Yes I've discussed it with quite a few doctors, two GPs in Bude and several doctors at our regional hospital. The received wisdom is that once you've had it, you're far more prone to reinfection, and this is the upshot of the lymphatic system in the affected part of the body being damaged and less resistant to further bacterial incursions. My instincts cause me to dispute this, as my second attack was in a different leg. I can't help thinking that a residual infection stays quiescent in the body after the first attack. It's possible for people who suffer repeat infections to be prescribed long-term low-dose prophylactic antibiotics, but I've yet to find a doctor who'll do that for me. As long as I have a full course of antibiotics in reserve plus an extra strip, I can cope quite well.