Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: Samuimw on August 12, 2015, 01:13:57 PM
-
Ok, people I got a pin infection and it hurts really bad when walking and lifting.
-
I used local antibiotic powder, in Italy its commercial name is STREPTOSIL. 2 times a day and in 2/3 days you'll probaly be ok.
-
Garlic is enough.
I ate 8-10 pieces every day. After that I was never sick or anything like that.
-
Thanks for the answers I will try them out. Is weakness while having an infection normal ? Can I lengthen my legs during that?
-
Garlic is enough.
I ate 8-10 pieces every day. After that I was never sick or anything like that.
I hate eating garlic but do you think garlic supplement will do?
-
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/20751607_Problems_Obstacles_and_Complications_of_Limb_Lengthening_by_the_Ilizarov_Technique
Read.
And try Amoxicillin 1000 mg/day for a week. That is the way to treat pin site infections.
-
Hey , thanks for the article. ;)
-
Hello
You need to clean the pin site with saline and sterile material.
Then we normally use a cream called Diprogenta (gentamicine + betametasone) 2 times/day
And Oral Amoxiciline 500mg/8hours during 7 days
Regards
-
Wow the doctor came himself. Thank you very much Dr.Monegal.
-
oh man! this makes me think twice about getting externals .
-
hey dr momegal, can superficial infection of pins get to the bone and cause serious infection inside? in that case which is the solution?
-
I NEVER washed my pin sites. At all! My legs looked disgusting.
I had some puss coming out from the pin through my right foot but that got all better after I began to eat garlic.
Every patient that washed their pin sites had an infection every now and then.
-
I would start freaking out sweden! How long did it take to look/get better as soon as you started eating garlic? Did Sarin give you any pills to cure the infection?
-
I had some puss coming out too . I bought garlic supplement let see how it goes. The pin infections just keep coming i hate it. But I'm better now after 4 days of amoxilin.
-
What is there to freak out by? You have open wounds that the body tries to heal constantly.
I was fine all the time except for stomach ache.
After taking garlic every day it went away after some days.
If you keep getting infections you don't eat the food you're supposed to.
-
But doesn't it hurt? Could you walk when you had the infection?
-
I want to share my experience and method of how i stayed free of infection while i was in my monolateral frames on femurs for six and a half months.
I was really scared of bone infection although its very rare that i took great care of them.
1. I clean all the pins with sterile liquid ONCE a DAY. Sometimes i just used recently boiled water. I start by cleaning from the pin sites to up and away from them. Then i clean the skin around the wounds.
2. After all the wounds and pins are cleaned i put betadine cream on the wounds. The cream not only helps fight infection, it also makes the skin around the pins moist and supple making it easier for u to do stretching exercises or to move around with less pain. I use the cream twice a day.
3. I have all my pin sites covered the whole time, changing the cover pads every 3 to 4 days.
4. Whenever i m about to eat or drink something, i make sure all my pins and the sites are covered up with a cloth or napkin.
5. Yet sometimes i tend to get sore pin wounds or inflammation from the pins cutting through the flesh from lenghtening. Its not somthing to worry. It always goes away after two or three days. I somestimes take Nucoxia to help with pain and inflammation..
6. I never touched my wounds or pin sites without gloves.
7. And the last thing ...even when the day came of having the frames removed.
I took a thorough clean bath especially the frames once more just before getting into the operation room. And i clean the pins and wounds with betatine liquod and leave it on.
It was tireing, yes. But its all worth it.
-
Thank, you very much for coming here and sharing your experience. Big thanks everyone :)