Pyoderma Gangrenosum is a very rare skin condition that is not well known and not well understood. People can have the ailment for a few weeks or even years. There is almost no information on how to go about your life while suffering this condition.
Friday, June 22, 2012
The well is dry.
My leg stopped "dripping". Without warning or any changes it just stopped. I am so happy about this development I'm afraid of doing anything that might start the waterworks up again, like drinking a beer. When I change my dressing, about every 12 hrs or so, they are dry, a bit sticky. Great care is taken when removing my bandages because I don't want to pull off any tissue or "scabs". Doing so may produce a lot of bleeding. If the sight of blood makes you queasy then Pyoderma isn't for you.
The pic is of a small patch of skin by my knee that refuses to heal up. I am still on the Prednisone but this little SOB popped up and doesn't want to go away. It doesn't hurt at all but the other day it started bleeding like a stuck pig. I was laughing while I was trying to stop the bleeding because it was coming out so fast. I had just gotten out of the shower and was sitting down to put a pad on the ulcer. This was when I noticed a stream of blood running down my calf onto the floor, my beautifully clean freshly polished hardwood floor. About ten minutes and a handful of paper towel later It stopped. I guess I washed a scab off while in the shower. It hasn't happened before or since. This is just some additional bullshit I have to keep an eye on. If this thing started bleeding while I was at the office it would of course be an embarrassing disaster.
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