The Covid figures are falling, North Tyneside currently in pole position with a rate of 225 per 100,000!
No sense, no feeling
One of the obvious issues with having no sensation in my legs, is not knowing if you have hurt yourself.
Just before Easter, I was making a cup of tea, but the tea bag burst so I needed to refill the kettle. I then accidentally knocked the lid onto my knee (my kitchen isn’t adapted to the surfaces are the wrong height for me).
I obviously didn’t realise until I went to replace the lid. I put cold water on it immediately, but unfortunately it quickly came up into a large blister. A look on google seemed to point to getting medical attention due to the size.
I drove to my local hospital (Wigan), as they have a minor injuries unit – meaning I could avoid A&E. However, when I got there I discovered they’d reduced the amount of patient parking, and the number of disabled spaces. After 20 minutes of circling the car park, I gave up and headed for Chorley Hospital.
Thankfully, the parking was much better there and I found a space, went to A&E and was seen in about 90 minutes. They applied a dressing and said to come back if it got infected.
The secondary issue with lack of sensation is that your brain doesn’t get the messages from the central nervous system to say there is an issue and to send additional resources to help with the healing process. So, any wound below your injury level always heals a lot more slowly and is more prone to infection.
I managed to keep the blister intact for 10 days before it burst. I was then concerned about how to treat it as it seemed to be looking worse (should probably have asked more questions when in A&E!), so spoke to my GP practice who told me to contact the community Treatment Room.
I’ve now got weekly appointments booked until the end of May for dressing changes…
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