My dad's wound seemed weird. Had been asking him to go to the clinic to let the doctor have a look but he stubbornly refused. Had been asking quite a few days but he just won't move an inch.
Well, he injured his leg on 23 August 2007 and had 3 stitches for his wound. 2 weeks later, the doctor removed the stitches. So many days had past since the stitches were removed yet everyday, when I helped my dad washed the dried up wound, I would see fresh stain of blood clot. The 'dried up' wound looked kind of yellowish also. As for the blood clot, usually it was pretty tiny at most about a diameter of 2 mm but there was a night when the fresh blood clot was much bigger. Almost covering the wound. Was very not right. Somemore, over the past 2 nights, my mum and I saw that my dad's wound seemed to dent inwards (more each day).
Saturday when I went to work, it wasn't the 'original' doctor so I never say anything. On Sunday, it was the doctor and when it around 9.30pm and there weren't much patients, I asked the other clinic assistant, JW who is a nursing student and is having her attachment already. She adviced me to get my dad to see a doctor. She told the senior clinic assistant, S, and she also adviced me to get my dad over. So I called my mum to get her to pursuade my dad which in the end, she asked my dad to the phone. My dad can't stand me so he agreed and I registered for him and took out his card.
I was busy when he came so I did not go into the room. My mum told me after they came out that the doctor said his wound had some infection and gave him 2 types of antibiotics and a cream to apply.
I was glad I was working at the clinic where I could seek some advice so that my dad finally give in to see the doctor. Infection isn't something for fun. Hope my dad get well soon!
Well, he injured his leg on 23 August 2007 and had 3 stitches for his wound. 2 weeks later, the doctor removed the stitches. So many days had past since the stitches were removed yet everyday, when I helped my dad washed the dried up wound, I would see fresh stain of blood clot. The 'dried up' wound looked kind of yellowish also. As for the blood clot, usually it was pretty tiny at most about a diameter of 2 mm but there was a night when the fresh blood clot was much bigger. Almost covering the wound. Was very not right. Somemore, over the past 2 nights, my mum and I saw that my dad's wound seemed to dent inwards (more each day).
Saturday when I went to work, it wasn't the 'original' doctor so I never say anything. On Sunday, it was the doctor and when it around 9.30pm and there weren't much patients, I asked the other clinic assistant, JW who is a nursing student and is having her attachment already. She adviced me to get my dad to see a doctor. She told the senior clinic assistant, S, and she also adviced me to get my dad over. So I called my mum to get her to pursuade my dad which in the end, she asked my dad to the phone. My dad can't stand me so he agreed and I registered for him and took out his card.
I was busy when he came so I did not go into the room. My mum told me after they came out that the doctor said his wound had some infection and gave him 2 types of antibiotics and a cream to apply.
I was glad I was working at the clinic where I could seek some advice so that my dad finally give in to see the doctor. Infection isn't something for fun. Hope my dad get well soon!
Below is the picture I finally got from my dad's mobile. It's the freshly cleaned wound at the clinic on the 1st day of injury. I am unsure as I did not see the freshly cleaned wound but my dad claimed that the bone can be seen so I supposed the whitish part might be the bone.
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