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<blockquote data-quote="chacct" data-source="post: 436520" data-attributes="member: 86343"><p>I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. I have charcot foot but it only effects my right foot. I wish him all the very best.</p><p></p><p>Two years ago whilst abroad on holiday, I missed a step and tumbled forward. I managed to stop myself from completely falling flat on my face!! My right foot swelled up immediately and I found it hard to walk on. I was in Ibiza Town at the time and didn't want to have my leg in plaster and not be able to fly home. My foot wasn't painful just swollen and bruised. </p><p></p><p>I went to A&E a few days later and told them I was diabetic but they sent me away saying my ankle couldn't be broken as it wasn't painful. My foot was so swollen I couldn't get my shoes on and had to wear flip flops. Two weeks later I went to see my GP and he gave me anti inflammatory tablets. I returned a week later and demanded an X Ray. The hospital advised that I would get the results within the next 10 days.</p><p></p><p>I went straight back to work following my X Ray and received a phone call from the hospital telling me that I had seriously damaged my foot and should return to see them immediately. I'd suffered multiple fractures, torn ligaments and a shunting of the laregest bone in my foot. This develped into charcot foot. I had to wear a diabetic air cast boot for 11 months.</p><p></p><p>The specialist recommended that I did not have an operation as he said I may loose more functionality of my foot and was open to infection that could lead to amputation. I obviously didn't want this to happen.</p><p></p><p>Two years on, my foot is much improved. I do have to wear supportive shoes supplied by the hospital but this is a small price to pay considering the alternative.</p><p></p><p>The foot care provided at my Diabetic Clinic is very limited. They only seem to check for sensation or the lack of it. Surely they could do more?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chacct, post: 436520, member: 86343"] I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. I have charcot foot but it only effects my right foot. I wish him all the very best. Two years ago whilst abroad on holiday, I missed a step and tumbled forward. I managed to stop myself from completely falling flat on my face!! My right foot swelled up immediately and I found it hard to walk on. I was in Ibiza Town at the time and didn't want to have my leg in plaster and not be able to fly home. My foot wasn't painful just swollen and bruised. I went to A&E a few days later and told them I was diabetic but they sent me away saying my ankle couldn't be broken as it wasn't painful. My foot was so swollen I couldn't get my shoes on and had to wear flip flops. Two weeks later I went to see my GP and he gave me anti inflammatory tablets. I returned a week later and demanded an X Ray. The hospital advised that I would get the results within the next 10 days. I went straight back to work following my X Ray and received a phone call from the hospital telling me that I had seriously damaged my foot and should return to see them immediately. I'd suffered multiple fractures, torn ligaments and a shunting of the laregest bone in my foot. This develped into charcot foot. I had to wear a diabetic air cast boot for 11 months. The specialist recommended that I did not have an operation as he said I may loose more functionality of my foot and was open to infection that could lead to amputation. I obviously didn't want this to happen. Two years on, my foot is much improved. I do have to wear supportive shoes supplied by the hospital but this is a small price to pay considering the alternative. The foot care provided at my Diabetic Clinic is very limited. They only seem to check for sensation or the lack of it. Surely they could do more?! [/QUOTE]
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