Trying to recreate the medical history of my feet

May 4, 2010
The feet are feeling a lot better today, as the infection has subsided and the original problem is dormant, at least.
Today's appointment was with a Chiropodist, Lori Barnes, D. Ch. who is the first person to give my condition a name. She thinks it is "sever plantar lichen planus" a systemic fungal infection. Of course, opportunistic bacteria got in and made the mess worse.
She says I need to use the Loprox already prescribed. Twice daily, for several weeks now and whenever it looks as if things are flaring up.
Mary Ann, the nurse from CareFor who referred me to Lori, was there, too. She has some really awful pictures of my feet, but I think she's going to delete them now.

On Friday I'm going to see Dr. Pratt, a dermatologist (referred by Family Health Centre, our doctor).

At noon on Monday, May 3, Dr Chestnut called to check up on my condition and let me know she had been in touch with Dr Walker (Jim) after sending my foot photo (from Tues April 27). She told me some things I've forgotten, probably because Cynthia was there asking questions before I baredly got off the phone.

This morning, May 4, her office called to say I have an appointment with Dr Pratt, a dermatologist, on Friday morning.

On Friday, April 30,
I went to CareFor for nursing care on my foot/feet. They were very concerned about the increased swelling and blistering on my right foot, and insisted I get to Emerg.
So, I spent the afternoon at the Emergency of the Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus. I saw Dr Justin Maloney(?), a general Emerg doctor, and then Dr Liu, a resident in Infectious Diseases, and then another Infectious Diseases doctor.
Dr Liu drew a sample of the serum in the big blister on my right foot.
Nurses took blood samples.
Everyone said Hmmmmmmm.
(Neil stayed with me, which was very kind.)