Thanks for the support and the kind replies! Yes, keeping the blood sugar in check is very important! My sugar has always been under control. It averages anywhere from 75 to 130. My last A1C was 4.9....
Back in August 2011 I was diagnosed with Charcot (pronounced SHARKO) Foot, from complications of Diabetes. At the time I lived in FL. and went through all of my money to try and get healed. I then...
I went to my PM appt. today. Everything went well. My dr. took me off of the Hydrocodone 7.5-325 and put me on Oxcycodone IR 10 mg. 3 times a day. I follow up with him in a month....
I just recently had my rt. leg amputated below the knee (Feb.). In the skilled nursing facility I was recovering in the dr. there had me on Oxycodone 10 mg. My current dr. has me on Hydrocodone...
My doctor has scheduled an appt. with a pain management doctor. I had to fill out a questionnaire about myself and my past surgeries, pain meds, current pain, and current meds I am on. I have to...
I take (1) 500mg Metformin pill twice a day. My sugar is anywhere from the low 90's to 145....
My right leg was amputated below the knee on 1/9/15. My dr. was able to leave about 8" below the knee. I would appreciate it very much if others with an BTK amputation could share their experiences...
My doctor took me off of Zoloft and put me on Pristiq 50mg (1) time a day. I took my first tablet yesterday and slept about 8-10 hours afterwards. Is this normal? Anyone taking Pristiq or, knows...
My doctor seems to think I am suffering from depression and has prescribed ZOLOFT to me. Can anyone here that uses Zoloft tell me a little bit about it? Will it effect my other anxiety medicine I am...
UPDATE I tried the HBO therapy with (1) .5 mg Xanax and could not make it through 30 minutes of therapy. I then tried (2) and made it through almost an hour. I then tried (2) Xanax .5 mg pills, and...
The prescription reads; "Take 1-2 tablets by mouth 30 minutes prior to HBO." That's why I asked if I should take 1 or 2. It has been awhile (about 2 years) since I have taken Xanax so I don't...
My doctor prescribed Xanax .5 mg today. Any opinions on .5 mg's keeping my anxiety contained for (2) hours or should I double it?...
I recently started hyperbaric oxygen therapy. My doctor prescribed Ativan 1 mg for anxiety. Each session lasts 2 hours. About 1/2 way through a session I feel the medicine wear off and have to be...
Yes, I am diabetic, since 2000. Why not today? The hospital I am going to wanted me to start out in their wound clinic and go from there. The soonest appt. was this coming Wed. I was diagnosed with...
The wound on my ankle shows exposed bone, which the wound vac is healing very slowly. There is no oder, the flesh is very pink, and the WV discharge is a clear to a slightly clear orange color. I...
If you've read my other thread you know that I have an ankle wound with a wound vac on it. I was admitted into the hospital last Friday and put on IV antibiotics. I had (2) MRI's done on my ankle and...
I currently have a wound on my right outer ankle. It has had a wound vac on it for (3) weeks now with great results so far. But, my doctor says I have a Pseudomonas infection in the wound. They had...
I had an ankle fusion surgery performed in April of this year. It failed and the hardware was removed in July. I had a PICC line installed and was on a Vancomycin IV, along with Amoxicillin 500mg,...