Whitby.2008
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Yes it did.Yes my lip looks like that.
Did it feel hot & tingle?
Did you use any medication?
I was prescribed AB’s
Mine took about a fortnight to develop and burst out.
Yes it did.Yes my lip looks like that.
Did it feel hot & tingle?
Did you use any medication?
Sure you are right, but its on my lip, I can't floss in that area now, which is a nuisance.Currently there is no approved treatment for an orf virus infection. However, the lesion can become infected with bacteria if not properly managed.
The lesion should be kept dry and covered to prevent a secondary infection with bacteria. While working with animals or during manual labor in which the lesion might get wet, use a watertight bandage. To promote healing, a non-weeping sore can be uncovered at bedtime or covered loosely if still weeping.
If you are experiencing pain, fever, or notice that the lesion is becoming rapidly larger or spreading, you should see your doctor.
Oh might be false alarm then, maybe the cut lip which bled quite a bit but did not look that bad, was a bit worse than it looked. But only 48 hours ago so too early for orf.Yes it did.
I was prescribed AB’s
Mine took about a fortnight to develop and burst out.
I went to see an "alternative health practitioner" and she told me to take a liquid garlic kind of thing, like eating garlic bulbs that had been through a liquidiser, very hot and hard to digest, but OK.I'd rather have the orf.
Lad that gives us a hand got it last year.i took one look at it said it's orf.he saw 2 doctors neither said it was orf.My Mum had it once off pet lambs.
Keep eye on it and if red and starts tracking up your arm you'll need strong antibiotics.
Her arm went right up ,swollen with it and felt really unwell with it.
Most Doctors never new what it was.
Strangely a foreign doctor seen later knew straight away.
We need danger pay, who else would do it.I have it atm
Was quite poorly about a week into it. Had 67 nasty spots everywhere that some orfy hoggs had touched my arm and all up my side. Felt horrendous for three days then came through it and all spots went down to red pimples apart from 4 bad ones that look like classic orf. Was worried tbh thought blood poisoning was setting in up my arm but it came back down my vein before it got too high up
My now retired shearer.Off in people is a thing!My mrs picks it up off the sheep easily and its a hospital job sometimes! Me . . . . . . i need get it. And i think thats how it goes!
Are you sure it's not just a scab that's healing your injury??
Happened to me . Arms elevated for days in hospital . Very painful and my eyes really stungMy Mum had it once off pet lambs.
Keep eye on it and if red and starts tracking up your arm you'll need strong antibiotics.
Her arm went right up ,swollen with it and felt really unwell with it.
Most Doctors never new what it was.
Strangely a foreign doctor seen later knew straight away.