Saturday, April 22, 2023

Covered In Blood

April 22, 2023, evening, Day 2, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida

Well, that was quite a thrill, but not in a fun way. Basically, I woke from a short evening nap in my hospital bed to find that my right arm was covered in blood.

I apparently inadvertently yanked out my intravenous port that I was using to receive many bags of intravenous antibiotic infusions for the severe, painful cellulitis infection within my right foot/ankle/leg.

I have been admitted to hospitals MANY times during recent years with cellulitis infections in both of my legs, separately, due to lingering diabetic ulcers.

(photo: my new intravenous antibiotic infusions port within my right arm)

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