• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Toe Amputation

M

MJDonoghue

New Member
Relationship to Diabetes
Type 1
Good Evening, after a long running (5 year) battle with a nasty ulcer on my big toe I'm going in for a first ray amputation procedure tomorrow and was wondering if there is anyone else who's been through this procedure and what their experience/recovery was like afterward. Due to some serious over-pronation and calf/tendon calcification I am really susceptible to foot issues/infections that have ravaged my health and diabetic management so I'm hoping that this procedure will at least lessen the rate of infections.

Any comments/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
 
I have no experence so cant comment on that but id like to say good luck for tomorrow
 
MJDonoghue said:
Good Evening, after a long running (5 year) battle with a nasty ulcer on my big toe I'm going in for a first ray amputation procedure tomorrow and was wondering if there is anyone else who's been through this procedure and what their experience/recovery was like afterward. Due to some serious over-pronation and calf/tendon calcification I am really susceptible to foot issues/infections that have ravaged my health and diabetic management so I'm hoping that this procedure will at least lessen the rate of infections.

Any comments/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
Click to expand...
Welcome to the forum, sorry to hear your condition has now led to the procedure being needed and i hope it goes well for you tomorrow. Making sure your blood glucose is as well managed as possible will help with recovery. I urge you to be vigilant with the after care and be proactive in making sure that happens.
 
Hi @MJDonoghue , and welcome to the forum.

Wishing you all the very best for your procedure tomorrow - it sounds like it’s been an incredibly tough road, and I really hope this next step brings you some relief and a better quality of life going forward. You’ve clearly put a lot of thought into the decision, and given everything you’ve been dealing with, it makes sense that reducing the infection risk is now the priority.

As @Leadinglights said, post-op care will be key, and keeping blood glucose levels as stable as possible can make a big difference to healing. Don’t hesitate to speak up if you feel anything’s being missed in the follow-up care - your experience and instincts count.

We've had another one of our users @MikeyBikey recently go through an operation, where the after care was less than ideal to say the least, so advocating for yourself, very loudly, is truly important.

Please feel free to keep us updated if you’re comfortable doing so. There’s always someone around to listen or share if you need it.

Take care and all the best for tomorrow.
 
MJDonoghue said:
Good Evening, after a long running (5 year) battle with a nasty ulcer on my big toe I'm going in for a first ray amputation procedure tomorrow and was wondering if there is anyone else who's been through this procedure and what their experience/recovery was like afterward. Due to some serious over-pronation and calf/tendon calcification I am really susceptible to foot issues/infections that have ravaged my health and diabetic management so I'm hoping that this procedure will at least lessen the rate of infections.

Any comments/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
Click to expand...
Hi I don’t know if this helps I had a friend who had t2 diabetes she had a toe amputation it was the toe next to the big toe she had a ulcer that just wouldn’t get better I do remember she was so upset and very frightened I did her shopping for a while …the operation went ok and she wasn’t in long she said the thought of it was worse than the operation but she found it hard to look at but the healing went very well of course during that time she was afraid to knock it…pain wise they had it covered with good pain relief once the healing was done it was a few weeks she got over it and put it behind her and was active and in the end was glad because it was a bit of a problem and always getting sore she never had any more foot problems and walked more comfortably…she was seventy and lived alone she has passed away but nothing related to diabetes was actually in a bad accident and had had diabetes 15 years mostly well managed ….from the sounds of it you have already gone through a lot to get to this stage it must have been difficult and painful this will be your best chance to get it into a position where the bad stuff is gone and healing will take place try to keep your chin up we are always stronger than we think if you get bad days the next day could be the day you turn a corner with it then concentrate on managing your levels and get fit and stronger best of luck
 
MJDonoghue said:
Good Evening, after a long running (5 year) battle with a nasty ulcer on my big toe I'm going in for a first ray amputation procedure tomorrow and was wondering if there is anyone else who's been through this procedure and what their experience/recovery was like afterward. Due to some serious over-pronation and calf/tendon calcification I am really susceptible to foot issues/infections that have ravaged my health and diabetic management so I'm hoping that this procedure will at least lessen the rate of infections.

Any comments/pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
Click to expand...
Yes very best wishes for your procedure and wishing you a speedy recovery.
 
Best of luck today
Gail
 
Wishing you a good recovery after a successful operation @MJDonoghue
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top