Northerner
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Excellent news! 🙂
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AndBreathe
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Phew. Fabulous news.
I'm sure I'm only echoing what others are thinking when I say if you have concerns, please do not defer seeking advice, high dyas, holidays whatever. I'd be allowing myself some heightened paranoia about it all in your shoes, and the ward you are in now will be there 24/7.
Take very great care.
I'm sure I'm only echoing what others are thinking when I say if you have concerns, please do not defer seeking advice, high dyas, holidays whatever. I'd be allowing myself some heightened paranoia about it all in your shoes, and the ward you are in now will be there 24/7.
Take very great care.
Ljc
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Thank you everyone
It's so nice to be home, sitting in my own comfy chair.
On the way home we stopped in our local harvesters, I ordered scampi, chips and peas . I only had a few chips instead I filled up from the salad bar, I made a serious mistake though, I asked for a Diet Coke/Pepsi it came up in a glass, you'd think I would have learned by now wouldn't you, 2 hrs later my BG were 14 😱 I haven't been that high in ages.
I now have a number to contact for the vascular nurses if if I have any concerns about my tootsies. Apparently my GP should have made a referral when I started to have foot problems earlier this year. I will be seeing the vascular nurse in around two weeks.
It's so nice to be home, sitting in my own comfy chair.
On the way home we stopped in our local harvesters, I ordered scampi, chips and peas . I only had a few chips instead I filled up from the salad bar, I made a serious mistake though, I asked for a Diet Coke/Pepsi it came up in a glass, you'd think I would have learned by now wouldn't you, 2 hrs later my BG were 14 😱 I haven't been that high in ages.
I now have a number to contact for the vascular nurses if if I have any concerns about my tootsies. Apparently my GP should have made a referral when I started to have foot problems earlier this year. I will be seeing the vascular nurse in around two weeks.
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Diabeticliberty
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Forgot to mention before they let me out they only tried to make take three of these things home with me.
View attachment 1403 😱😱
The nurse couldn't understand why I said no thank even when I showed her my pen
What the hell is it?
Ljc
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Don't laugh ,its a disposable insulin pen. I detest them with a vengeance , supposedly most suitable for those with less dexterity, though I found then difficult to hold while injecting and got myself a re usable Novo pen instead
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Diabeticliberty
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How'd you like them apples ?
Ljc
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Like them im soooo Jealous lol. If I'd had had my common sense head on I would would have opted for syringes like yours. Nowhere near as much gubbins to tote aroundHow'd you like them apples ?
bilbie
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So glad you are keeping your big toe, as you know the others don't matter as much. I think the poor wound care before, more than caused problems for you. I hope they have good aftercare in place for you now. I take it you are also on blood thinners and statins?Thank you all so much. I laughed so much the tears trickled down my legs 😱
Oops nearly forgot last time , my foot was bandaged up for several weeks, which I'm sure didn't help it plus I had a dreadful build up of hard skin, this time from today it's as free as a bird but I mustn't get it wet (pong)
Ljc
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Deal!!!
I could have kicked myself when I realised what had happened.
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Northerner
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Ljc
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I'm glad I've been able to keep big toe
Yes I'm on statins and low dose Aspirin. Was on Claxine whilst in hospital.
Ljc
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Oops I forgot I must not do stoopid things like that any more.
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bilbie
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For the thinners.. as well as aspirin, I thought they would have had you on something like clopidogrel too. I would discuss this with your Dr.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2293969/
the statins are good for microvascular health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25366041
this study looked at the history of 60,000 Diabetics after av. 2.7
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(14)70173-1/abstract
retinopathy HR=0.6 [decrease of risk]
neuropathy HR=0.66[decrease of risk]
gangrene of the foot HR=0.88 [decrease of risk]
diabetic nephropathy HR=0.97[decrease of risk]
[neutral..........HR=1.0 ] [neutral]
diabetes HR=1·17 [increase of risk]
As you would know, most important is to keep your BG under control. How is it going?
