Connie Foot Update

We went last week for an appointment.  The wound is still closed.  The home health nurses have been released from duty and Connie changes the dressing herself.  She can shower and get the wound wet.  She can wear a real shoe.  She can walk on it, but her hip is too bad for her to walk much so she is still wheelchair bound.  Sometimes she has pain.  The area around the wound is very hard which the Foot Gd says is from the bone being so close to the surface.

Last night the ankle swelled.  She went in to the Foot God this morning.  He admits it is associated with the wound, but isn't sure what the cause is or why it is swollen.  It is not infected.  The wound is still closed, but she had some blisters on her toes from wearing the new shoes.  He lectured her on being more aware of her feet and checking them nightly since she can't feel any sensation in them.  He gave her a pressure sock to wear.  She is to elevate it and ice it and return to see him in a week instead of the month we originally had scheduled.


There doesn't seem to be an end in sight.  On she goes....