Diabetes As A Cottage Industry…
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>>The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the >advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides >every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have >trouble.
<smiles> Well, I’m glad we don’t don’t have to convince you that we care 
Welcome back, Tony…….glad you are feeling good again. It’s nice to "see" you smile Bev Remove the "SpamFree" for email, please.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> He said that it looked like I had a bit of nail fungus, but that nothing > could be done for it. Some of my nails are quite thick and they do tend >to > curve. When cut, they sometimes snap off, and this could be further down > that I want it to be. That’s why I resorted to using a file. >3 months to kill the nail fungus >time for a podiatrist that even knows his meds! >k
I remember watching a commercial for this brand of Fungus remover/pills and there was something about this pill that alarmed me, something to do with liver function or kidney failure, that you should not take it.. I am not sure which one but I would check with a Dr. before using it to make sure there are no side-effects or problems with taking it. I was considering taking this drug for the fungus on my feet but before see those warning I chose not to take it.. me email.
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>I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium >sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. >The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the >advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides >every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have >trouble. >If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. >Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a >kind of out door barbecue.
Tony Welcome back. Im glad to hear you are feeling better. Feliz Navidad and Y Prospero Ano Nuevo As always YMMV and this is JMO Jeanne Type 2 Diagnosed 05/28/02 189/159/120
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great to hear from you tony.. i’m so happy for you.. i know what a pain .. pain can be! keep in touch.. we’re always here for you.. and you have my correct email.. feel free to bitch anytime you need a shoulder.. my neighbor south of the border — RK [T1 - dx 5/00]-[Lantus/Novolog]-[Experiments in progress...] http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.faqs.org/faqs/diabetes/faq http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/files/zl-mirc.exe (chatroom software/verified clean w/Norton) Current Troll List: See ASD site for current list and how to killfile : : > : > : > : > > Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, : > > understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my : > husband, : > > and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does : > this : > > guy have to make his entire living off of me? : > : > I know what you mean. I have recently seen a podiatrist for the first : time : > in my life. He cut my nails too short. At least I think they were too : > short. I was afraid I was going to get ingrown nails. That’s how short : > they were. And he wanted to see me again a month later to check on the : rash : > on my legs. Mainly curiosity I think. I could have had the Dermatologist : > or Vascular Surgeon forward something to him. : > : > So I went back a month later. I was fearful of him cutting my nails : again, : > so I carefully filed them down a bit every few days. When I went back : they : > certainly didn’t look like they needed to be cut to me! But he insisted! : > And then he cut into the tip of my big toe. So now I have a ragged : looking : > nail with a little chunk out of the middle. It is sore and has still not : > totally healed. The rest of my nails are shorter than I thought possible. : > I couldn’t even file them if I tried! So I am not looking forward to : going : > back to him at all. He thinks I should come in every 3 months to have my : > nails trimmed. : > : > > It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on : > anything : > > related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially : > ingrown" : > > toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re : > "tiny : > > time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy : of : > > six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong : > > profession, I think. : > : > Well, I do know that an ingrown toenail is no fun. I have know several : > people who have suffered from them. And I had a few starting, due to the : > way my nails grow. I managed to take care of them myself with an ingrown : > toenail file before any real damage occurred. But now I am afraid that it : > might actually happen what with mine being cut so short. :( : > : > > My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or : on : > > limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher. : > : > That’s just the tip of the iceberg. When I first moved here, I was seeing : > two different Drs. a week for several weeks in a row. It gets to where I : > slack off and don’t want to see Drs. any more. And I’ll put off going for : a : > while. : : Hi guys, : My podiatrist charges 300 pesos for each visit, about $30 USA but that is : the standard charge for any specialist. The only problem that they won’t do : anything without charging that. Every refill prescription, but most of my : meds are not controlled substances. My PCP is a real good friend and I : shamelessly pay nothing. I