podiatrist.

Hi Destiny,

If this foot wound has been going on for several weeks then I would ask your G.P. to refer you to a Vascular Consultant. It could be that you have circulation problems associated with your feet.
The addition of pain killers will not help the healing process and you really need to know why the wound is not healing.

Whether the cholesterol levels are not helping I really don't know.

Hope this helps.

CC

Sorry to hear you are having problems, I don't know if high cholesterol has anything to do with the foot infections. I was changed to Atovastatin as the Simvastatins didn't seem to be doing much good, even the Atorvastatins aren't bringing my cholesterol down that much. Co Amoxiclav is basically Amoxicillin with something else added which helps the bacteria becoming resistant to it. I had it once when I had an ear infection that wouldn't clear up, and while I hope you don't have any side effects it did hit me pretty hard, I was so drowsy with it that I think I was micro sleeping and dreaming, it was either that or I was hallucinating, so take it easy and see how it effects you.

Amoxicillin is really a common antibiotic and several bacterial are building a resistance to it, there is also a small group of bacteria it doesn't effect. Fortunately there are other antibiotics they can try I think medical professionals are becoming more reluctant to try them as they more they are used the more bacteria will become resistant to those as well, but if needed they are available.

You say your nurse changed your dressing on your foot, it might be worth asking if there is anything you (or a family member if you have problems reaching it) could do to help keep it clean and free of bacteria. I'm no doctor but I did do a bit of microbiology at Polytechnic (and come from a very medical family, close family includes retired nurse, retired dentist and my sister doing drug research) and I know many bacteria thrive in warm moist environments such as between toes.

I hope I haven't said anything to upset or scare you and I hope the infections do clear up soon.

One more thing, unless you have serious side effects (in which case see your doctor or consultant) PLEASE FINISH THE ANTIBIOTIC COURSE. One of the main causes for bacteria to become resistant to a drug is because too many people feel they can stop taking the tablets because they feel better, the infection hasn't always fully cleared up and that is when it returns, but what returns is bred from those bacteria that had some resistance and so the cycle starts.

Glad you are getting looked after, keep you feet and spirits up and hopefully it will get better soon.