Wound on shin keeps opening up
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Got whacked on my right shin one month ago during 5 a side football. The cut was quite nasty but scabbed over as usual but in subsequent weeks I’ve continued to either hurt my shin in football (even with pads on) or scrape my shin when working on the car. So the wound keeps going back to square 1. Any way I can speed up healing?
Been there, done that.
They are absolute sods to heal. There's really no alternative but to remove the cause - i.e. stop doing it. Huge shin pads might be a step in the right direction. Skin/flesh is so thin over the bone you need to be careful for the long term - shin injuries can get very awkward in old age. Look after it while you can!
They are absolute sods to heal. There's really no alternative but to remove the cause - i.e. stop doing it. Huge shin pads might be a step in the right direction. Skin/flesh is so thin over the bone you need to be careful for the long term - shin injuries can get very awkward in old age. Look after it while you can!
Thanks for the suggestions. It’s not the kind of wound that needs stitches. The soft semi-scab that recently formed on it disintegrated in the shower earlier and left a red/pink moist centre (again). Might go to a minor injuries unit tomorrow and see if they can apply some sort of dressing.
I would post a picture of my shin that is a mess of scared tissue from 2 x 10mm long at most scratches i got from a Dishwasher door.
Started to heal then just went bad. Ended up at the local wound clinic getting it re-dressed every week. Took over 18months to heal, then i caught the skin on a box corner after getting out of the shower. Back to square one.
Started to heal then just went bad. Ended up at the local wound clinic getting it re-dressed every week. Took over 18months to heal, then i caught the skin on a box corner after getting out of the shower. Back to square one.
Mutts said:
jagnet said:
Insufficient blood flow around the lower limbs will increase wound healing time. A compression stocking can improve matters in the short term.
I'm supposed to wear compression stockings everyday, fine in winter when cold but in summer time my feet die.
They are definitely not pleasant things to wear.The long term solution is to really work on the calf muscles which the body relies on to pump blood back up from the extremities. To a lesser, but still important, extent are all the foot muscles.
Unfortunately modern lifestyles and footwear choices have reduced the average person's lower leg musculature and flexibility to a level below that needed for good long term health. Cold feet, varicose veins, slow healing, shiny skin patches, dark areas of skin, etc are all related.
Avoid prolonged periods of sitting and standing. Consider switching to minimalist footwear. Lower leg and foot strengthening and stretching exercises will pay dividends.
I had a similar problem on my ankle , A wound became ulcerated , My GP nurse practitioner recommended , but could not prescribe Manuka Honey dressings due to cost ?(easy to find on Amazon). After a few weeks the problem had cleared up. They will sting for the first few times of use , but the pain is worth the gain
Thinking about it Manuka dressings could be considered homeopathic hence not prescribed
Edited by MXRod on Tuesday 29th March 08:11
Thinking about it Manuka dressings could be considered homeopathic hence not prescribed
Edited by MXRod on Tuesday 29th March 09:27
jagnet said:
They are definitely not pleasant things to wear.The long term solution is to really work on the calf muscles which the body relies on to pump blood back up from the extremities. To a lesser, but still important, extent are all the foot muscles.
Unfortunately modern lifestyles and footwear choices have reduced the average person's lower leg musculature and flexibility to a level below that needed for good long term health. Cold feet, varicose veins, slow healing, shiny skin patches, dark areas of skin, etc are all related.
Avoid prolonged periods of sitting and standing. Consider switching to minimalist footwear. Lower leg and foot strengthening and stretching exercises will pay dividends.
Had my left leg ultrasounded countless times and in the end they took out 2 leaky valves in my ankle which helped for a while.
Mutts said:
I cycle when possible to help with the leg, used to do a lot more but MS showed up and stopped a lot.
Had my left leg ultrasounded countless times and in the end they took out 2 leaky valves in my ankle which helped for a while.
Had my left leg ultrasounded countless times and in the end they took out 2 leaky valves in my ankle which helped for a while.
After doing an ultrasound on my legs they wanted to start removing some of my veins. I was rather less enthused by that idea than they were, so set about fixing the problem without recourse to surgery.I still have scarring from it, but no recurrence. Can't wear skinny jeans now though.
When I was on a Submarine a colleague injured his shin on a deck combing - he didn’t want to trouble anyone but some weeks later his leg was starting to get whiffy and a day or so later he told the medic about it.
I was in the Mess when the victims makeshift dressing was removed and the strong of stomach stayed around while the scab lifter cleaned up the rotting flesh - the clean and clear sight of white shin bone was a joy after all the scabbyness had gone but a few days later it worsened and we had to surface to get the poor sod helicoptered off
I was in the Mess when the victims makeshift dressing was removed and the strong of stomach stayed around while the scab lifter cleaned up the rotting flesh - the clean and clear sight of white shin bone was a joy after all the scabbyness had gone but a few days later it worsened and we had to surface to get the poor sod helicoptered off
I think there is something weird about the shin area. I tend to get cut when gardening, clearing out overgrown hedges and getting caught by thorns etc. Any cut or abrasion below the knee takes an age to heal. I had one scab surgically removed. The consultant sent it away to the lab for analysis and was unable to confirm whether it was benign or not! No problems with that wound since but I am curious.
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