feel bad about not paying my friend but I have : offered full scholarships to his kids in my English school. My accountant : and I exchange serve ices. She comers on top but don’t do anything but give : her my new receipts and income each month and sign. I love the barter : system. : I am in remission with my MS I have had three painless days. I am regaining : feeling in my left foot that I lost three years ago in Feb. Old Al told me : it was unlikely to be DM related cause foot went numb in the course of : about 40 minutes. I thought it was another stroke or DM neuropathy. the only : thing that is not better is the loss of 85% of vision in my left eye from : optical neuritis. I will never get : that back although my dad says he is recovering some sight. I think he is : kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage : doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy? : I have more energy. I haven’t even been reading the group until today. My : attack started in July or so I think. I seem to go for about a year in : remission then I have an attack that lasts from one day to 3 years and then : I get almost everything back. The symptoms are a grab bag of surprises. : For the new friends, I am a stranger in a strange land south of the border : with a lovely Mexican wife: Tita. : I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium : sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. : The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the : advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides : every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have : trouble. : If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. : : Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a : kind of out door barbecue. : :
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glad to hear things are looking up for you right now give that beautiful Tita a big hug for me, and keep well, Tony kate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi guys, > My podiatrist charges 300 pesos for each visit, about $30 USA but that is > the standard charge for any specialist. The only problem that they won’t do > anything without charging that. Every refill prescription, but most of my > meds are not controlled substances. My PCP is a real good friend and I > shamelessly pay nothing. I feel bad about not paying my friend but I have > offered full scholarships to his kids in my English school. My accountant > and I exchange serve ices. She comers on top but don’t do anything but give > her my new receipts and income each month and sign. I love the barter > system. > I am in remission with my MS I have had three painless days. I am regaining > feeling in my left foot that I lost three years ago in Feb. Old Al told me > it was unlikely to be DM related cause foot went numb in the course of > about 40 minutes. I thought it was another stroke or DM neuropathy. the only > thing that is not better is the loss of 85% of vision in my left eye from > optical neuritis. I will never get > that back although my dad says he is recovering some sight. I think he is > kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage > doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy? > I have more energy. I haven’t even been reading the group until today. My > attack started in July or so I think. I seem to go for about a year in > remission then I have an attack that lasts from one day to 3 years and then > I get almost everything back. The symptoms are a grab bag of surprises. > For the new friends, I am a stranger in a strange land south of the border > with a lovely Mexican wife: Tita. > I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium > sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. > The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the > advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides > every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have > trouble. > If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. > Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a > kind of out door barbecue.
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Tony!! Hey, nice to have you back and I look forward to hearing from you again….take care and a Healthier New Year to you. MIc Always, be, and stay AWARE!
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> Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a > kind of out door barbecue.
Nice to see you back again, mate. And a lot more positive too. Ratty (Seasons greetings from Britain BTW) — http://christmas.flyingrat.net ratty at flyingrat.net
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Hiya Tony, Glad things are looking better for you.
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I have a problem with everyone using the Betadyne solution…..when I first became diabetic…..about 47 years ago, one of the first things the doc’s told my Mom not to use on me was Iodine….it has the great potential for chemically burning ones skin. I’m allergic to it, both inside and out, however, did not know that for along time. There is another solutiion called Hibiclens, that also works to kill the bad germs. (Gram negative) to be exact…. Of course…..everyone is different. Most health care professionals are clearly unknowing about thiis potential problem; and my sig line says it all. Mic Always, be, and stay AWARE!
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>I think he is > kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage > doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy?
