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Death Cert what is Cellulitis of both legs

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Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 20:28

poor you Julie , I trust he has had his Bacon

Jane

Jane Report 3 Jul 2006 15:15

Julie I presume he said 'oink' .... LOL Annie

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 3 Jul 2006 14:04

I've had cellulitis in both legs.the left got it more times than the right. You feel VERY feverish & shiver & shake and your leg swells up & itches but is very sore if you try to scratch it.and goes very red. you feel like you have a really bad flu. Its a stapholochocci infection that its potently fatal. if not treated quickly with antibiotics. some people even now have to be hospitalised. So pre antibiotics it was fatal.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 12:37

blimey Merry never realised. I always thought that was Dropsy.

Merry

Merry Report 3 Jul 2006 12:33

Our nextdoor neighbour had cellulitis which was not diagnosed correctly - because of the mismanagement of his condition, it developed into septicaemia and he was in intensive care for 11 weeks. For the first two weeks they said he would die, but he was very lucky and survived. So you see it can be lifethreatening even today.....never mind before antibiotics etc. Merry

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 12:13

ooh Barbara that sounds terrible

Barbara

Barbara Report 3 Jul 2006 12:09

You can still suffer from bad cellulitis now, looked after a lady a few years ago who had it, very painful, the bed used to be drenched by the weeping from her legs.......... Barbara..xx

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:58

I would never scoff Heather ,I was serious but didnt want you to know I had read your tip as I cannot afford it at the moment !!!!!

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:56

thats quite frightening Annie , I am quite lucky I dont get cellulite dont know why, as I am not what you would call slim

Heather

Heather Report 3 Jul 2006 11:56

Actually Val, dont scoff, no lesser authority than the Daily Mail echoed my advice on its front page this morning. Apparently 2000 people died in the last heat wave due to de hydration bringing on things like strokes and heart attacks.

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 3 Jul 2006 11:54

I think you are partly right. The Itis just means infection - keep exercising!!! Some G.P.'s seem to add everything anyone has at the time to be on the safe side.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:54

I think its another reasopn to keep drinking Water!!! wonder where I read that now hummmm

Heather

Heather Report 3 Jul 2006 11:52

I thought I didnt know it was dangerous!

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:52

Hello Heather actually thats what I thought too, as I have never seen that before on a Cert.

Heather

Heather Report 3 Jul 2006 11:47

Blimey Val, when I first saw that I thought it said Cellulite of both legs.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:42

thanks for your replies it does also say Cardio respiratory failure so I suppose this was just a contributory thing

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 3 Jul 2006 11:40

Was this given as a main cause of death or just a contributing factor? It is much more common if someone is very immobile or has poor circulation. Nowadays it usually clears up after a course of antibiotics but is liable to reaccur. best wishes Anne

Margaret

Margaret Report 3 Jul 2006 11:37

I suppose it could if it was infected and he got blood poisoning. When was this? was it before the days of penicillin? Margaret

Bill

Bill Report 3 Jul 2006 11:36

Cellulitis is basically a bacterial infection which causes acute inflammation of the connective tissue of the skin. The infected limb swells, becoming very hot and painful. If not managed it can get into the bloadstream and lymph nodes and become a very serious infection indeed. It can be caused by a streptococcus or staphylococcus bacteria. Now a days it is commonly treated with anti-biotics. Cheers, Bill

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 3 Jul 2006 11:35

thanks for your reply but would that kill him ???