The reason I joined this forum back in February was to offer advice to sheep farmers who use Footvax.
Unfortunately I ended up in hospital before I could offer that advice.
In the last 10 years I have had 2 jags with Footvax. The first was in my left peck muscle. I left this for a week thinking nothing of it. Under the skin formed a hard mass and ultimately a small infection where the needle went in. The infection was a blessing as over the next 8 months allowed me to squeeze out the puss leaving a hole in my muscle but it healed fine.
The second time was in February. This went into my wrist and after the first one sorting itself out I figured the same would happen. Not the case. After 7 days I reconed a dressing and Savalon was not the soloution and went to a very good hospital for antibiotics. Within 1hr of being there I had the undivided attention of experienced nurses, more than 1 doctor and a surgeon. It was serious.
I was booked in without delay and due surgery that night. The IV antibiotics worked well and quickly so theatre was moved to the next night to open and clean the wound.
2 operations later and 8 days in hospital I was finally ready to be released. Post hospital still took another 2 week to get the stitches out and at least a month to get back to normal.
My muscle mass declined and is only coming back now to what it was.
Had I gone in the same day I got jabbed it would have been a simple operation with no infection.
Please, if any of you get jabbed with Footvax or any other oil based vaccine or oil, go to hospital as soon as you can. You are not invincible.
It did me a lot of good long term getting medical help, I didnt realise my blood pressure was high and once coming out decided to even go to the opticians. I didnt realise how crisp the world was till I got glasses.
We may work a hard job and live to one side of society the public wouldn't understand but we all need help occasionally.
Unfortunately I ended up in hospital before I could offer that advice.
In the last 10 years I have had 2 jags with Footvax. The first was in my left peck muscle. I left this for a week thinking nothing of it. Under the skin formed a hard mass and ultimately a small infection where the needle went in. The infection was a blessing as over the next 8 months allowed me to squeeze out the puss leaving a hole in my muscle but it healed fine.
The second time was in February. This went into my wrist and after the first one sorting itself out I figured the same would happen. Not the case. After 7 days I reconed a dressing and Savalon was not the soloution and went to a very good hospital for antibiotics. Within 1hr of being there I had the undivided attention of experienced nurses, more than 1 doctor and a surgeon. It was serious.
I was booked in without delay and due surgery that night. The IV antibiotics worked well and quickly so theatre was moved to the next night to open and clean the wound.
2 operations later and 8 days in hospital I was finally ready to be released. Post hospital still took another 2 week to get the stitches out and at least a month to get back to normal.
My muscle mass declined and is only coming back now to what it was.
Had I gone in the same day I got jabbed it would have been a simple operation with no infection.
Please, if any of you get jabbed with Footvax or any other oil based vaccine or oil, go to hospital as soon as you can. You are not invincible.
It did me a lot of good long term getting medical help, I didnt realise my blood pressure was high and once coming out decided to even go to the opticians. I didnt realise how crisp the world was till I got glasses.
We may work a hard job and live to one side of society the public wouldn't understand but we all need help occasionally.