They have shown regeneration of sciatic nerve with tocopherol .. so .. I would say the above would be an incorrect statement. : Arch Ital Anat Embriol 1990 Apr-Jun;95(2):155-65 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut Effect of vitamin E-deficiency on regeneration of the sciatic nerve. Cecchini T, Cuppini R, Ciaroni S, Del Grande P. Istituto di Scienze Morfologiche, Universita di Urbino, Italy. The regeneration of the sciatic nerve fibres was studied in both normal and vitamin E-deficient rats at 30 and 60 days after crush. The vitamin E is involved in one of the most important mechanisms of protection against peroxidation of plasma membrane lipids; the plasma membrane plays certainly a role in nerve regeneration. Both the diameter and the total number of myelinated nerve fibres was calculated at different times. The number of myelinated fibres in the undenervated deficient animals was lower than that found in the undenervated normals animals. Following the nerve crush, in normal animals after two months the number of myelinated fibres exceeded the number found in undenervated normal animals, whereas in the deficient rat nerves it was significantly lower than in the corresponding controls and moreover it did not even reach the number found in the nerves of undenervated deficient rats. Finally, the caliber distribution of myelinated fibres in undenervated and denervated deficient rats shows a relative percent increase in the number of greatest axons and a decrease in smaller axons. This result confirm the vitamin E to be an important factor of the normal process of nerve regeneration. PMID: 2078094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Who loves ya. Tom Jesus was a vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Jesus was a vegetarian! http://www.nucleus.com/watchman Moses was a mystic! http://www.nucleus.com/watchman/light.html
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TONY!!! So glad to see you back! I hope this New Year is filled with calm and health for you, and you stick around here for awhile! xoxox Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, >>understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my >husband, >>and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does >this >>guy have to make his entire living off of me? >I know what you mean. I have recently seen a podiatrist for the first > time >in my life. He cut my nails too short. At least I think they were too >short. I was afraid I was going to get ingrown nails. That’s how short >they were. And he wanted to see me again a month later to check on the > rash >on my legs. Mainly curiosity I think. I could have had the Dermatologist >or Vascular Surgeon forward something to him. >So I went back a month later. I was fearful of him cutting my nails > again, >so I carefully filed them down a bit every few days. When I went back > they >certainly didn’t look like they needed to be cut to me! But he insisted! >And then he cut into the tip of my big toe. So now I have a ragged > looking >nail with a little chunk out of the middle. It is sore and has still not >totally healed. The rest of my nails are shorter than I thought possible. >I couldn’t even file them if I tried! So I am not looking forward to > going >back to him at all. He thinks I should come in every 3 months to have my >nails trimmed. >>It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on >anything >>related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially >ingrown" >>toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re >"tiny >>time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy > of >>six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong >>profession, I think. >Well, I do know that an ingrown toenail is no fun. I have know several >people who have suffered from them. And I had a few starting, due to the >way my nails grow. I managed to take care of them myself with an ingrown >toenail file before any real damage occurred. But now I am afraid that it >might actually happen what with mine being cut so short. :( >>My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or > on >>limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher. >That’s just the tip of the iceberg. When I first moved here, I was seeing >two different Drs. a week for several weeks in a row. It gets to where I >slack off and don’t want to see Drs. any more. And I’ll put off going for > a >while. > Hi guys, > My podiatrist charges 300 pesos for each visit, about $30 USA but that is > the standard charge for any specialist. The only problem that they won’t do > anything without charging that. Every refill prescription, but most of my > meds are not controlled substances. My PCP is a real good friend and I > shamelessly pay nothing. I feel bad about not paying my friend but I have > offered full scholarships to his kids in my English school. My accountant > and I exchange serve ices. She comers on top but don’t do anything but give > her my new receipts and income each month and sign. I love the barter > system. > I am in remission with my MS I have had three painless days. I am regaining > feeling in my left foot that I lost three years ago in Feb. Old Al told me > it was unlikely to be DM related cause foot went numb in the course of > about 40 minutes. I thought it was another stroke or DM neuropathy. the only > thing that is not better is the loss of 85% of vision in my left eye from > optical neuritis. I will never get > that back although my dad says he is recovering some sight. I think he is > kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage > doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy? > I have more energy. I haven’t even been reading the group until today. My > attack started in July or so I think. I seem to go for about a year in > remission then I have an attack that lasts from one day to 3 years and then > I get almost everything back. The symptoms are a grab bag of surprises. > For the new friends, I am a stranger in a strange land south of the border > with a lovely Mexican wife: Tita. > I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium > sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. > The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the > advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides > every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have > trouble. > If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. > Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a > kind of out door barbecue.
