Preliminary results of the bone biopsy on my left foot's third metatarsal: negative for osteomyelitis. I'll get the official results from my foot doctor tomorrow. Hopefully this means no more surgery!!!

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I officially have hives on the shin of my left leg. Unfortunately, I'm still healing from the toe amputation surgery, so I can't have a steroid shot for them. Gotta get the OK from my foot doctor tomorrow before my primary doctor will give me steroids for the hives.

AAAUUUGGGHHH

At least he's giving me a topical steroid and some Valium to help with the insane itching.

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I have to wear a surgical boot on my left foot due to the amputation surgery I had Friday. Only problem is I've got a *raging* case of hives that extends underneath the boot! The itching is driving me insane!

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I've made it through my surgery. The doctor amputated two bones of the middle toe of my left foot and did a bone biopsy of the middle metatarsal, as expected. There were no complications. However, I am a little woozy from the propofol anesthesia, so I won't be able to do much in the way of online stuff today.

Thanks for all of your well wishes. They really helped!

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More bad news from my foot doctor. I'm still going to have part of the middle toe of my left foot amputated due to a bone infection, a.k.a. osteomyelitis. Now, though, he suspects that I may be developing osteomyelitis in the distal end (i.e., the toe end) of my middle metatarsal foot bone. So, during the operation to amputate, he's going to do a bone biopsy on my metatarsal.

I just want the pain in that area to stop. Wish me luck, please.

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Thank you to everyone for your support. Your turnout has been overwhelming. I promise I'll take care and do my best to recover quickly from my toe amputation.

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Got bad medical news today. My foot doctor ordered a bone scan for my left foot on Wednesday due to an infection in my middle toe. Turns out that it is positive for a bone infection - osteomyelitis - and the tip joint (at least) is going to have to be amputated. That's scheduled for Friday, April 26th.

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In December of last year, I lost half of the second toe of my left foot due to a bone infection (osteomyelitis). Had to have it amputated.

Today, not even five months later, I was told that I may lose part of the middle toe of that same foot due to the same reason.

A bone scan is being scheduled to determine if I've got osteomyelitis in the bones of the toe. If I do, those bones are going to have to be amputated.

What are the odds?

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