dirty ethel rackham Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 This recovery has certainly been a rollercoaster. I'll call it the Hope Coaster. On Sunday, I noticed that my heel was hurting. I assumed that, since it was hot that day and I had been on my feet a lot, it was just irritation or maybe even a blister. That evening, the adhesive from my bandages for my non-healing wound was terribly itchy. I wasn't due to change the bandages yet, but I couldnt stand it. So, I removed part of it and a scab came off my heel (this was one of the surgical infection sites that appeared to be doing fine. When I looked at my foot, I noticed a ton of puss coming out of a wound on my heel and, when I cleared that away, there was a cylindrical shaped hole in my heel! Egads! I couldn't actually see inside it due to the angle and I was worried it went all the way through to the screws in my heel. Okay, it was late. I didn't get much sleep and my imagination was running away with me. So, I proceded with the manuka honey protocol from the wound clinic for my other wound and hoped for the best. The next day, I had an appointment with the surgeon saw it the next day and said it looked pretty good. I didn't believe him because he has thought things looked good when they really weren't. I told him that I was concerned about the success of the surgery because my foot is now flat and the whole point of moving my heel bone was to provide support for the tendon that they replaced which supports the arch. There has been pain there. He barely admitted that it wasn't what they liked to see and said they would be able to find some solutions. But, I did leave with a referral for PT!! When I called to set up PT appointments, they told me they don't take people with open wounds. I felt so hopeless!! I was imagining a future without walking my dog, hiking, being active and then gaining more weight, becoming a diabetic, breaking bones due to osteoporosis, etc. That night, I continued with the wound care as normal and tried not to think about how icky this whole situation was. The next day, I went to the wound clinic and, lo and behold, the heel wound was FILLED IN!! I couldn't believe it. The wound care specialist did not believe me when I described what it was on Sunday night. I began collagen treatments and they think that the wound should be closed in a week or two! That means only a shot delay in PT and that I CAN GO SWIMMING!!! I am afraid to trust this feeling of hope because life has a way of kicking me in the gut any time I start feeling too positively about anything. 17 Quote
elegantlion Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 Liking the good stuff, not the bad. Enjoy the moment of bliss, I know things have not been that way lately, you deserve a respite (I would say you deserve a "break" but that just seems like the wrong word in this case). :cheers2: Here's to healing! 2 Quote
Liz CA Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 Praise the Lord! That discharge was perhaps the remaining stuff that needed to come out before it could heal. I've heard a few things about Manuka honey but I am impressed that a wound clinic did recommend it. Good for them and YOU! :hurray: Quote
lmrich Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 I have been thinking about your healing and hoping that you could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have to another surgery for ongoing issues. Glad to know about the wound care and honey. Silver nitrate helped me last time. Give yourself plenty of time; this is a slow healing process. 1 Quote
Anne in CA Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 I am so glad things are looking up. This sort of thing is so hard. 1 Quote
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 28, 2016 Author Posted April 28, 2016 Praise the Lord! That discharge was perhaps the remaining stuff that needed to come out before it could heal. I've heard a few things about Manuka honey but I am impressed that a wound clinic did recommend it. Good for them and YOU! :hurray: Well, the weren't impressed with what I got from Whole Foods. They insisted on "medical grade.". The only difference I noticed is that theirs flowed and was less gloppy. Wound clinics tend to be very cutting edge. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk Quote
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