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Tony, welcome back. Glad to hear that things are improving. You are an inspiration! — Best wishes Louise Type 2, controlling by diet and exercise – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi guys, > My podiatrist charges 300 pesos for each visit, about $30 USA but that is > the standard charge for any specialist. The only problem that they won’t do > anything without charging that. Every refill prescription, but most of my > meds are not controlled substances. My PCP is a real good friend and I > shamelessly pay nothing. I feel bad about not paying my friend but I have > offered full scholarships to his kids in my English school. My accountant > and I exchange serve ices. She comers on top but don’t do anything but give > her my new receipts and income each month and sign. I love the barter > system. > I am in remission with my MS I have had three painless days. I am regaining > feeling in my left foot that I lost three years ago in Feb. Old Al told me > it was unlikely to be DM related cause foot went numb in the course of > about 40 minutes. I thought it was another stroke or DM neuropathy. the only > thing that is not better is the loss of 85% of vision in my left eye from > optical neuritis. I will never get > that back although my dad says he is recovering some sight. I think he is > kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage > doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy? > I have more energy. I haven’t even been reading the group until today. My > attack started in July or so I think. I seem to go for about a year in > remission then I have an attack that lasts from one day to 3 years and then > I get almost everything back. The symptoms are a grab bag of surprises. > For the new friends, I am a stranger in a strange land south of the border > with a lovely Mexican wife: Tita. > I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium > sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. > The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the > advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides > every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have > trouble. > If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. > Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a > kind of out door barbecue.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, > understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my > husband, > and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does > this > guy have to make his entire living off of me? > I know what you mean. I have recently seen a podiatrist for the first time > in my life. He cut my nails too short. At least I think they were too > short. I was afraid I was going to get ingrown nails. That’s how short > they were. And he wanted to see me again a month later to check on the rash > on my legs. Mainly curiosity I think. I could have had the Dermatologist > or Vascular Surgeon forward something to him. > So I went back a month later. I was fearful of him cutting my nails again, > so I carefully filed them down a bit every few days. When I went back they > certainly didn’t look like they needed to be cut to me! But he insisted! > And then he cut into the tip of my big toe. So now I have a ragged looking > nail with a little chunk out of the middle. It is sore and has still not > totally healed. The rest of my nails are shorter than I thought possible. > I couldn’t even file them if I tried! So I am not looking forward to going > back to him at all. He thinks I should come in every 3 months to have my > nails trimmed. > It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on > anything > related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially > ingrown" > toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re > "tiny > time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of > six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong > profession, I think. > Well, I do know that an ingrown toenail is no fun. I have know several > people who have suffered from them. And I had a few starting, due to the > way my nails grow. I managed to take care of them myself with an ingrown > toenail file before any real damage occurred. But now I am afraid that it > might actually happen what with mine being cut so short. :( > My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on > limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher. > That’s just the tip of the iceberg. When I first moved here, I was seeing > two different Drs. a week for several weeks in a row. It gets to where I > slack off and don’t want to see Drs. any more. And I’ll put off going for a > while.
Hi guys, My podiatrist charges 300 pesos for each visit, about $30 USA but that is the standard charge for any specialist. The only problem that they won’t do anything without charging that. Every refill prescription, but most of my meds are not controlled substances. My PCP is a real good friend and I shamelessly pay nothing. I feel bad about not paying my friend but I have offered full scholarships to his kids in my English school. My accountant and I exchange serve ices. She comers on top but don’t do anything but give her my new receipts and income each month and sign. I love the barter system. I am in remission with my MS I have had three painless days. I am regaining feeling in my left foot that I lost three years ago in Feb. Old Al told me it was unlikely to be DM related cause foot went numb in the course of about 40 minutes. I thought it was another stroke or DM neuropathy. the only thing that is not better is the loss of 85% of vision in my left eye from optical neuritis. I will never get that back although my dad says he is recovering some sight. I think he is kiddin himself cause I understand since I have been here that nerve damage doesn’t heal. that’s right isn’t it Guy? I have more energy. I haven’t even been reading the group until today. My attack started in July or so I think. I seem to go for about a year in remission then I have an attack that lasts from one day to 3 years and then I get almost everything back. The symptoms are a grab bag of surprises. For the new friends, I am a stranger in a strange land south of the border with a lovely Mexican wife: Tita. I post here cause I have type 2 with several mini strokes and one medium sized which brought me here three years ago to try to keep my brains intact. The MS news group ignores me,I think because most of them are in the advanced stages of the disease so my problems seem trivial and besides every body loves me here and never complain that I only write when I have trouble. If you feel ignored tell me and I will answer you here. Tony from Mexico enjoying t shirt weather with a parrillada last night a kind of out door barbecue.
