Health issues, when to change Docs
I’ve considered myself lucky to have the family Doc I use. Great guy, smart, well respected. Busy, took awhile to get on his patient list. And friendly, chats when I run in to him out and about town, ask about my parents. He is their primary Doc too.
But I’ve had a serious issue going on for about a year and a half, and after two specialist referrals, just wasn’t getting ANYWHERE with it. Upon talks with my prosthetic Doc about my condition, he suggested a different Doc. They immediately ran a series of test, found out what was going on, and are vigorously treating it. I’m shocked that all the other guys didn’t do that, even with all my detailed info of what was happening. It was as simple as swabbing and sending to lab for culture. Anyway, I urge any of you who’ve hit a seeming stone wall, to get outside the system you’re with and get answers. And maybe not wait as long as I did.
I got my foot wet at the boat ramp one morning in April of 22, my shoe rubbed a raw spot, and I’ve had an open, oozing ulcer(s) on my ankle ever since. I’ve had several dvt’s (clots) in my leg, and am on blood thinners indefinitely. My symptoms DO present as venous stasis, blood is pooling in my lower leg due to damaged veins. Inflaming and irritating the skin. BUT. After telling them for over a year that something else was going on in addition - and my story of the boat ramp - current Doc determined on first visit that I had not one, but three different antibiotic resistant bacterias going on in my foot. Heavy doses of oral antibiotics knock it back briefly, but don’t kill it all. So I’m probably headed for the infectious disease specialist, maybe iv antibiotics and who knows what else. Hoping it can be cured, but who knows. I think part or all of the problem was the boat ramp where I got my foot wet was infested with Canada geese, the whole bay was goose poop soup.
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