Update on pain and foot
By Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
United States
January 9, 2013 5:22am CST
Went to Urgent care yesterday as the toe next to the big one came up with what looked like a bruise.
and the pills didnt work at all stayed in pain most of the day.
anyhow they xrayed thefoot for they thought I might have broke some thing.
and as they can feel pulse inthe foot say that is ok flow going to the foot.
and as for the lump on the side of my foot DOc. said that is a superficial clot an to take a warm washloth the massage slowly and softly and that should break it up.
Just why no one else told me to do that gets me to wondering how wel they have nben trained huh?
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@AmbiePam (92708)
• United States
9 Jan 13
I'm glad to hear that lump isn't anything big. That would greatly concern me. I went to the urgent care once, but my insurance doesn't cover it so they told me I had to go to the ER. I felt silly going to the ER for something that doesn't require "ER" importance.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Jan 13
WEll I had been telling the DOctors about it but they had sort of poo pooed it as nothing big but it was to me. any way cant figure out why home nurse had said any thing about hot compress and massage slowly to break it up and none of the other doctors did either.
BUt am releived that I can do something about it . well guess you have to go where ins will pay huh seems like they would want to pay less tho for going to urgent care oh well isn companiesdo what they want to
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
9 Jan 13
I don't know either Lakota, but glad you got the help you needed.
This reminds me f when I was diagnosed with tendinitis. The stupid doctor at first said to wear a brace only at night, then said to wear it while I work too. When she should have told me what my daughter was told, (daughter was diagnosed about a month later and saw a different doctor)that once the swelling goes down, to start stretching which she was shown how to do..
Then the same doctor's office was where I went when I got hit with 2 viruses and was only given a cortisone shot..I mean come on, I don't like shots or medicine, but I was left to believe it was nothing and I ended up sick for 3 weeks and that isn't counting the extra two weeks when I felt better, but still tired and my appetite wasn't good.
So I am considering finding another doctor..
So I am considering finding another doctor..@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Jan 13
THis morning swelling was gone down some and not the pain that there has been took pils on time but right now setting here feel like it is swelling again so I will be going back to bed soon . Get foot in the air lololl
WIththe raft of DOctors that has treaed me since Sept.
You wouuld think I would get a good one any way I have to a referal done to go to the Crdio I had in hospital grrrrrrrr thought he was in the group that my ins had for us.
and I dont think he signed me off as he wanted me back every three months to keep chck on me.
SO I might end up having to get anothr one that I know nothing about and I like this one!
Hope you find a good one and DONT get sick again ok?
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
9 Jan 13
Oh no, do you remember his name? Maybe you can request him?
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
9 Jan 13
It sounds as if they did not get any common sense. Of course I would not have thought about that, but then I am not a nurse.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Jan 13
me either but I have had three different nurse come to the house and they didnt say this so am thinking since he was a forenor that could be something he lerned as a kid.
probably if I had had a medicine Doc he w or she would have told me that too.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
10 Jan 13
That is true. It was probably something he learned when he was a child, because in his country, they did not go to the doctor unless it was very serious, so if you could fix it before then it saved you quite a bit of money.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
9 Jan 13
I hope u get better soon. One of my favorite remarks is that u could go to ten different doctors in one day & everyone would tell u something different.U just don't know who knows what is right anymore.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jan 13
Does make one wonder. Glad you have something now that you can do.
@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan 13
What a relief huh? I know real pain when it is cold out. My hip hurts so badly. I have never known pain like that. We are a couple of soldiers aren't we?
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
14 Jan 13
Sister
Thanks for the details, let me hope you will be ok soon, doctors here also hide things, will make patients afraid, ask for this test or that just to extract money.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
14 Jan 13
I feel like some time she i as she ordered 3 different body ctscans las year when she could have ordered one! and te way I am reading and hearing about Obaacare it will get wrose getting in to see any DOctor. Had an appointment with my Cardio only to find out I have to go to primary so she can refer me to him again makes no since to me as he is the one who treated me in hospital adn I like him didnt like any of the ones they sent me too.
Aint it the way ya like the DOctor but they want to send you to ones ya dont like lolollll
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
9 Jan 13
Hope the pain and your foot issue subsides soon. Now days it seems as if one has to ASK the Dr things, as they don't tell us much, like they did 20 yrs ago.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
12 Jan 13
If they dont listen or just poo poo stuff away thats nott eling us anything now this one DOc says use hot compress and massge lightly adn the home nurse I had the other day is so made that they didnt do a ultra sound on my foot for the red steak running up my toe hse seems to think there IS and obstrution in there somethweres.
and my primayry just reads what the other DOctors say and looks at foot and says oh yup its swollen ok lets find out WHY it is staying swollen for almost 10 weeks now! other foot swolled up like this but didnt last a week then I was fine and there was no pain with it
