Get this problem taken care of as soon as you possibly can. And get tested for diabetes. You want to keep your foot!
A former coworker of mine was diabetic (and an alcoholic - as you can imagine this story won't end well) and he got a bruise on his foot from dropping a bigass Folgers can on it. That turned into an infection and he didn't manage it very well. Over the next two years they eventually shortened his leg up to the knee in about 4 different increments. He died of other diabetic-related causes a year ago.
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11-05-2006, 07:38 PM #1
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11-05-2006, 07:56 PM #2
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Exactly. This should not wait till your next appointment.
Originally Posted by Dianyla
Get this problem taken care of as soon as you possibly can."My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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11-06-2006, 04:27 AM #3
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I will reiterate as others have, STAY ON TOP OF THIS!!!! My BIL had something like this start several years ago and has been in and out of hospital with it, (they thought it was initially a spider bite but never have pinpointed WHAT EXACTLY it is) They thought more recently it was MRSA but after having to finally amputate his left great toe, they STILL don't know what it is!! Please be careful
He now has problems in BOTH feet and they have no idea what they are dealing with, but is rehabbing from the amputation and trying to keep it from further spreading still in both feet.
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11-17-2006, 05:20 AM #4
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Dianyla I was thinking of the same thing. Have seen this happen to several friends. Originally Posted by Dianyla
Get this problem taken care of as soon as you possibly can. And get tested for diabetes. You want to keep your foot!
A former coworker of mine was diabetic (and an alcoholic - as you can imagine this story won't end well) and he got a bruise on his foot from dropping a bigass Folgers can on it. That turned into an infection and he didn't manage it very well. Over the next two years they eventually shortened his leg up to the knee in about 4 different increments. He died of other diabetic-related causes a year ago.
Please take this very seriously. A wound that does not heal, especially on an extremity is very very serious! I would try and locate a wound specialist as soon as possible!
and BIG HUGS YOUR WAY HOPING YOU GET WELL SOON!Last edited by bcipam; 11-17-2006 at 09:19 AM.
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11-17-2006, 05:34 AM #5
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2 inches by 3 inches!!!! That's bigger than the last time you posted the dimensions!
Do what the wound care chickie said! You risk amputation if you don't get this under control. This isn't something you can just put aside until your winter break.
If you have to, take a basin/bucket in to class and soak there. Soak between classes. Find someone at school (student services) who can hook you up with the resources so you can treat your foot."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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11-17-2006, 06:29 AM #6
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Hip, hobble into that office and don't leave until someone takes a look at that foot! I mean it, woman! This is NOT going to go away on it's own. They just get worse. Believe me, you do not want this to get any worse. There's a nurse I work with who had this happen, got superb treatment and still lost part of her foot/ankle and had major skin grafting. I too have heard the honey thing works but don't use it as a substitute for getting to the doc.
Let us know how you're doing. We all care about you.Oh, that's gonna bruise...
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11-17-2006, 06:35 AM #7
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And we in the "home of the free and the brave" don't have health care for our children.(But we have the most expensive embassy in the world in Iraq)
Does that suck or what?
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