Long time healing

[floopyjim]

Has anyone else noticed that it takes a long time to heal when injured?  If I cut myself, it can take over a week to heal.  If I hurt a joint or muscle, sometimes it never heals.  I have various injuries that just don't seem to go away - my latest is a painful foot - plantar fasciitus apparently and it's just keeps going on, and on...

I asked my nurse and she said that slow healing is a symptom of CVID.  Anyone else experience this?

James.

[glowing]

Hi James.

I usually heal quickly unless a wound becomes infected. Last year I had an old scar open a bit. Though the area was only pea sized on a six inch scar it wouldn't heal. After a couple of months I went to the doc and was given some steroid cream and it worked. The doc didn't mention CVID.

I have quite a lot of pain from arthritis and movement in the wrong direction can cause pain lasting a few days but it does settle with rest and Tramadol. I have to keep everything moving or pain continues.

Glo

[gillie]

Hi James. I'm like you. It takes what feels like forever for any cut to heal, and I bleed for Britain because of my low platelet count.Bruises hang around too, and sometimes never lose their blue discolouration. I'll never wear shorts again, as my legs are constantly black and blue!I'm due to see my G.P. next week. I'll be asking her for stronger pain killers to keep my joints usable, particularly my hands and wrists.Co-codamol simply isn't working any more.
Best wishes,
Gillie.

[floopyjim]

Cheers all.

I don't think the wounds get infected, I'm usually very careful with cleaning them and keeping them covered.

It's like Gillie said, they hang around for ages - bruises too - I too have bad joints as well. I do wonder if my prolapsed disc in my neck is down to CVID? Ath this stage, it wouldn't surprise me.

[twinmom]

I have all of the foregoing. Near permanent blue bruises on my legs , slow healing sores, that sometimes re-open, completely destroyed vertebrae ( i'm told I have degenerative disc disease and my back is collapsing), very sore joints particularly my knees elbows hips and shoulders but also my wrists and fingers, ankles and toes to a lesser degree. This all started over 26 years ago after having years of infections since early childhood Beyond sinus and chest infections (including bronchitis and pneumonia for most of my life) I had osteomyelitis, twice, peritonitis, once & septicemia three times.

It certainly sounds like the back and joint problems are related to CVID. also I do not absorb nutrients as my pancreas is apparently nonfunctional and oh yes my thyroid stopped functioning over 30 years ago. I know there's many other things but that's all I can think of off the top my head
Cheers!🙃