Hi all
Feeling pretty sorry for myself and could use any positive stories or advice you have.
Last Sunday night I was visiting relatives and decided to leave early as I was freezing, abnormally cold. By the time I got home I'd started being sick and then went into a raging hot temperature.
I fell into bed, spent too long in a very deep sleep, too deep it felt, and when I woke my leg was a red wine colour in the calf.
First thought was oh no I'll have to be checked at the hospital for a dvt, but I feel too ill to go. I have a lot of health anxiety and it paralyses me. While I feel ill I often can't fo the right thing or seek help. It's related to a past trauma and I'm seeking help for it.
Anyway i called the doctor on weds when my 'bug' had eased off and I felt I could clean and tidy myself for hospital. But the doctor said its cellulitis and my 'illness' was me fighting it off. What if I had gone into sepsis. I had ignored the leg for 2 days !
He prescribed antibiotics which he urged me to take but agreed that if I continued to improve I could miss them. I have them with me. There's continuing improvement but it's so slow.
I have fatigue at the best of times and I'm doing very little except prepping very basic meals , cleaning up after them and lying in bed.
Just wondered of anyone else has been here. I have found other support but I think I'm just talking with people who had a horrendous time or lots of recurrence etc, which isn't helping with the anxiety right now.
Never had anything like this in my life. Have always walked barefoot. Could the reducing estradiol made me a bit more susceptible?
Thanks for reading all this
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