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> He said that it looked like I had a bit of nail fungus, but that nothing > could be done for it. Some of my nails are quite thick and they do tend to > curve. When cut, they sometimes snap off, and this could be further down > that I want it to be. That’s why I resorted to using a file.
3 months to kill the nail fungus time for a podiatrist that even knows his meds! k
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, > understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, > and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this > guy have to make his entire living off of me? > It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything > related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" > toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny > time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of > six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong > profession, I think. > My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on > limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
This is gonna make you weep. In Australia, podiatrists are not considered to be medical persons, just general health care, and guess what, only charge A$35 per visit for a half hour session! Of course we cannot claim any insurance rebate except in special cases. This does not mean they are not highly qualified – a university degree is a minimum requirement. Dentists are also in this "submedical" class, but do charge a lot more. I don’t know how their prices compare to yours though. Over the years I have seen about 7 different podiatrists (due to my geographic re-location). Out of that number only two were incompetent, and I only ever made one visit – once was enough. So, the standard overall is excellent. Wait till I see my current podiatrist next month (I see her monthly), and tell her what you paid. She will be stunned! It seems to me that health insurance encourages over charging. It seems to be human nature to charge whatever the traffic will bear. Despite the ideals of "free enterprise", it isn’t really, is it? Supply and demand are not the only influences in play. If there was no medical insurance at all, would the current price levels drop? One wonders. Annette
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Actually, insurance ended up paying for that procedure since they "found something"! Basically they had told me that they would not pay for what they considered a "screening test" (I didn’t have the "right" symptoms, conditions, history, or buzzwords to apply in advance) but they would pay if it turned out I really needed the procedure! Now, of course, I have "history"; we’ll see what they say about it next year when I have to do it again. I hope your wife is OK. Congrats on getting it "covered"! bj
> You just reminded me of one of the reasons I knew about the negotiating.
Wife developed some memory problems. Medicare would only pay for a brain MRI if the diagnosis was cancer. The nurse in the doctor’s office said she heard that the same place would do it for less if you didn’t have insurance. I checked and that was correct. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Fortunately she got into UCLA on referral and insurance paid for the whole thing. > — > Eat well/sleep well/be well > Norm > T2 > Got feeling that T2s are much different than T1s > Or I’m different than everyone!!! > To email replace nospam with rr
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> Howdy Julie, > If you allow this person to cut your nails again, tell him if he cuts > you again, you will report him, and have you feet checked out for a > second opinion to see if what he has done is correct for possible > ingrown toenails. (In fact I personally would do that anyway). When you > do, do not say that a podiatrist cut them, to see what they will say. > If they are anything like my doctor and his nurses, they will tell you, > that you cut them too short. Which is what they did when I trimmed them > really short, a couple of days before a doctors appointment. I was told > that having them too short (into the quick), I could cause the nail to > curl more and into the sides, before it could go past where it might cut > into the skin.
That’s what I thought. And that’s one reason why I didn’t cut them myself. I use a file, but I try not to file them too short. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->So I went back a month later. I was fearful of him cutting my nails again, >so I carefully filed them down a bit every few days. When I went back they >certainly didn’t look like they needed to be cut to me! But he insisted! >And then he cut into the tip of my big toe. So now I have a ragged looking >nail with a little chunk out of the middle. It is sore and has still not >totally healed. The rest of my nails are shorter than I thought possible. >I couldn’t even file them if I tried! So I am not looking forward to going >back to him at all. He thinks I should come in every 3 months to have my >nails trimmed. > He cut them too short and he knows it. And to cut your toe is a GROSS > mistake. He did of course tell you how to care for the cut, right? If > not I would not allow this person be he a podiatrist, doctor, nurse or > the Pope, to cut my nail again, nor care for my feet period. If you do > go back to him, politely tell him you’d rather trim your own nails or > have someone that actually knows how to do so without cutting the skin.
