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Type 1 and foot ulcers

Tarnya79

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Type of diabetes
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Hi in newby on here but i have a question to ask?, ive been diabetic for 24 yrs since having my firstchild 6 yrs ago i found out i had a charcots left foot eith a calcaniun fracture, the fracture was repaired and then i was put in a cast for 1yr and half till my charcot settled down, since then ive had nothing but foot ulcers in the left foot every couple of yrs. my question is ivegot an ulcer currently it was found 2 weeks ago by a podiatrist he gave me antibiots the first week but 2 days in my foot was bleeding from the ulcer im manged to stop it and told him when i went to see him again 5days later, he said there was noinfection there but gave me more antibiotics again. Today i woke up to it again bleeding foot and not due to see him till wednesday, my question is nit sure to wait till wednesday or take myself off to hospital? Sorry for the long post.xxx
 
i would go today in my humble opinion
 
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