I'm interested in what Allen's doctor will think of this. As I told you in PM, red blood, just a spot seems not so bad to me. Only healthy tissue bleeds and if there's adequate circulation... So to me that's not a bad sign, per se. It could be worse...it could be pus or other type of fluid seepage rather than bright red blood. Personally, if something like that is going to happen I'd much rather see a bit of blood.

IMHO, if there's more blood today I'd call the doctor. It may not be a big deal but only the doctor can determine that.

It might be from using the stationary bike, the constant friction on the bottom of the foot for however long he is using it. Its not the same friction that you get from actually walking. I know that skin grafts break down if they continuosly rub against shoes or tight or sweaty or wet clothing. There are machines that allow you to do aerobic activites with your arms instead of your legs. If it were me id stay off the stationary bike and really limit exercizes pushing your feet against pedals on weight machines until this thing has been healed for a very long time.

And his skin takes forever to heal up. And that is not on a weight bearing
place.

The way I see it.... if the skin "cracked" from stress that would be one thing.
If it is a round center hole that would be more serious.

When you walk, you bend the ball of the foot, and that pulls the skin on the bottom. So far Alan has had the boot thing...which kept his foot FLAT, no stretching.

I don't think psoriasis patients heal up the way others do. My husband caught his ear on a twig...it took 6mos to heal up! I won't even tell you how long it took for the poison ivy he had once!

Thanks Mrs. D.

I looked at it this morning. I had put a clean piece of gauze on it last night and wrapped it lightly.

This morning, there was a light thing of dried blood on the gauce. The ulcer looked exactly the same as it always looked. No swelling, no pus, no nothing. In fact it looked exactly as it looked when he left the ortho's office last week when he picked up the shoes.

I just put a dollop of bacitracin on it and put a clean gauze and wrapped it. He's on the couch.

I told him "you go to the gym again, over my dead body".

And I have SOME DEAD BODY, let me tell you.

Oh, I just this minute went to check it. No blood, no nothing. It actually looks perfectly fine. I told him. Wear the boot for awhile, until it's all healed.
(Today's our 28th anniversary), and we are planning to just go around the corner for Japanese.

He then said "I don't want to call the doctor yet, let's give it a few days" I said "that's up to you, but wear the boot for a few days". He said:

That makes sense.

What do you think? Do I rush and call the doctor over two drops of blood or do we wait for a few days and see what happens.

And no gym, no bikes, no nothing. He can lift weights in the house.

thanks much.

Don't make him go to the Doc on your anniversary!!! (Unless he agrees)

Take him for Japanese and both of you enjoy the day.

(Don't know anything about anything, but what Jarrett said made sense to me.)

LOVE YOUR ALLIGATOR BY THE WAY, remember when I thought it was a scarf??

Yes, we are going Japanese today.

He is not bleeding at the moment (we take each thing as a small blessing).

And we shall go and enjoy our California Rolls and Shumai.

I ADORE JAPANESE FOOD.

And I might actually NOT HAVE FISH TODAY.

I just might order some chicken!!!! lol

Thanks much

My son took me to a Korean restaurant that served Japanese also.

I got some fish on Soba noodles thing. Well, when they served it, they sprinkled
some LARGE flakes of something on top, and when the waiter put down the
dish, these were moving...like seaweed does under water.

I can't remember the name of the dish...my son would know, but he is at work.

So I looked up and said.... this is still alive? EVERYONE, at the tables nearby stood up and immediately from some "secret" location the owner appeared and
I was so embarrassed! I never saw such fast attention!

It seems that the flakes stand up and "wave" in the heat that rises from the fish. (the whole dish).... We all started laughing, and I'll never forget it.
I was never so aware of how people "listen in" on your conversations either.
Everyone else was Asian at the time in there, and we were the only non-Asian patrons! They were all conversing in their native language too. Probably had ALOT to say about ME!