Ljc
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Thankfully BGs are back to good levels. Yesterday's was a silly mistake of mine, accepting a Diet Coke that was brought up in a glass. Note to self only accept bottled or canned drinks
I've had a quick look at the links you have given , I will have a proper read later and do some more research. I'll have a word with the vascular nurse I'm seeing in a couple of weeks.
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Ljc
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It sure is I hate doing boring , do you know if the do well padded steel toecap shoes🙂
trophywench
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No, not sure if you can get well padded ballet points either, does this mean Swan Lake is cancelled ??? 😱
Brill you are home!
They probably think now you will be more mobile, perhaps you won't need anything other than the aspirin - cos Clexane is a sort of 'not quite as violent as' heparin - and they stick everyone who's had an op, almost, on a heparin look-alike of some sort. Pete had to carry on giving himself the jabs for a further week after he came out of hosp after his prostatectomy last year. (I wanted to, to pay him back - oops I meant, to return the kindness - for the Hypostop ones he's given me in the past, but the mean bugger wouldn't let me!)
Aspirin always gave me indigestion when they had the bright idea of sticking all diabetics on it, I've tried it for a few months and then stopped it again about half a dozen times. Last time was last year when they decided to refer me cos Gosh! - she really has got intermittent claudication after all these times she's said her legs hurt and we told her not to worry about it - GP stuck me straight back on them before he'd referred me. I had to stop again, so they changed me to Clopidrogel - and you can get indigestion with any of these things BUT if you are on any of the others - you get Olmeprazole as well 'in case'. You don't have to take the latter UNLESS or UNTIL you actually need it. I have found that after a greasy meal, well yes I do get it - but not anywhere near as violently as with aspirin in the past. So, I try not to eat too much greasy stuff is all. As one who does not like her cheese 'bubbling' - C on toast for me is cheese cut wafer thin and the top surface looks exactly the same as the flip side - dry, and uniformly brown! - this suits me!
Brill you are home!
They probably think now you will be more mobile, perhaps you won't need anything other than the aspirin - cos Clexane is a sort of 'not quite as violent as' heparin - and they stick everyone who's had an op, almost, on a heparin look-alike of some sort. Pete had to carry on giving himself the jabs for a further week after he came out of hosp after his prostatectomy last year. (I wanted to, to pay him back - oops I meant, to return the kindness - for the Hypostop ones he's given me in the past, but the mean bugger wouldn't let me!)
Aspirin always gave me indigestion when they had the bright idea of sticking all diabetics on it, I've tried it for a few months and then stopped it again about half a dozen times. Last time was last year when they decided to refer me cos Gosh! - she really has got intermittent claudication after all these times she's said her legs hurt and we told her not to worry about it - GP stuck me straight back on them before he'd referred me. I had to stop again, so they changed me to Clopidrogel - and you can get indigestion with any of these things BUT if you are on any of the others - you get Olmeprazole as well 'in case'. You don't have to take the latter UNLESS or UNTIL you actually need it. I have found that after a greasy meal, well yes I do get it - but not anywhere near as violently as with aspirin in the past. So, I try not to eat too much greasy stuff is all. As one who does not like her cheese 'bubbling' - C on toast for me is cheese cut wafer thin and the top surface looks exactly the same as the flip side - dry, and uniformly brown! - this suits me!
Ljc
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It would be safer I'm more like a bull than a swan lol
I've been telling GPs for ages that my legs hurt when walking, All I got was blank looks, now I have proof of reduced blood flow to my legs.. I've been on Aspirin since diagnosis as they found I had a slightly abnormal ECG result.
I prefer the enteric coated ones you can just swallow, I find I don't get nearly as much indigestion with them
Aww he should have let you get your own b err inject him, after all you've had more practice
One nurse thought it odd that I wanted to inject myself with the Claxine rather than let them do it, as you can imagine I was rather supprised to say the least
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