On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:15:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-09-19 11:47 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:36:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I am really sick of hearing the "lose a foot" thing. That's just nasty.
> >
> > My sister's friend has been diabetic for decades (no idea if it's type
> > 1 or 2) and has diabetic sores that don't heal. Gangrene is an issue,
> > so she's considering amputation below the knee as a prophylactic
> > measure because she's sick and tired of dealing with the sores and
> > pain. The thought of voluntary amputation totally grosses me out.
> >
>
>
> One might have expected that Julie's brush with a serious infection
> resulting from a minor injury might have been a clue for her.

De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.


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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:15:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-09-19 11:47 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:36:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am really sick of hearing the "lose a foot" thing. That's just
>> >> nasty.
>> >
>> > My sister's friend has been diabetic for decades (no idea if it's type
>> > 1 or 2) and has diabetic sores that don't heal. Gangrene is an issue,
>> > so she's considering amputation below the knee as a prophylactic
>> > measure because she's sick and tired of dealing with the sores and
>> > pain. The thought of voluntary amputation totally grosses me out.
>> >
>>
>>
>> One might have expected that Julie's brush with a serious infection
>> resulting from a minor injury might have been a clue for her.

My serious infection came about from bungling Drs. And none of this has
anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
>
> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.

None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My serious
infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.

On 2014-09-19 6:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>>>
>>> One might have expected that Julie's brush with a serious infection
>>> resulting from a minor injury might have been a clue for her.
>
> My serious infection came about from bungling Drs. And none of this has
> anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
>>
>> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.
>
> None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My
> serious infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.


Yep. Keep with De Nile.

On 9/19/2014 5:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My
> serious infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.

That's serious. I had it twice last summer when I was doing chemo. Had
to get lots of whole blood and IV antibiotics. Everyone who came into
my room had to wear a mask and gown. It was quite scary, even the
second time.

I am being super careful now. I have 11 more radiation sessions left
and I'm still holding my own. No more home health care and home
physical therapy. Just tired all the time from the radiation.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:44:30 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> I have 11 more radiation sessions left
> and I'm still holding my own. No more home health care and home
> physical therapy. Just tired all the time from the radiation.

{{{hugs}}}


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On 9/19/2014 9:04 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:44:30 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> I have 11 more radiation sessions left
>> and I'm still holding my own. No more home health care and home
>> physical therapy. Just tired all the time from the radiation.
>
> {{{hugs}}}
>
>

thanks

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On 9/19/2014 7:44 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 9/19/2014 5:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My
>> serious infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.
>
> That's serious. I had it twice last summer when I was doing chemo. Had
> to get lots of whole blood and IV antibiotics. Everyone who came into
> my room had to wear a mask and gown. It was quite scary, even the
> second time.
>
> I am being super careful now. I have 11 more radiation sessions left
> and I'm still holding my own. No more home health care and home
> physical therapy. Just tired all the time from the radiation.
>

You are in my prayers, keep on keeping on.

On 9/19/2014 10:50 PM, Mayo wrote:
> On 9/19/2014 7:44 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 9/19/2014 5:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My
>>> serious infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.
>>
>> That's serious. I had it twice last summer when I was doing chemo. Had
>> to get lots of whole blood and IV antibiotics. Everyone who came into
>> my room had to wear a mask and gown. It was quite scary, even the
>> second time.
>>
>> I am being super careful now. I have 11 more radiation sessions left
>> and I'm still holding my own. No more home health care and home
>> physical therapy. Just tired all the time from the radiation.
>>
>
> You are in my prayers, keep on keeping on.

Thanks

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:44:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>"sf" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:15:33 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2014-09-19 11:47 AM, sf wrote:
>>> > On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:36:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I am really sick of hearing the "lose a foot" thing. That's just
>>> >> nasty.
>>> >
>>> > My sister's friend has been diabetic for decades (no idea if it's type
>>> > 1 or 2) and has diabetic sores that don't heal. Gangrene is an issue,
>>> > so she's considering amputation below the knee as a prophylactic
>>> > measure because she's sick and tired of dealing with the sores and
>>> > pain. The thought of voluntary amputation totally grosses me out.
>>>
>>> One might have expected that Julie's brush with a serious infection
>>> resulting from a minor injury might have been a clue for her.
>
>My serious infection came about from bungling Drs.

Oh what absolute bullshit!

>And none of this has
>anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
>>
>> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.
>
>None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My serious
>infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.

Take some responsibility for yourself, just for once.
You self-centred, irresponsible and narcissistic waste of space.

In article >,
says...
>

> >My serious infection came about from bungling Drs.
>
> Oh what absolute bullshit!
>
> >And none of this has
> >anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
> >>
> >> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.
> >
> >None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My serious
> >infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.

It started in your injured foot. You said so.

http://www.sepsisalliance.org/sepsis_and/diabetes/

"People who have diabetes are at risk of developing wounds and sores
that don?t heal well. While the wounds are present, they are at high
risk of developing infection. And, again because of the diabetes, the
infections can get severe quickly. When infection overwhelms the body,
the body can respond by developing sepsis and going into septic shock"

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/237378-overview

"Compromise of the blood supply from microvascular disease, often in
association with lack of sensation because of neuropathy, predisposes
persons with diabetes mellitus to foot infections.".

Janet UK

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>
>> >My serious infection came about from bungling Drs.
>>
>> Oh what absolute bullshit!
>>
>> >And none of this has
>> >anything to do with sweeteners which is what we were talking about.
>> >>
>> >> De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.
>> >
>> >None of this has anything to do with what I was talking about. My
>> >serious
>> >infection was sepsis. Systemic throughout the body.
>
> It started in your injured foot. You said so.
>
> http://www.sepsisalliance.org/sepsis_and/diabetes/
>
> "People who have diabetes are at risk of developing wounds and sores
> that don?t heal well. While the wounds are present, they are at high
> risk of developing infection. And, again because of the diabetes, the
> infections can get severe quickly. When infection overwhelms the body,
> the body can respond by developing sepsis and going into septic shock"
>
> http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/237378-overview
>
> "Compromise of the blood supply from microvascular disease, often in
> association with lack of sensation because of neuropathy, predisposes
> persons with diabetes mellitus to foot infections.".
>
> Janet UK

The only reason my wound from the surgery wasn't healing was because the
Drs. weren't *letting* it heal. My initial wound had already healed by the
time the surgery was done which was why nobody could understand why they
wanted to operate.

Each time I went back, they cut the wound open and the one Dr. jabbed all
sorts of things into it. She even broke a stick off into the wound. The
visiting nurse said that the wound would never heal if they didn't quit
doing this.

They also kept the foot totally wrapped up tightly and told me never to
unwrap it which is why the fungal infection set in. And due to their
mishandling of the wound, they pushed it into my blood stream.

You may ask why I continued to go back to them. Well... I couldn't drive
and they were the closest Drs. to me. Angela didn't yet have her license
and I didn't dare have her drive me lest they put me back in the hospital
again. She'd be stranded there with my van. So... Mostly my SIL was
driving me and the other Dr. where I eventually went is located where she
lives. I didn't want to make her drive all the way out here then back there
then back here again then back there to home. I was trying to do what I
thought was the frugal and convenient thing but in the end it was a very bad
thing. Live and learn.