Dorothy, My husband hurt his knee afew months ago, his foot started hurting and he thought it was related to the knee. It started to swell, and he was diagnosed with a bug bite. When it didn't get any better after 7 days of antibiotics he called our foot guy, Dr told him he has charcot foot.
He instructed him to stay off of it. I got him a knee scooter.
70.00 a month rental.(just ordered one off of amazon for 199.00)
He thought he could still get around without that silly scooter, and 10 days later he started bleeding. He had developed what I thought was a blister in the arch of his foot. Dr said ulcer. He foot has broken down so much in just 10 days. Now we are just trying to heal the wound.
the Dr told him that foot should never touch the ground for at least 30 days. That was then, not its 90 days.
And Now we are concerned with just healing and keeping the foot.
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It has been awhile since I posted because I really thought I was doing well. I agreed to try cymbalta and it has certainly made a difference. I have been able to cut back my neurontin from 2800mg a day to only 1200mg (a substantial decrease and it keeps me more awake during the day. I saw my Podiatrist two days before Christmas and asked her why my left foot was swollen. She felt my feet and noticed a temperature difference. She did xrays and said I had developed charcot's foot. Bummer. She gave me a boot (again) and told me I needed to stay off my feet and keep my left foot up.
Now this is two days before Christmas and the party is at my house. I managed to point and get everyone else to do the work. The doctor said my xray showed evidence of an impending fracture because my bones are disintegrating. She said my foot could collapse and surgery would be required.
I want to know if anyone knows anything else I can do. I take 400mg of calcium twice a day, I take vitamin D and magnesium. I don't know why the bones are disintegrating...well I do know that its the diabetes and the neuropathy. What else can I do to fix it?
The bad part is that my husband and I are both out of jobs and I can't find a job if I have to sit with my foot up and so far no one has agreed to pay the bills.
Dorothy
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