So the last month, I started seeing a podiatrist. He told me that "magic salves" and all that, like amniomatrix are fine and good. But they don't take care of the problem. So, my problem is that - as a diabetic - the ligaments in my ankles shrink. This causes all the weight of my feet to rest on the balls of my feet, which causes the foot ulcers that I have suffered from for the past two years. He suggested a procedure where they actually lengthen my ligaments.
So, two weeks ago, I went in. It was a simple procedure. Of course, he numbed my ankle up. The weird thing was watching him do it. He inserted some big ass tweezers into my ankle and used a small scalpel to snip my ligament in half in three places. Each time he snipped a part of the ligament, it felt like someone plucking a guitar string inside of my leg. Then he put a big ass boot on my foot that I have to wear for six weeks, including walking with crutches. Then, at the end of the six weeks, I will have the same procedure done on the other foot.
As a reminder, here is what my foot looked like three weeks ago:
Here is what it looks like today:
And for good measure, here is my right foot, the one that has given me numerous problems since 2010:
If this healing keeps up, I will be back on my foot this year! Who knows? Maybe my walk-about can go on as desired!
