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07-27-2005, 08:42 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,730
| | | Alright I learned my lesson
Well I didn't take anyone's advice here and I kept walking outside barefoot. About 2 1/2 weeks ago my happy a** fell on a slippery dock and put a nice size gash into my heal. Since then it has not healed and it hurts like heck. I finally went to the DR and it is infected. This is the worse cut I suffered from. Usually mine heal pretty good but this one is so bad I can barely walk without limping. I know, I know shame on me. You won't catch Sandi without shoes ever again.  Figures just when I am getting over my broken hand this goes and happens.
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Pumping for almost 6 years
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Symlin
Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
07-27-2005, 08:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
Posts: 4,841
| | | I hate this has happen to you but I'm sure it's happened to many of us in the past, especially me. I would encourage you to get the Bactroban Ointment made by SmithKline Beecham. It's expensive but I've found cuts heal much faster when I use it than when I don't. I could be wrong but I sincerely believe it has kept me from losing fingers and toes.
I also make sure to keep the wound clean. I'll soak them a while in the epsom salts (hope I spelled that right but probably didn't), and pour a little hydrogen peroxide on the cut several times a day.
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Last edited by lgvincent : 07-27-2005 at 08:49 PM.
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07-27-2005, 08:51 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,730
| | | That is one of the scripts I have from the Doc. My daughter had some so I am using hers. It makes no sense to go and pay a $15 copay when I have some already including samples. I also have an oral antibiotic. My mom took some numbing cream from her hospital and believe it or not it lessoned the pain.
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~Sandi~
Pumping for almost 6 years
MM Purple 722 with Humalog
Symlin
Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
07-27-2005, 09:22 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 3,113
| | I hope you heal up as soon as possible! 
__________________ T1- 24 yrs MM-715 (6/05)
A1C :
3/08- 6.2
11/07 7.3 |
07-27-2005, 11:31 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,038
| | Sandi! Sorry to hear about your mishap. A screen door closed on my foot one day as I was going to swim (caused a good-sized gash)...of course, it happened when I was younger, so my mom doctored it up, put a sock on it, and I went swimming anyway...lol  Here's hoping you heal quickly, and hang in there!
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