Heidi / Foot Surgery

February 2, 2005

Heidi,

You wrote, " the surgeon will do an Austin Bunionectomy. he's also going to

correct hammertoes that I have on my 3rd and 4th toes. The surgery is done at

his clinic in the hospital, with local anesthesia and sedation, too. They get

in there and cut off the

part that sticks out and put two screws into the bone to keep the bone

straight. "

I am so glad that you did identify the problem before serious complications

developed. Wow, what an ordeal. As a diabetic I am at risk for many foot

complications. I purchased a heavy duty flex and extendable mirror so I can do

a

foot check every night (or morning). For years I tried to do acrobatics to

look at the bottom of my feet, between my toes, behind my heal, etc. After I

developed a stage II pressure sore by my toes, I realized how serious the risk

of losing a digit or even a foot is. This mirror is sold in most pharmacies

by the diabetic supplies. I highly recommend it. I treated my pressure sore

aggressively with duoderm dressing and it healed quite quickly. This was a

concern, because when there is a high glucose level in the cells, it prevents

healing. keeping my blood sugar levels within normal limits are very important.

I also wear special diabetic socks and rotate my shoes.

This is probably the least from your mind, but I recently went through five

year disability review. The largest area of consideration was what procedures

I had done in the last five years. Fortunately I had a list of every time I

had and appointment, made a telephone call, pick up Rx and spoke to a

pharmacists, went to the ER, had surgical procedures, went to the dentist, etc.

This

list was instrumental in getting me re-approved. Keep track of this. See,

keeping a positive mind, you can see the good in everything.

Keeping you in thought & prayer,

Karyn E. , RN,

Exec. Director PAI / 1-

KarynWms@...

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