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Dear Dr. Walt,
I am a newly diagnosed diabetic. A couple of months ago I removed a corn from between my toes and it got infected. The doctor said the bone is infected and wanted to remove the whole toe. I have been taking oral Augmentin for about a month now. The ulcers have healed very well. Have not been back to that doctor. I feel there has to be an alternative to amputation. How do you know if the bone is healing--- can it heal? Please help me. I feel the doc gave me the standard easy route especially because I have no health insurance. I will go into debt if I have to to save my toe.
In Reply to: bone infection posted by Dee on March 13, 2002 at 09:19:18:
Hi Dee,
There is a process Dee, its called Oxygen Therapy.
My mom had blood clots in the back of her leg which caused her toes and part of her foot to die. The Drs wanted to take her leg off at the knee. She knew about oxygen therapy, and asked the drs if they would prescribe it....
GUESS WHAT, they said, NO. So my mom checked herself out of the hospital and went home. She used the oxygen therapy. She was able to save her leg and foot, but her toes got a staff infection and they had to take them off.
She still has her leg and the Drs were AMAZED!!!!!!
BUT, you need to hear from Walt about this because,
you are a diabetic. I'm not sure if this would appropriate for you.
take care
Barb
In Reply to: bone infection posted by Dee on March 13, 2002 at 09:19:18:
Hi, Dee.
Listen to Barb. Oxygen therapy can be limb-saving when the ulcer is active.
However, at this time, when the ulcer is healed, I would opt for chelation therapy as soon as you can get it. See the archives about what it is and how to find a certified practitioner.
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: bone infection (Archive in diabetes.) posted by Walt Stoll on March 14, 2002 at 09:03:34:
Thank you Dr. Walt for your advice. Have made an appointment with a doc for CT about an hour away from my home. She only uses IV chelation. Is that the norm? Will keep you undated on my progress. Thanks again for the services you offer. We need more doctors like you.
In Reply to: Re: bone infection (Archive in diabetes.) posted by Dee on March 18, 2002 at 08:16:58:
Thanks, Dee.
In MY experience, IV Chelation is the only thing that will work for something this advanced.
Oral chelation only works over many years.
Walt
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