please get the presciption cream the doctor recommended!!
Call the DR office and ask if they have samples or if manufacturer will comp the cream if you cannot afford it
Or call the pharm company yourself, and your County Health Department
Look up free health clinics in your area to get medical supplies
You do NOT want to mess with antibiotic resistant infections, staph, MRSA etc
Go to ER stat if there is ANY STATUS change in ANY of his physical condition including redness, swelling, spreading, fever nausea lethargy as this can go septic and get into bloodstream and go fast, in hours
Don’t want to alarm you but do want to alert you
Good Luck!
There aren't any here. I went to the food pantry today and got some latex gloves but that was all they had. I asked about all the other supplies I needed and they searched, but were so sorrowful to have to tell me they didn't have any. As for the cream, they didn't have samples and I was told "no" when I asked if the company could help me. I have no transportation unless I beg of my church friends or boyscout moms. It's getting harder and harder to find anyone willing to give me a ride. I have no way to get to the ER unless I go by ambulance, and then we have no way home. I will watch for those symptoms and call for an ambulance if they happen...that is a promise! Thank you for the information!
I learned about this a few months ago, can't remember how; but my son (no insurance) has to take a bunch of meds for autoimmune disease, and what used to cost $400/month is around $100 with the GoodRx coupons.
I hope this helps you to afford the prescribed cream.
His rash could be part of the infection. When it was just the toe, localized infection; a rash sometimes comes about when the infection has invaded his bloodstream, a systemic infection.
Please don't hesitate to get him to the hospital for an eval. It can go downhill very fast. You have my prayers.
Prayers up for you son.
God Bless.