[speaker001:] Come in. Good morning.
[William:] Hello Doctor.
[speaker001:] Now stranger, what can we do for you this morning?
[William:] a long time. A number of years.
[speaker001:] Aye, it's a long number of years. You've got spots.
[William:] Mhm. I was told it was chicken pox, but I haven't
[speaker001:] Mhm.
[William:] been to a doctor.
[speaker001:] Aye.
[William:] I've had this for over a fortnight....
[speaker001:] Did it just come on all of a sudden?
[William:] I think what happened it started on my legs, here. Right?...
[speaker001:] [whispering] Oh deary me []....
[William:] Now for a while, before I went to, I went to.
[speaker001:] That's turned into. Right. It's okay. we'll get that cleared for you.
[William:] I thought it was
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[William:] like that.
[speaker001:] No. Four or five days and it should all be starting to
[William:] I hope it's not turning.
[speaker001:] A germ, there's a germ that floats about in the air and if it gets onto the skin when it's broken. It
[William:] Was it? Was it originally
[speaker001:] . Well it looks as though it could well have been
[William:] originally chicken pox?
[speaker001:] like chicken pox. Yeah. But that's all it takes, it's just the skin to get broken, and underneath the skin and it just spreads and it's
[William:] And you haven't seen my arms.
[speaker001:] Same. Alright. Okay.
[William:] My arms are really bad.
[speaker001:] Let's get that sorted for you.
[William:] it was chicken pox and I'm saying to myself it's very infectious. What about, is that infectious?
[speaker001:] Yes. That's contagious as well.
[William:] And the funny thing was I've
[speaker001:] Mm.
[William:] only been off my work for about er seven days. I was at my work for a couple of days,
[speaker001:] Mhm.
[William:] when this started.
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[William:] So I must have passed it on.
[speaker001:] Aye. Impetigo isn't nearly as easy to pass on as chicken pox. In fact it's, it's really You have to be living in the same house as somebody who's
[William:] I was ask asking myself.
[speaker001:] Aye. You, you've got to be using that same towels, you know, that sort of thing.
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] You know, actually,mo all more or less direct contact
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] before you can pick it up.
[William:] Mhm.
[speaker001:] So there's no terrible worry in that way, that you've passed on to anybody. And that, I wouldn't worry about that.
[William:] get that thing?
[speaker001:] Ah, you could get it anywhere, I mean even, see the likes of that, that wee cut in the back of my hand?
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] Well it could start off in that. Just [snaps fingers] just.
[William:] See I always wondered because er... it seemed awfully slow in spreading it, it was there
[speaker001:] that's right.
[William:] and a couple of days with nothing happening I'm saying, well, at least it's started clearing up, but then
[speaker001:] And then it moved somewhere else.
[William:] it moved somewhere else and I'm saying I'm looking at it
[speaker001:] That's right.
[William:] the only place I've not got it is my abdomen and my chest.
[speaker001:] Right down the front.
[William:] It had nowhere to go.
[speaker001:] Aye.
[William:] And it started on my back quite a bit, three of four days ago, well it's not just as bad but my arms are real bad.
[speaker001:] Right. Let's see if we can get you turned into a human being....
[William:] Oh dear, and I'm saying to myself it was chicken pox
[speaker001:] Aye, but
[William:] I don't think I've heard of that impetigo Doctor to be honest.
[speaker001:] Yeah. it's years and. It used to be quite a common thing.
[William:] Yes. Correct. Aye, I remember.
[speaker001:] Ah, but it's y you still see it, I mean we still see it about once or twice every week.
[William:] Mhm.
[speaker001:] But I mean it used to be every day
[William:] Aye.
[speaker001:] we used to see it.
[William:] So, it all cleared up okay? It won't
[speaker001:] Yes. Och aye.
[William:] leave a lot of marks? No? Well, I suppose it.
[speaker001:] hopefully not. No. No. No. Now not nowadays, not with the, not with the stuff we get nowadays....
[William:] [cough]
[speaker001:] Now. Now. Now.
[William:] And what I've noticed is I've seen my bed linen. It's been weeping at night when I'm sleeping.
[speaker001:] That's right. That's right. In your sleep. That's right.
[William:] most of this is drying up but the skull must get It seems to
[speaker001:] Right.
[William:] weep.
[speaker001:] That's right. When the skin when we ju move around in the bed, the skin cracks open
[William:] Oh that's it, it's all cracking here.
[speaker001:] Aye.
[William:] Mhm.
[speaker001:] And the same with the crusty bits
[William:] Oh aye.
[speaker001:] , when you move around at night it's the crust cracks open
[William:] Mm.
[speaker001:] as well and you get this weepy, sticky
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] yucky er yellowy green
[William:] That's correct. Aye.
[speaker001:] coming out. That's right, isn't it? That's it. That's er here you are young William and that should get rid of that for you no bother at all.
[William:] Right and er
[speaker001:] two things, you've got a special stuff for during the day and a different stuff for bedtime.
[William:] Aha. I is it is it oral? Or what is it er?
[speaker001:] Tablets.
[William:] Both of them's tablets?
[speaker001:] Both tablets. Both tablets to take.
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] And that'll get rid of that for you.
[William:] So I can get in? What about work?
[speaker001:] An anything.
[William:] I can go to work?
[speaker001:] Yeah.
[William:] I feel a bit, I feel a bit embarrassed.
[speaker001:] Aye. The only thing about work is are you working with oil?
[William:] I do work with oil, aye.
[speaker001:] Ah well, no chance. No chance cos that
[William:] I'm working on Thursday so I'm
[speaker001:] Aye.
[William:] but I work with turbines and it's
[speaker001:] Aye. No. It's for your own sake, because the o if the oil gets underneath the skin it can irritate your skin.
[William:] Aha.
[speaker001:] So you're better er out the way of that for a week
[William:] ?
[speaker001:] or so. Yeah....
[William:] How are you keeping yourself, Doctor?
[speaker001:] Me? Fine.
[William:] Oh, good.
[speaker001:] . Don't have much choice.
[William:] I would say I've been pretty lucky recently myself.
[speaker001:] Oh, that's a good way to be. It's a good time to be a stranger in here.
[William:] a bit guilty, you know?
[speaker001:] Right. See if we can keep it that way for another twenty years.
[William:] Aha. Right. Thanks Doctor.
[speaker001:] Okay.
[William:] Right. Much obliged. So, what will I gi
[speaker001:] things right now.
[William:] give it another week?
[speaker001:] Give it a week, oh, within the week it should be a big lot better.
[William:] So that'll be the following
[speaker001:] . Let's say a week on Monday.
[William:] Back to work a week
[speaker001:] Aye.
[William:] Monday.
[speaker001:] A week Monday.
[William:] Great.
[speaker001:] . Aye.
[William:] Thanks very much.
[speaker001:] Okay. Right, Bill. Right? Look after yourself
[William:] Bye now.
[speaker001:] now. Bye.
[William:] Thank you.