I have had a really bad 10 days, I have a lot of fluid trapped in my legs and my medication is not moving it, but then I started loosing it through scratches I received on both legs, so non stop fluid, went and saw the nurse at my GP's and had both legs bandaged under pressure, problem being that in a few days my knees and thighs were filling up as it was being blocked going down to my feet, so the compression bandages were taken off, I then had large plasters and a sponge pad put on with a tube grip bandage, this is OK for a time but the fluid finally forces its way out of the plaster and soaks the area around you, not funny, on Monday I was given a hand full of plasters and bits and pieces and told I should do it myself, OK till this morning, well not OK really made a real mess trying to do it properly, my cardiac nurse rang and found out I was dressing the wounds myself, she went mad and contacted my GP;s nurse and it seems many words were spoken, in the end I had to go in to have them redressed and was given heaps of kit to be able to do it myself with full instructions, so finally things have resolved them selves in a way, I have to be careful as I am diabetic and have atrial fibrillation so have to be careful, infection being the main problem, the question being am I more likely to gain an infection changing that dressings at home rather than at the surgery, we shall see!!.
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