a result of diabetes. Ulcers need to be kept clean to avoid infection whilst arterial ulcers may benefit from surgery. If the leg ulcer is caused by an underlying disease it’s important to have this treated as well.
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hi im worried about my mum she had a dvt when she was pregant with me which was 17 years ago she has always had bad legs caused by the dvt which left her right leg looking bruised then about 10 years ago she banged it on a bike pedal and it broke out in to a ulcer she has diabetes which dont help and shes still got the ulcer and we found out to day that she could have another one on her toe. im so worried about her because she has been suffing for years shes thinking about have her leg taken off i really dont wont this to happen.
i also think any one with a ulcer desvres a metal iv seen my mum crying in pain and just dont know how anyone does it but just keep fighting and you will get there.
my partner has had 15 dvt's and now trying to recover with an ulcer on the leg he has tried many things but the best thing was plaster which had silver in it and iodine patches and morphine patches for the pain but it will make u drowsey… currently trying a hyperbaric chamber this has proven before to help cure ulcers.
i am 49 yrs old and for the 2nd time in the last 2 yrs i am suffering from an ulcer on my foot the last time it was ulcerated all over both feet and im afraid it will get like that again, ihave been to several different dr.s but none seem to know how to treat them. there isnt any one treatment that works all the time.i was wondering if anyone has tried honey
Can someone please help. My sister is 30 and diabetic on 3 injections per day. For years she has had a red mark on her lower leg which has been getting bigger and bigger. Recently she found out she has an infection called Coliform along with
Necrobiosis. She has been having treatment for weeks now and nothing seems to be working. Has anyone got any ideas on how to treat this as she is convinced she is going to lose her leg.
Many Thanks
im a 36 year old woman ive add dvts in mi leg now i got a ulcer on mi leg ive tried all sort of stuff to try and heal it but nothing seams to work.it looks like its healing then opens bk up again i get pains in mi leg and it hurts is there any thing any one can recommened plz
My name is Pat i have ulster on my legs which i have had for about 30 Years but now i have a mark with a spot on it but when the scab fell of it bleed for about 10 minutes before i could stop it my doctor said it was an ulster i don't believe it plz help me it is worrying me and i hate hospital's .
i have strech marks on the inside of my
legs swimming is really un compfertable because i dont want anyone two see
I wasn't sure where else to post this. I'm 25 and for the past year and a half I've been getting ulcer-like wounds on my chest. They usually come up one at a time but leave nasty scars when they eventually heal (often takes 2 or 3 months to heal). Any ideas? Thanks.
I am extremely worried about my ex. He has infected cellulitis and has vascular problems and oedema. His cellulitis has burst ulcers which are huge craters with weeping clear pus, yellow soggy scabs which crack every morning and bleed horribly. He is in great pain too. He will not take advice and as he is alcoholic and a smoker of 35 yrs his lifestyle does not help him. He is on 3rd lot of antibiotics. Should he cover these blisters? should he was them in a saline solution? I want to help him.
im 15 and i have like a lump on the side of my bottom ,i'm not sure if it's cancer but i seem to get one every now and again after my period but they do go but this one hasn't :( does anymore know what i can do about it ? please
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