Cellulitus gone bad

[tulilps38rm]

3 Years ago I fell on my left knee and damaged it very badly. I have severe athritis in the Knee and a bakers cyst..My lower leg also took a hard hit when I fell. It was bruised very badly and swollen for about a month..After the swelling started to subside I noticed a red rash and swelling on the lower leg between the knee and ankle..On going to the doctor he said it was cellulitus..I went through many different test on my veins and had many different xrays done, I took many rounds of antibiotics. Nothing helped..Now the leg is turning a very dark red in small patches with lighter red around it..and the muscles are very hard and painful around it..the leg swells during the day and goes down at night...it is painful and very sensitive to the touch. It is also very dry and very shiney. Every doctor I have been too just shrugs this off and will not try to see why the muscles are hard and the leg is not healing..this is extremely uncomfortable and is affecting my sleep at night..any help at all would be gratefully appreciated.

[bambib]

A related discussion, cellulitus was started.

[irishmn69]

I have had several bouts with cellulitus, from legs to eye and now mouth I thought I had an absest tooth but I was slowly chewing a bagel and it busted and started draining in my mouth, needless to say it tasted extremely nasty and I almost puked. I would like to hear from someone that may of had this problem and how to combat it, this is extremely painful, and I need some suggestions on getting this gone...

[Amb236]

I have cellulitus as well at least that is what I was told by my doctor. I cant be sure that its getting better but I am sure that it is not getting any worse. The problem is that I have a sore on my neck that is extremley painful and tender to the touch, at times I feel a stinging or pinching like sensation. A scab formed around the affected area however the center of the scab where it first started will form a scab throughout the day but when I go to bed at night and wake up the next day its really soft mucussy and discharge leaking from it, this also happens when I put a bandage on it for too long, I try my best not to do that but keep in mind this is on my neck and real ulgly so its quite embarassing to go out in public with out covering it.  Ive had this now for three weeks has this happened to anybody else and if so how much longer will this last?  

[krissy221]

i have cellulitus around my eye and  my dr. told me that if the cellulitus is untreated and finds its way into the blood stream it could kill me. so i have been on a heavy round of antibiotics under dr.'s orders and have seen some improvement but only because this is the second dr i went to. don't shrug it off get it treated.

[prsharp]

My name is Fanny. I have cellulittis and have gone through physical therapy. I cannot help you with the red bloches, but, ask the women at physical therapy what the bloches are. You have to use speacial ace wraps that contract to stimulate the legs. Legs should be wrapped at all times. Have you checked for a possible spider bite? Please let me know.

[hyepod]

It is possible that you injured your lymph vessels.  It sounds like your veins are OK, based on what you said.  The long-term swelling can make the skin dark brown or various shades of red.  You need to accept that the problem may be permanent.  I hope you are using some kind of compression.  It helps prevent fluid from accumulating.  In turn, that helps the skin from one day stretching to capacity, which could result in oozing from the skin or formation of ulcers.  People use anything from custom made compression stockings (expensive), to pre-made comp. stockings, to Ace wraps (cheap).  The Ace wrap should be applied from the point where the toes begin, and worked upward toward the knee.  Never start on the leg, working your way down toward the foot.  Never cover the toes.  Do not apply to the point of strangulation.  Check with your doctor, but if you don't use a compression stocking, you probably should.  If you have private insurance or Medicare, there are companies that offer equipment that rhythmically squeezes the fluids up and out of the leg.  Again, talk with your doc.