Can this be right?

[milly143]

I just noticed on Facebook a friend put the following and it seems odd to me.

"Opened a door on my big toe at work. Bled quite a bit and got dressing on it. Got to send clippings from it in 6-8 weeks to check for infection. If there is then got to take one tab of antibiotic once a day for 9-12 months"

Check for infection in 6-8 weeks and then 9-12 months of anti-biotics? Not that I'm calling her a liar but I've never heard of anything like that before.

[boxtops]

That seems a bit extreme - but why do people put this stuff on FB anyway?!

[LoftyLottie]

Might this person be a diabetic?

[milly143]

She was moaning about something being wrong with her foot so her sister asked what happened and that was her response. She's always moaning about someting though.

I'm not sure if she is diabetic Lofty, although I doubt it as she does tend to share every aspect of her medicle life on there.

[boxtops]

Ah, that could make a difference, lottie.

[milly143]

*medical

[welshlibranr]

I'd think that if she is diabetic, then more chance of infection, but antibiotics for 9 -12 weeks sounds very extreme!.........

[merciasounds]

Odd to me too! I'd have thought, if there was any infection there, the antibiotics would be best administered straight away as ignored infection can do a lot of damage, especially somewhere small like a toe. Also, how would she know how long she would be kept on antibiotics! Strange indeed.

[milly143]

9-12 weeks would be a long time I agree for taking anti-b's but she said 9-12 MONTHS! ??

[LoftyLottie]

9-12 MONTHS Welshie!! ;O)

I know diabetics have to be extremely careful about any foot problem.

[sherrardk]

Hi Mercia - someone was looking for you a little while ago, think it was Micmak.

[noitall2]

they are checking for fungal nail infection and treatment can take up to a year.

[LoftyLottie]

Not antibiotics though. Quite strong antifungal drugs. That would obviously why nail clippings have to be taken. Obviously Milly, your friend has a toenail which has a fungal infection - very common. She has knocked the nail and made it bleed and I would think whoever has dressed it has noticed the fungal infection.

[LoftyLottie]

And yes the drugs do have to be taken for about a year. But they have side affects and often other treatments are suggested instead.

I know because I had a suspected fungal infection - only it wasn't!!

[LoftyLottie]

Sounds like a bit of a hypochondriac to me!! Fancy putting that on facebook and making such a big deal out of it.

[welshlibranr]

Lottie, sounds about right!........existing fungal nail infection!.....not as a result of her accident!......

[Sqad]

Gobledeegook.

[LoftyLottie]

Excuse me Squad, but wrote I have said is not gobbledegook at all!! :o(

http://www.patient.co...al-Nail-Infection.htm

[Sqad]

Lofty...there is NOTHING in the original post to suggest that she has a fungal infection OR diabetes, except from the unlikely tales of nail clippings and 12 months treatment of antibiotics.
It is all supposition.

The only facts that we have is that she caught her foot and it bled.....all the rest is "made up"

My gobblegook comment was a reflection on the OP.

[LoftyLottie]

OK you win! But clippings and a tablet once a day for a long period would indicate a fungal infection. That's all. And as Milly suggests the girl likes to moan and perhaps is just after attention.

[Sqad]

Any chance of a "kiss and make up?"