Hi Eleanor, My late husband had cellulitis for years and when it was at it's worse we had a nurse come to the house and she would wrap them with a medicated wrapping of some sort, it's called a ---- boot, I can't recall the name of it and MediCare paid for it. It seemed to help and also I had to hook him up to an IV once a day to an antibiotic drip. He did get better after a while. I also had it, just a small amount on my forehead, cellulitis is not contagious, I got it while I had a throat infection and it went away very quickly. It did leave a scar though. I hope you are better very soon, I am sending prayers. Carol K in Michigan On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:39 AM, <ellorh@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Connie, > > Yes, this is what I have; it gets better and it gets worse. I use the > antibiotics orally and creams on my legs, so the skin will not break. The > description below describes it perfectly. I had never heard of it before > until last year. When I saw pictures of how it can get, I have tried to > really take take care of it. > > Love, > Eleanor > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Connie <R.leaman@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Cellulitis? > > Connie > > > > > > > Elanor, Kenneth had a thing going on with his leg, can't remember what > > > they > > > called it now, but they gave antibiotics in the hospital intervenious, > > > then > > > he has been taking the antibiotics at home since then. Started out > with > > > his > > > leg hurting, running fever and chills. Just feeling crappy. So hope > tha > > > t isn't what you had. Any way hope you continue to do well at home. > We > > > can > > > sure get strange things as we get older. gees. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > I > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Although I had it twice, mine was mild compared to what you all are describing! I have pictures, though, and they aren't pretty! Connie > Hi Eleanor, > > My late husband had cellulitis for years and when it was at it's worse we > had a nurse come to the house and she would wrap them with a medicated > wrapping of some sort, it's called a ---- boot, I can't recall the name of > it and MediCare paid for it. It seemed to help and also I had to hook him > up to an IV once a day to an antibiotic drip. He did get better after a > while.