Trip to Urgent Care
By Kareng
@kareng (72717)
United States
April 23, 2025 4:22pm CST
My husband finally showed me his foot Monday after not realizing that he had a sore or a diabetic ulcer on the bottom of his foot. I was horrified to see that it was all infected Sunday.
I got it all cleaned up for him and put some antibiotic on it and covered with a large bandaid to keep it clean. Monday morning when I went to dress it again, all of the redness had disappeared. This was good.
I told him to go ahead and call his diabetic doctor and ask how it should be treated so we could correct anything done wrong going forward. He didn't do that until Tuesday morning.
His doctor advised him to go to urgent care to get an oral antibiotic to be taking in the period of time he has to wait for a wound care appointment. They will do an accessment and probably a debrasion, as that helps the sore to heal.
That is how we spent yesterday afternoon.
How did you spend yours?
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@snowy22315 (188073)
• United States
21m
Well, that sounds not nice. Yesterday, I took the new car into town and got it registered and titled.
@xstitcher (33895)
• Petaluma, California
1h
Yesterday afternoon was so "exciting" that I don't remember what I did! 
@Deepizzaguy (108844)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2h
I hope your husband makes a speedy recovery soon. I spent my afternoon working at home completing surveys and sharing news stories.
@MarieCoyle (42914)
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1h
Unfortunately, this happens when people have diabetic neuropathy and don't have a lot of feeling in their feet/legs. You will probably have to play the policewoman/doctor role and demand to see his feet and legs once a day. I know from others who have had this problem that it can get very bad, very quickly. I hope he heals well and fast!
@AmbiePam (97360)
• United States
3h
Oh, dear. That’s scary. I’m glad he went to the Urgent Care. I hope he heals quickly.
I spent my day is the Tulsa area a few hours away. I got my medicine (they don’t have here), and my “chauffeur” father tore his calf muscle which he discovered when he had to go to the ER after we got home.
@Ineeddentures (103)
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3h
I hope it heals soon.
Sorry your husband had to suffer that.
Not a great way to spend an afternoon.
I spent mine doing what I love doing most - riding one of my motorbikes with my biker chick wife on the back.
We have been out on one of the bikes almost every day in March and April
