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<blockquote data-quote="douglas99" data-source="post: 456274" data-attributes="member: 38028"><p>I've very sorry for your loss.</p><p> </p><p>But do go and see them.</p><p>They're just people like us, some are good, some are bad. Some are opinionated, some aren't.</p><p>I've found good ones in the nhs, that helped me personally.</p><p>But then again, they still have feelings, so if you upset them, they'll not be as good as they could be.</p><p>I appreciate your point of view, but again even though for the best part of the 51 years you've been barefoot, you weren't at the risk of the complications diabetes puts you at now.</p><p> </p><p>I could give you a personal example, I did the same as you, piece of wood, large nail, straight through my shoe. However, it hit a bone, and bent the nail over, so it wouldn't come out when I pulled.</p><p>Eventually, in a&e, paramedic, ambulance, pissing themselves, and I knew them all, after the x ray, we decided the best thing was to get a (big) male nurse to pull, as it wouldn't hit anything, while I braced myself, or wait hours for a theatre. (I'm also allergic to entonox)</p><p> </p><p>Key point, as I'm diabetic, I had to have a shot of some immunoglobulin before they let me out.</p><p>That, and bandage my foot to reduce swelling, and drive (oddly) with a boot on that foot, and a trainer on the other for a while.</p><p> </p><p>So life is different, but not worse.</p><p>And the nhs can help sometimes, even if they've messed up before.</p><p>At the end of the day, you don't have to heed what they say, but it's always worth listening first before deciding.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry if it sounds as if I'm lecturing you as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="douglas99, post: 456274, member: 38028"] I've very sorry for your loss. But do go and see them. They're just people like us, some are good, some are bad. Some are opinionated, some aren't. I've found good ones in the nhs, that helped me personally. But then again, they still have feelings, so if you upset them, they'll not be as good as they could be. I appreciate your point of view, but again even though for the best part of the 51 years you've been barefoot, you weren't at the risk of the complications diabetes puts you at now. I could give you a personal example, I did the same as you, piece of wood, large nail, straight through my shoe. However, it hit a bone, and bent the nail over, so it wouldn't come out when I pulled. Eventually, in a&e, paramedic, ambulance, pissing themselves, and I knew them all, after the x ray, we decided the best thing was to get a (big) male nurse to pull, as it wouldn't hit anything, while I braced myself, or wait hours for a theatre. (I'm also allergic to entonox) Key point, as I'm diabetic, I had to have a shot of some immunoglobulin before they let me out. That, and bandage my foot to reduce swelling, and drive (oddly) with a boot on that foot, and a trainer on the other for a while. So life is different, but not worse. And the nhs can help sometimes, even if they've messed up before. At the end of the day, you don't have to heed what they say, but it's always worth listening first before deciding. Sorry if it sounds as if I'm lecturing you as well. [/QUOTE]
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