Bit of a scare
May. 2nd, 2003 12:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrI'd noticed a spot of reddish rash on my leg the other day. Since I've got diabetes, that sort of thing can be a problem
I saw it had mostly gone away tonight. And then I noticed another spot a few inches away. Both are on my lower left leg, so it's not the easiest thing in the world to look at.
At first I thought there was just a bit of a bulge, I figured it was just a rough spot from a (tiny) scab I'd had there after a scrape. But it didn't feel right when I ran my fingers over it.
I pressed a little harder and my fingers were *wet*.
I managed to twist around and saw that I had a sort of "blister" filled with clear fluid. This spooked me a *lot*.
You see, a few years back I had a friend who got diagnosed with diabetes. And he got a series of infections in his legs and *died*. And he hadn't been diagnosed much longer than I have.
I called my HMO's advice line. After 20+ minutes on hold (during which I was trying to stay calm) I got to talk to a nurse who after getting much more detail than I've gone into here, he told me that I didn't need to come in, and he gave me instructions on what to look for and how to care for it.
After I got off the phone I was relieved, but I also had a case of the shakes. Though I didn't get them until *after* cleaning both spots as directed and applying Neosporin and some bandaids.
I called Lin. We didn't talk long, but I wanted some feedback from a fellow diabetic.
I hope this is nothing. But that blister sneaking up on me like that bothers me. A lot.
I saw it had mostly gone away tonight. And then I noticed another spot a few inches away. Both are on my lower left leg, so it's not the easiest thing in the world to look at.
At first I thought there was just a bit of a bulge, I figured it was just a rough spot from a (tiny) scab I'd had there after a scrape. But it didn't feel right when I ran my fingers over it.
I pressed a little harder and my fingers were *wet*.
I managed to twist around and saw that I had a sort of "blister" filled with clear fluid. This spooked me a *lot*.
You see, a few years back I had a friend who got diagnosed with diabetes. And he got a series of infections in his legs and *died*. And he hadn't been diagnosed much longer than I have.
I called my HMO's advice line. After 20+ minutes on hold (during which I was trying to stay calm) I got to talk to a nurse who after getting much more detail than I've gone into here, he told me that I didn't need to come in, and he gave me instructions on what to look for and how to care for it.
After I got off the phone I was relieved, but I also had a case of the shakes. Though I didn't get them until *after* cleaning both spots as directed and applying Neosporin and some bandaids.
I called Lin. We didn't talk long, but I wanted some feedback from a fellow diabetic.
I hope this is nothing. But that blister sneaking up on me like that bothers me. A lot.
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Date: 2003-05-02 04:03 am (UTC)Get this checked by a doctor - soon! Please take care of yourself.
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Date: 2003-05-02 08:31 pm (UTC)It's not a problem with numbness.
What bugs me is that I haven't been near anything that sgould *cause* a blister.
The only "difference in feeling" in my legs is that they are a bit sore from doing more walking than usual today. And I need new shoes as the soles (and padding) on these are about shot.