- Messages
- 4
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hello guys!
My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes late last year(We suspected that this has been for quite sometime already, it is because he does not like to see the Dr that it was almost like we had to drag him to the clinic just so he can have his self checked). My heart is so crushed upon knowing that he only has 30% chance of totally healing his diabetic foot ulcer and that the Dr has actually ruled out that his right foot be amputated(above knee procedure). This happened because he has been keeping from us that he has a wound in his toe and for the past year now he has been too secretive about the real condition of his foot. So, March 4 came and he got admitted because he cannot bear the pain anymore. Since he really wants to save his foot he opted for debridement of the ulcer at the bottom of his foot and had his second toe(next to the big toe) removed due to gangrene. I am here working abroad and will return to my home country to talk to the Dr about the details of his condition now and if there is still any chance that the healing percentage will improve. I am in the medical field of Pharmacy so I can manage to help my mother relay the problem and solutions to them in layman's term. Now, what I want to know is there someone out here who can advise me on any alternative to amputation that can be an adjunct to the conventional method of healing diabetic ulcer. Also, I really need to know if with the chance given by the Dr to my father, is there still hope for his feet to be saved? Your words of encouragement will really appease me.
Thank you in advance
My father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes late last year(We suspected that this has been for quite sometime already, it is because he does not like to see the Dr that it was almost like we had to drag him to the clinic just so he can have his self checked). My heart is so crushed upon knowing that he only has 30% chance of totally healing his diabetic foot ulcer and that the Dr has actually ruled out that his right foot be amputated(above knee procedure). This happened because he has been keeping from us that he has a wound in his toe and for the past year now he has been too secretive about the real condition of his foot. So, March 4 came and he got admitted because he cannot bear the pain anymore. Since he really wants to save his foot he opted for debridement of the ulcer at the bottom of his foot and had his second toe(next to the big toe) removed due to gangrene. I am here working abroad and will return to my home country to talk to the Dr about the details of his condition now and if there is still any chance that the healing percentage will improve. I am in the medical field of Pharmacy so I can manage to help my mother relay the problem and solutions to them in layman's term. Now, what I want to know is there someone out here who can advise me on any alternative to amputation that can be an adjunct to the conventional method of healing diabetic ulcer. Also, I really need to know if with the chance given by the Dr to my father, is there still hope for his feet to be saved? Your words of encouragement will really appease me.
Thank you in advance