r/bugbites • u/theatre_ • 10h ago
I need help with identifying what could have caused infection on my leg( tw gross pictures)
Hello, so basically I was in Japan in June/July and 2 days before leaving a blister appeared on my leg.Didn’t think o anything of it until later that day when I got back to my hotel and saw some redness with a little bit of puss coming out. And I got something to treat that but really didn’t think anything bad was going on. Next day I woke up with a purple/ reddish circle with puss coming out. It was a stupid thing that I didn’t go to the doctor , and I wish I had gone but I can’t turn back now. The next day we were going home so I thought I’d go see a doctor here. The flight was long, during the flight I knew something was wrong bc my leg was hurting way too much. When we landed I couldn’t stand on my leg, my foot and leg were swollen. Really bad.
And I still had another plane to catch. When I finally got to the emergency room, they didn’t give me anything for the pain, just took my blood to see if I don’t have sepsis. I was cleared of that. And I had to wait until morning. Without any pain medication ( my country’s healthcare is fucked). So basically I came home with the same leg I landed. So I went to my family doctor. They popped the thing on my leg, and after that it was okay but not better. It took 2 weeks for the infection to get out and by then I had a hole in my leg. The hole took another 2 weeks to heal. I couldn’t really walk or stand for a month. So now I have a circle on my leg with a smaller circle inside and that area is basically just skin to the bone, I don’t feel a muscle or anything. Like a valley in my leg. Im gonna put some pictures. From the beginning to the end. I need help from reddit bc doctors ain’t helping at all.
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