Thanks for the update, Kathleen.
I would be inclined to recommend breastmilk to wash the abscess with.
Wonder if she can get hold of amy fresh milk from friends or family.
Nobody on the medical team is likely to mention it either :(
Good you are making progress!
R

On Thu, 24 May 2018 at 05:45, Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Good evening... I got a note this evening from a friend of Norma‘s. Norma
> had been discharged from the hospital, Albany medical center, last Friday.
> She went to rehab center nearby and since then the infection in her leg has
> returned. It was actually an abscess that has ruptured and she is having
> surgery tomorrow. I’m sure she and her family would appreciate any good
> that you can send her away. It’s scary to have an infection that will not
> budge and we are hoping that it does not show up in her bone.
>
> I’m out lighter note I have had my cast removed after six weeks and I am
> in and out in a walking boot. It helps but it sort of feels like the cone
> of shame that I brought my dog. I am getting better slowly. Sending good
> thoughts to everybody and love to all Kathleen
> --
>
> Kathleen B. Bruce RN BSN IBCLC
> [log in to unmask]
> Hinesburg, Vermont 05461
>
>
>
>

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