ted j
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Can't count to 20 anymore on fingers and toes
Had to have a very heavily infected 4th toe on my right foot amputated yesterday tea time
About 3 years ago, despite me always taking care of my feet because I have type 2 diabetes, I developed a small ulcer on the right hand side of my middle toe
Went to the hospital with it , had various treatments and gradually it got better, leaving a small clean crater like dent
Then the middle of last year, developed another ulcer on the opposing side of my 4th toe ........went this time to Bati , a small local private hospital near us which accepted SGK as I didn't want t go to our local Devlet during the pandemic
The new ulcer seemed to respond to IV antibiotic drip and tablets , 3 courses one after the other and actually started clearing up, so I continued treating it at home with prescribed antibiotic cream and iodine , with Kath playing a blinder and fresh dressing it twice a day
After a few weeks, it seemed to hit a brick wall and started getting worse again , so had one more course of antibiotics and ended up at Soke Egemed seeing a specialist who did tests and determined it had spread into the bone and amputation was needed , so we went along with our driver/translator friend and I had a noon appointment
Had the pre op talk and questionnaire with the anethsetist who said I had been moved to 2pm ......finally had the op at 5.15 taking 45 minutes and then had to stay overnight leaving at 8.15 am today
We have to go back next Monday for a check of it , but everything looked fine when a nurse at A and E redid the bandage before I left the hospital
I had some pain last nigh but that was due mainly to the bloody hard bed
I was expecting a toe missing but they cut the 4th toe out completeley and moved the small toe over (and stitched the old crater in my middle toe)
In 2 weeks i have to see a specialist at Denizli to evaluate the poor circulation in my legs that probably caused the ulcers to not heal
After my open heart op 10 years ago, I had one blockage ballooned out in my stomach but when I asked about my legs (which were not that bad at the time), he said he couldn't do them as they were too narrow, but now apparently they can be done or have veins grafted, either way they will have to be done , so yet more bloody pain!
About 3 years ago, despite me always taking care of my feet because I have type 2 diabetes, I developed a small ulcer on the right hand side of my middle toe
Went to the hospital with it , had various treatments and gradually it got better, leaving a small clean crater like dent
Then the middle of last year, developed another ulcer on the opposing side of my 4th toe ........went this time to Bati , a small local private hospital near us which accepted SGK as I didn't want t go to our local Devlet during the pandemic
The new ulcer seemed to respond to IV antibiotic drip and tablets , 3 courses one after the other and actually started clearing up, so I continued treating it at home with prescribed antibiotic cream and iodine , with Kath playing a blinder and fresh dressing it twice a day
After a few weeks, it seemed to hit a brick wall and started getting worse again , so had one more course of antibiotics and ended up at Soke Egemed seeing a specialist who did tests and determined it had spread into the bone and amputation was needed , so we went along with our driver/translator friend and I had a noon appointment
Had the pre op talk and questionnaire with the anethsetist who said I had been moved to 2pm ......finally had the op at 5.15 taking 45 minutes and then had to stay overnight leaving at 8.15 am today
We have to go back next Monday for a check of it , but everything looked fine when a nurse at A and E redid the bandage before I left the hospital
I had some pain last nigh but that was due mainly to the bloody hard bed
I was expecting a toe missing but they cut the 4th toe out completeley and moved the small toe over (and stitched the old crater in my middle toe)
In 2 weeks i have to see a specialist at Denizli to evaluate the poor circulation in my legs that probably caused the ulcers to not heal
After my open heart op 10 years ago, I had one blockage ballooned out in my stomach but when I asked about my legs (which were not that bad at the time), he said he couldn't do them as they were too narrow, but now apparently they can be done or have veins grafted, either way they will have to be done , so yet more bloody pain!
Seriously though I hope all goes ok for you now and in the future.
