One Foot In Front Of The Other

     We finally are getting somewhere with Mom's sore left foot.  Several months ago she mentioned some heel pain...and I looked at her foot and saw what looked sorta like a bruise and sorta like a blister, then I went on-line to see what I could see.  Aside from the standard issue info about warts, bed sores, and bruises, there wasn't much.  Now, we need to be very careful with Mom's feet as diabetics lose feeling in their feet and then can't tell if something is wrong.  If we should let things go too far she could have real trouble.
     Making a long drawn out story short, after several weeks of trying to let Hospice deal with the situation, we decided to go our own route.  They had said it was something they could do for Mom if we wanted, and we were willing to let them.  So I cancelled the two appointments I had made with the Doctors only to find out that the Hospice Visiting Podiatrist charges $40.00.  Mom has a zero co-pay with all doctors appointments, and she was liking the idea of getting out of the house anyway.
    I called Dr. Adey and made another appointment and Becky took her in on Friday.    The Doctor called it an ulcer and gave us a prescription for some salve, and a referral to a Podiatrist.  Sadly, the Podiatrists in that particular office are switching off taking their Christmas Holidays right now and so appointments are hard to come by.  We were able to get one for next Monday.  I asked for her to be put on any waiting list, so they did. 
   P.S.  Her arm is so much better!  She is using it more and although it still causes her considerable pain, she is on the mend.  We should be able to decrease the pain medicine this week.  She was out to fellowship day today and stayed for the afternoon meeting.  She was a bit shaky this morning, and short of breath, but is so much better now.