Grrrr Im annoyed with my GP surgery!....I called them, told them I may have inflammation and perhaps an infection on my wounds and they said a triage nurse would get back to me by calling me. No such thing...so I called again, to be told they had my incorrect number. My correct number was then given, and still nothing....Then I called again and the surgery was closed!.....So I rang the out-of-hours emergency Doctors...Who said, you live nearby the Victoria hospital in Lewes, can you possibly go there, and the non-emergency department will check your dressings and see if theres anything they can do.
SOooooo I went to the hospital....to be told that:
a) The bandages looked like they were sealed, so its best to leave them be incase of infection after removing.
b) Even if there was an infection, antibiotics couldnt be prescribed there?
c) I should go to my GP's Surgery (lol - I then explained the whole back-forth crap)
d) Theres no redness around my dressings, even if they are hot to touch, it doesnt look infected.
e) If theres internal infections, they wont be able to tell
f) if I have a temperature, start being sick, or have severe abdominal pains, to contact the out of hours emergency doctor
So basically they quickly took my temperature in both ears, had a look at the dressings and said to go home and keep an eye out for anything listed in (f).