MMRanch wrote on 03/14/18 at 20:33:42:


Normal? Careful there soldier  

MM, as I mentioned before I work for one of the best dermatologists in the USA. I asked him to look at your pictures and he agrees with the diagnosis of cellulitis and confirms that you need to take this very seriously. I told him you were seeing a second doctor today and he spoke quiet highly of military doctors so you should be in good hands. He said to listen to what your doctor tells you and follow his instructions. Other than that he said you need to take it easy, but not stay sitting or lying down all day. Ideally when you lie down you should elevate the foot at least 6 inches above your chest. And no I'm not talking about any weird yoga position. MM, please take care of yourself as this is a very serious condition.  We are praying for you.

Rhino Ray is better than As$face ! Hope you are doing well too Squishy !
No pictures Please !

MMRanch wrote on 03/15/18 at 10:34:50:


Chill dude, one day at a time, its nice to look to the future, but really Mike, focus on the present right now, you MUST take this serious....
Not trying to harp, just trying to get your attention  

     See, you gots lots of nanny wives out there ready to take care of you, dude.    
And I betcha they do leg checks on you each and every day on the trip to see if you are going backwards any at all due to pure tee stubbornness and with riding 8-10 hours a day .....      


Mike, you need to talk to your doctor about exactly what/which bacteria are doing this to you.   Staph and Strep are two of the most common causes of cellulitis but your doctor is now thinking about "other" forms of stuff and he is firing his antibiotics at a wider range of stuff.    Get the man to write down what you got (or he thinks you could possibly have).

Lancer and the other guys with various issues -- read what Mike has and talk to your own doc.   Mine told me to avoid being around someone with open sores or "current" cellulitis as my mechanical heart valve mounting site could pick up that active strep/staph stuff in a skinny minute.    

And he also told me if I get the flu or any other pneumonia type stuff to come in at once and be ready to stay a while as a good case of common strep or staff could do me in fairly easily.

READ, good info      https://www.medicinenet.com/clindamycin-oral/article.htm#what_is_clindamycin-...



These are not the usual sick and elderly people who die from influenza. But every year, flu carries away perfectly healthy young adults and children, and tens of thousands of people over 65.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/here-s-how-flu-virus-kills-some-pe...

How does flu kill, and why does it sometimes kill so quickly?

Doctors who study the body’s immune response say there are three main reasons: co-infection with another germ, usually bacteria such as strep; aggravation of existing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and asthma; and a so-called cytokine storm, marked by an overwhelming immune system response to infection.

MMRanch wrote on 03/15/18 at 15:16:38:


THANK YOU Mike........

Monday I have hopefully my last surgery on this issue.

I lovely accept ALL intervention to a HIGHER power, for mine, and my loved ones, behalf  

God speed to you Mike, believe, and we are half way to miracles already  

Yea , you  know --- ridding every day even if some of them are between rain showers , some of them being only in the afternoon warm periods , and making up reasons to go "Ridding" around a county block .

Dave wrote on 03/17/18 at 04:38:33:



Excellent point !

Wouldn't want to give us a bad name now that we have worked so hard to craft our #@*^% image.