Surgical de-bridement

tiggernut

Hi all,
Some of you may remember I've had a problem sinus on my foot for almost two years now.
It breaks down then it clears up an so on.
Anyway I've had loads of antibiotics over the past 23 months and I've just had my 3rd xray.
It tooks about 4 swabs and me insisting they grow the culture for longer than 3 days to finally get a positive result of infection. That was last year.
When I was in hospital in 2009 with my elbow infection (and this foot problem as well)the surgeon told me the only way to get it sorted was to have it de-brided surgically.
My chiropodist seems to agree with this but doesn't have the power to action it. I am going to my GP on Monday for the result of the current xray. I am hoping to convince him to agree to this as it's a real drag. Also when I'm not taking antibiotics it flares up and is very painful. Also the top of my foot is very red and hard.
I wondered if anyone here has had this done and how did it turned out.
Anita.x

skezier

Hi Anita,

Its not something I have had but I have had some of the small bones fused together and straightened but that's all.

It does sunf like it's a good idea for you though and I hope on monday your gp will refer you back to the person who said about it in the first pace. Fingers crossed cus it could really help you. Cris xx

bubbles

Hi Hun, sounds nasty, not had it done, but it certainly is effective for the removal of tissue that no longer has an adequate blood supply, in order to heal properly, it is a fairly common procedure for things like ulcers, sinus', burns. Hope they can get it sorted as soon as, then on the road to healing well. XX Bubbles

skezier

Hi Anita,

Bubbles has just reminded me with her post I have had something similar but they didn't call it that... actually they didn;t call it anything :roll:

I had an impact ulcer that wouldn't heal ad they stripped that down to healthy tissue and it then did slowly heal.

I also had gangerine (hell have I lived) an that did that when they removed the toe..... I don;t heal well cus of bad circulation. With the gangerine they used to strip off the dead tissue every day in the hope that the living tissue would repair and grow back.

It didn;t work for the toe but the foot they did save. Thankfully that was done under a general cus the toe stripping was so painful

I really hope they will refer you back to the people who can help and keep in touch and let us know how your doing. Will be in your pocket monday. Cris xx

tiggernut

skezier wrote:

Hi Anita,

Bubbles has just reminded me with her post I have had something similar but they didn't call it that... actually they didn;t call it anything :roll:

I had an impact ulcer that wouldn't heal ad they stripped that down to healthy tissue and it then did slowly heal.

I also had gangerine (hell have I lived) an that did that when they removed the toe..... I don;t heal well cus of bad circulation. With the gangerine they used to strip off the dead tissue every day in the hope that the living tissue would repair and grow back.

It didn;t work for the toe but the foot they did save. Thankfully that was done under a general cus the toe stripping was so painful

I really hope they will refer you back to the people who can help and keep in touch and let us know how your doing. Will be in your pocket monday. Cris xx

Hi Cris,

Sounds nasty! I too had gangerine about 26 years ago in my finger fortunately it wasn't as bad as yours. I had to go in hospital for a week and have some drug pumped into me twice a day to get the blood pumping. I have Raynauld's so like you bad circulation.I also have tarsal tunel sydrome in my foot which may be adding to the problem. I see my rhuemy at the end of the month so if I get no joy from the GP I'll have a nag at the rheumy!!
I'll let you know what happens.
Take care,
Anita. x

Thanks bubbles, I think all these different names are all one and the same thing It was just a callus before it turned nasty!. x

frogmorton

Sounds like an idea and agood one at that - googled it and surely your GP will agree that it is the most sensible way forward.

Good luck with asking and do let us know what he/she says

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Toni xxx