ouch. really really ouch....something really trivial is hurting me and affecting everything

[VicarGoingForGoldInKungFu]

this sounds so trivial, but after having verrucas for 5 years i have gone to a private podiatrist. i have a total of

28
of
the
little
fuckers

but i have 1 very very huge.one the fleshy part of my foot, and he is treating with a very strong acid paste which i have to leave on with a dressing for 5 days before it gets done again on day 6 or 7.

ive been off work, so its not been too bad, but i went and had the treatment again last night and then had to work today......and i am in absolute proper bloody excrutiating pain - my foot is swollen and throbbing, it feels like i am walking on razor blades. its so so so sore and the patch that is being treated is about the size of a two pound coin so its quite large and so very very sore.
i am limping, and today my sgt asked why im limping.
it feels so so silly to say its 'cos of a verruca, but it is, or rather the treatment of one.
the pain is so bad that were it anything else i think i would have thought twice about going in tomorrow - i can hardly walk, but i cant phone in sick and cite a verruca. its just not an option.
ive taken pain killers, i have to wear my boots and socks (if i could wear sandals it wouldnt be so bad!) but the job is in uniform and i have wear the clobber.

how does anyone have this type of treatment and continue about their daily business?
with shoes on?
seriously. its hurting just in case i ve not gotten that message through in the above whinge.....

vicar you have to treat this seriously .
A large open wound on your foot is going to be a bugger to treat and it won't heal quickly .
If it's already infected it will take even longer .

It needs to be seen by someone with experience in dressing wounds - probably not a GP ,Maybe a District Nurse .

But the sooner you get it seen to the quicker it will heal .
Personally I'd go to A&E because unless you're GP's practice has a nurse who has experience in dressings they won't be much help .

Holy of all things moley that looks horrendous

I'm not normally one to advocate it but I think you definately need a 2nd opinion. It looks like it needs packing tbh.

promise i will attempt to see a gp tomorrow with a view to getting to see a practice nurse or similar.....it will be getting an appt that will be a challenge.

if i cant get in i will nip in to see the pod who can advise. I honestly didnt think it would affect me so badly once back to work but i should have known really, my feet get hot and im in socks and boots for a good 10 or more hours.

i will have to go to work initially but maybe if i show sgt how bad it is he will either put me on light duties or send me home. i just hate to let my colleagues down and we are very very short staffed so not sure what chance of that there is tbh.

The way I see it vicar is that if you get stronger painkillers ,better dressing on foot ,maybe some antibiotics then you'll be more effective at work .

And might avoid having to be off at all ( I doubt that ) or at least for a shorter time .
If you can't get an appointment you . must . go. to . A&E .
Tommorrow.

Good luck and let us know

For tomorrow when getting a Gp appointment remember-

Yes it is urgent.
Yes I need to see someone today.
Show the Receptionist if proof needed.

It won't actually be a pressure sore - they are what happens when you're immobile for a long time. A bone presses on the overlying tissue until it begins to die off and can become infected with gangrene. Diabetic ulcers can also be gangrenous though. It has a very distinctive sweet sickly smell. Hard to tell from the photo - it could just be the silver nitrate causing the blackening but whatever it is, it doesn't look good at all.

You shouldn't be at work with this and you definitely need to get it looked at properly.

There must be H&S implications if you can barely walk on it, not only for you but for your colleagues.

H&S goes out of the window when you are as short staffed as we are currently.....on nights we are down to the absolute bones of our arse, if i go off sick i think it will be more dangerous as it will leave one of the shift alone on nights.

oh i just dont know what to do

I would go to a and e with that. It looks infected.

A&E now? Or is that not really on?

Get some medical advice in the morning - GP or practice nurse. A&E if you can't get an appointment or if it has got worse overnight.

Then make a decision about work once you are in full possession of the medical facts.

Meanwhile, try and get a good sleep.

I think showing your foot to your boss will let him make the decision tbh, pretty sure you will get sent home.

Is there a lot of discharge on the dressing?

I am immunosuppressed and have had treatment for warts and verrucas and some v persistent and nasty but never seen anything like that. Please go

Really good advice everyone, especially ginger and sparkling's latest posts.
You must see someone good tomorrow Vicar (not sure pod's treatment has worked as planned ?)
Your feet are important.
Hope you get some sleep and can make your feet a priority for tomorrow.
You do sound a bit too conscientious for your own good !
If you do go in to explain to seargent I hope he sends you home/ somewhere you can get it properly looked after

How about bed now ,and up at 5 or 6am for A&E ?

Look, it's your foot - it's not that uncommon for people to actually lose their feet from untreated ulcers. Please treat it seriously. You need your foot!

if one of the shift end up working alone, at least they'd know they didn't have back up - they wouldn't be relying on you.

we only have a minor injuries unit here and im sure that would do but going now really isnt an option.

i will explain to sgt when i get there tomorrow and take it from there. i put the pic on fb and one of my colleages has seen it, and commented and he had already told sgt that i couldnt do foot patrol at the weekend.....

so he kind of knows but i dont think anyone knew how bad it was.

if i can get some time off i will get an appt and see what goes.

Stop with the if I get an appointment .

You get an appointment or you go to minor injuries .

Or you choose to prolong your incapacity .

Good luck Vicar, with some good painkillers and the right treatment you'll be ok.

im meant to be working until 11pm tomorrow so getting up at 5 isnt an option really but i promise i will see someone at some point tomorrow.

dont want my foot to drop off. taking some pain meds now and off to bed, thank you all for the advice which i know i need to follow, i was feeling a bit of a baby but it is very painful and clearly i do need to see someone about it and get tested for diabetes while im at it.... ill let you know how i get on. thanks again all. at least i know im not being a wuss!

Night Vicar

Good Lord!!! that looks awful! hope you've had a restful night.

I'm still awake because my Ds decided to use the bathroom nail clippers to cut out one of the warts on the sole of his foot! and it wont stop bleeding! I've taped a makeshift pad around it and got him to elevate it in bed...silly sod! can't believe he'd be so daft!

The super glue thing is just to paint super glue over the verruca, allow to dry and do this as often as possible (ie several times a day), but at least once a day. My Dbrother said it was the only thing that worked on his. It appears to be doing nothing for Dd yet, but the verruca is getting bigger and blacker by the day. Dd says it hurts a lot. She's 5 :(

Off to check that Ds hasn't bled to death before I try to sleep.

The podiatrist has treated it far too aggressively. If the acid had been contained to just the verrucas then you wouldn't have a load of damaged, sore skin to contend with.

I would wash the acid off, allow the area to heal, and start again.

If the area is hot & swollen then that is a strong indicator of infection which would also explain the pain.

You really need to go to the doctors or out of hours and get them to check for infection.

Regarding the possible diabetes, type 2 diabetes usually affects adults/teens who are overweight. A simple urine test at the doctor's would provide an initial indication so get this done while you're there.

As some other posters have said, eventually your immune system should fight them off. I had quite a cluster of verrucas on one foot for years, but they were generally not sore, I couldn't treat them with acid as was either pregnant or breastfeeding. Eventually I used salylic acid daily, the one that dries to form a barrier. Each night I'd use a foot file to remove the dead skin and verrucas and then apply more salylic acid.

All of a sudden they just disappeared. Forget how long it took.

Morning. Just a quick nag. You know what you have to do.

Vicar, the minor injuries unit sounds like a really good bet. They will have loads of experience of assessing skin wounds, and should know what to do with a nasty one like yours.