I'm moving this as a separate thread because I really need your help guys!!!

Now I'm not trying to make a big deal out of this but last thursday, during his appointment with Dr. Baird his podiatrist, Alan came home saying he had two infections and he was put on antibiotics and then said to me "i need an operation". (Nothing to do with the infection by the way).

I immediately put a call into Dr. Baird and said "you think it's cellulitis, right? and he said "you are good!!!, but I'm just being careful. I'm not sure if Alan has an infection or not!. So I have him on the antibiotics. He was put on CEFADROXIL 500 mgs capsule 2 x a day.

I looked at the tops of his feet at this time and I noticed they were a little swollen and rough patchy. (whatever this means).

Well, I then noticed his ankles were swollen (or one of them was). I said as much to Dr. Baird and he said "melody, his ankles are always swollen. I never noticed this before. They never looked swollen to me. And don't forget he just was examined by the PN Department at Methodist last month and we go again on the 22nd of January. Alan also has an appointment with Dr. Baird this thursday.

Well, I just measured his ankles. I'm trying to be thorough. His right ankle measures 10 and his left ankle measures 11 and a half. So his left ankle is a whole inch and a half bigger than his other ankle.

Does this mean that if he does have cellulitis it makes your ankles swell?

The top of the feet look much better since he is on the antibiotics. He's only been on them since last thursday, Since two of my friends have had cellulitis, they told me "it gets really red, and really hot. and swollen.,
Well, last thursday, it was really red, (don't remember if it was really hot), but now it's just swollen.

We'll find out more on thursday,

Jeez, I hope he's not developing a blood clot in his ankle or something. He has absolutely no pain, no fever, no tenderness, nothing in this area. Just the swollen ankle. He's got it up on the recliner and he's not going to the gym. He went the other day and I could have killed him. He waited a whole 3 days until he went back to the gym. Now I told him "No more gym until you go back to Dr. BAird. Anything else he can do?


P.S. It's now 10:30 p.m. and I just checked his foot and his left foot looks a little like a sausage. The right foot (the one with the ulcer on the underneath), looks just fine.

So why would a left foot be swollen (the ankle part also)?
He's taking anti-biotics. Could they make the foot swell.
Alan has been eating blueberry muffins. Could they have some ingredient in them? But wouldn't that affect both feet?

What could be making the left foot swollen around the top area of the foot and the ankle also. While I know this is not the end of the world, I'm just trying to rule out stuff.,

I know he has to keep taking the rest of the anti-biotic. Do you think that will make the swelling go down if it is indeed cellulitis??

thanks to anybody who can figure this one out.


REmember, he has no pain, it's not tender to the touch, it's not hot, he's not bleeding anywhere, this is not the foot where the ulcer is.

Alan just told me that the whole foot has no sensory feeling in it. I though his neuropathy only affected his toes. It seems I have been mistaken. It goes up to his ankle in both feet.

But this problem only affects the left foot.

Melody