Sunday, March 5, 2023

Podiatrist Visit This Evening

March 5, 2023

My podiatrist made a house call this evening due to my lingering diabetic ulcers in both of my feet. They have been lingering for many years. I was going to appointments every two or three weeks, but I am still weak from my three surgeries last year, so he comes to our home, but a little less frequently.

I had quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery in March 2022, plus two reconstructive chest surgeries in May 2023.

This evening, as he usually does, my podiatrist cut and filed my toenails; carved both of my feet with a scalpel to remove calluses surrounding my two wounds (one in each foot); applied iodine into each of my wounds; applied antibiotic cream into my wounds; applied silver-infused medical foam pads onto my wounds; applied gauze pads over my wounds; and then affixed thick foam pads around my wounds with medical tape to relieve the pressure when I walk. I already wear padded, open-toed medical shoes with Velcro for more relief when I walk. He also prescribed a regimen of antibiotic pills due to Staph infections in both of my wounds. My feet are sore for two or three days after each carving.

My podiatrist has performed four surgeries on my left foot. Several years ago, he removed part of a bone due to osteomyelitis (bone infection). In 2021, he performed three surgeries: two surgeries to remove bone fragments due to osteomyelitis, and one surgery to remove a benign tumor that was growing within the diabetic ulcer.


ADDITION: As long as I'm listing my medical "fun" ... Also in 2021, I had double kidney failure followed by six weeks of daily dialysis due to a six-week-long regimen of intravenous antibiotic for cellulitis (infection) in my right foot; a white-blood-cell count near zero; dangerously low hemoglobin levels; pneumonia twice; covid; and congestive heart failure. I was also extensively tested for a possible TIA (mini-stroke).

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