Question:
Nine days ago I was
cutting landscape timbers with a chopsaw.( I think the real name is a
miter saw ) I was knelt down beside it and I went to repostion myself
or something and I ran my knee into it. It caught the inner side of my
leg and the very top of my knee. it looked like it hit the knee cap on
the top inner side and took a chunk of meat out. about an inch long
and a little wider than a fat pencil. It did not hurt at the time just
stung bad, it didn't bleed much either. The last 3 days seems like it
is swelling and it is now hurting. I got a pescription of amoxicillen
2 days after. My daughter and a few other friends said I should worry
about bone infection. Can anyone tell me the signs of bone infection.
I was laid-off from my job of 15 years, 2 months ago, and with no
insurance, I didn't go to the Dr. I thought it would be alright, but
the bone infection thing has me worried. Everyone says it is bad.
Thanks in advance for any info on bone infection


Answer:
Hey gizzy, how are you doing? Signs of bone infection show up on
x-rays about 10 to 14 days after symptoms first appear. See your
health care provider promptly if you have signs of an infection
anywhere in the body. In adults Osteomyelitis may begin as nothing
more than pain in a bone. However, other symptoms are chills, fever,
nausea, general ill feeling (malaise), pain, redness, warmth, and
swelling in the area around the bone, sweating more than usual,
swelling in the ankles, feet, or legs, and tenderness and limited
motion in the area around the bone. Bacteria may infect a bone
through an open wound, during surgery, or from a bone fracture that
has broken the skin. This is the most common cause of osteomyelitis.
Antibiotics given by shots into your veins are usually an effective
treatment for osteomyelitis. You may need to take antibiotics for
several weeks or months. It is recommended, before operating your
saw, it must be firmly mounted to your workbench or other rigid frame.
After completing cut release power switch and wait for blade to stop
before returning saw to raised position. The federal law known as
COBRA (sometimes called "continuation coverage") protects the health
care rights of workers who are laid off, as well as spouses and
dependents in certain situations. It enables you to keep your exact
same benefits for 18 months, and sometimes up to 36 months, depending
on the circumstances. Best wishes,


Answer:
Keep the wound as clean as you can. Rinse your wound with Peroxide,
cover it with sterile gauze, and wrap it gently with clean gauze wrap
then apply tape to hold it securely (but not tightly). Repeat this
twice a day. Rest your leg and keep your leg elevated as much as you
can. Like BKDaniels said, if it shows signs of redness around
throughout the swelling, red streaking up or down your leg, yellow or
green pus in the wound or if you develop fevers, you'll need to have
further care. Also, your wound might need stitches. If you can't
go to the doctor for this, at least send someone out to Wal Mart or
wherever for some Steri-Strips to apply to it to help keep it closed.
You can contact your local Health Department to get some guidance on
programs offered to those who are uninsured - they can be of great
help!


Answer:
Hey gizzy, how are you doing? Signs
of bone infection show up on x-rays about 10 to 14 days after symptoms
first appear. See your health care provider promptly if you have signs
of an infection anywhere in the body. In adults Osteomyelitis may
begin as nothing more than pain in a bone. However, other symptoms are
chills, fever, nausea, general ill feeling (malaise), pain, redness,
warmth, and swelling in the area around the bone, sweating more than
usual, swelling in the ankles, feet, or legs, and tenderness and
limited motion in the area around the bone. Bacteria may infect a
bone through an open wound, during surgery, or from a bone fracture
that has broken the skin. This is the most common cause of
osteomyelitis. Antibiotics given by shots into your veins are
usually an effective treatment for osteomyelitis. You may need to take
antibiotics for several weeks or months. It is recommended, before
operating your saw, it must be firmly mounted to your workbench or
other rigid frame. After completing cut release power switch and wait
for blade to stop before returning saw to raised position. The
federal law known as COBRA (sometimes called "continuation coverage")
protects the health care rights of workers who are laid off, as well
as spouses and dependents in certain situations. It enables you to
keep your exact same benefits for 18 months, and sometimes up to 36
months, depending on the circumstances. Best
wishes, Thank yall so much for getting back with
me so soon on this. I do apprecitae all the info. I will check into
the insurance, haven't thought of that. The swelling isn't to bad. It
hurts really bad and gets irratated when I take the bandage off during
the day to let it try to dry out and scab. As soon as I cover it, the
pain stops. Thanks again for your info. Truely Gizzy