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What Is The Treatment For The Clear Liquid Discharge Through The Wound?

I HAVE A WOUND ON MY LEG THAT WILL NOT HEAL AND IS LEAKING CLEAR FLUID, THE SKIN AROUND IT KEEPS GETTING REAL SOGGY , AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE A FISHY SMELL, WHAT COULD THIS BE, ITS FREAKING ME OUT AND SCARING ME , IM TO SCARED TO GO THE ER CAUSE I DONT WANT THEM TO SAY THEY HAVE TO CUT MY LEG OFF
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
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hello
thank you for contacting HCM.

although it will be difficult to diagnose without seeing the wound but following questions will help in guiding you properly:
1.
how did the wound start to appear? did you have any injury on leg?
2. is the adjacent area hot and painful?
3. do you have any chronic illness like diabetes or hypertension?
4. did you take any treatment before contacting here?

the only treatment of such wound is NOT only cutting the leg. its an extreme treatment option when all other treatment therapies fail to heal.
so i would recommend you to goto ER and let duty dr look at the wound. he will then advise you treatment in a better way starting from antibiotics, regular dressing of the wound and some pain killers. regular followup will heal the wound soon enough.

in the meanwhile you can take :
Polyfax plus ointment and apply on the 3-4 times a day
try to keep the wound dry.
wash hands before and after touching the wound.


hope it will heal soon.

thank you
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What Is The Treatment For The Clear Liquid Discharge Through The Wound?

hello thank you for contacting HCM. although it will be difficult to diagnose without seeing the wound but following questions will help in guiding you properly: 1. how did the wound start to appear? did you have any injury on leg? 2. is the adjacent area hot and painful? 3. do you have any chronic illness like diabetes or hypertension? 4. did you take any treatment before contacting here? the only treatment of such wound is NOT only cutting the leg. its an extreme treatment option when all other treatment therapies fail to heal. so i would recommend you to goto ER and let duty dr look at the wound. he will then advise you treatment in a better way starting from antibiotics, regular dressing of the wound and some pain killers. regular followup will heal the wound soon enough. in the meanwhile you can take : Polyfax plus ointment and apply on the 3-4 times a day try to keep the wound dry. wash hands before and after touching the wound. hope it will heal soon. thank you