All he did was to put some Betadyne on the nails. He didn’t tell me what else to do. I have been checking and see no infection. He had already told me to use the Betadyne once a week as a preventative measure, so I already have a big bottle of it. > The only real reasons to have someone trim your nails are, if you are > unable to do it yourself, have misshaped nails or toes, very thick and > or hard nails or you have problems with your feet that may need > treating, along with having your nails trimmed.
He said that it looked like I had a bit of nail fungus, but that nothing could be done for it. Some of my nails are quite thick and they do tend to curve. When cut, they sometimes snap off, and this could be further down that I want it to be. That’s why I resorted to using a file. >Well, I do know that an ingrown toenail is no fun. I have know several >people who have suffered from them. And I had a few starting, due to the >way my nails grow. I managed to take care of them myself with an ingrown >toenail file before any real damage occurred. But now I am afraid that it >might actually happen what with mine being cut so short. :( > I have a feeling, just my gut feeling, that the person that cut your > nails super short, and cut your toe, did so to help set you up for just > that, an ingrown toe nail. If you are prone to ingrown toenails, you > cut then ABOVE the skin so they do not grow/dig into the skin. Many > people and doctors suggest, that until it grows out to lift it with > waxed dental floss or put a cotton pill under the nail and change it > often, so that it can grow into the skin.
I’ve tried putting the cotton under the nail, but have been unable to do so. >That’s just the tip of the iceberg. When I first moved here, I was seeing >two different Drs. a week for several weeks in a row. It gets to where I >slack off and don’t want to see Drs. any more. And I’ll put off going for a >while. > Don’t get slack, if your gut says something isn’t right, tell them to > stop and you’ll get a second opinion.
I do seem to be getting better medical care here than I was in CA. I am walking further than I ever thought I would be able to. And people who haven’t seen me in a while say I look like I am doing much better. I just get so tired of all these Dr. visits, especially when they are followups. Seems that most of the Drs. I see want a followup in 3 months no matter the reason. — Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ Julie Bove, posting from new account
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When I was having a non-covered procedure, the hospital agreed (and it wasn’t just for me, apparently they did this regularly) to accept the Blue Cross amount if we paid cash (or plastic) up front. IIRC the doctor also said he would accept the BC amount. I "know" someone in another group who routinely does a lot of negotiating as she pays it all. She has even negotiated with the doctor to not have to stay overnite in the hospital after surgery but in a nearby hotel (just in case), when normally people would be in-patient at least one night (and even the insurance companies would agree to it!).. bj
> Many people on the sleep-disorders NG have discovered that there is an
immense difference between what doctors bill for their service and that they agree to accept in payment. > Although what they agree to accept via Medicare or any other health
insurance, is pretty clear, what is not clear is what a doctor would be willing to accept from someone who does not have medical insurance. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > When I was having a non-covered procedure, the hospital agreed (and it > wasn’t just for me, apparently they did this regularly) to accept the Blue > Cross amount if we paid cash (or plastic) up front. IIRC the doctor also > said he would accept the BC amount. > I "know" someone in another group who routinely does a lot of negotiating as > she pays it all. She has even negotiated with the doctor to not have to stay > overnite in the hospital after surgery but in a nearby hotel (just in case), > when normally people would be in-patient at least one night (and even the > insurance companies would agree to it!).. > bj > Many people on the sleep-disorders NG have discovered that there is an > immense difference between what doctors bill for their service and that they > agree to accept in payment. > Although what they agree to accept via Medicare or any other health > insurance, is pretty clear, what is not clear is what a doctor would be > willing to accept from someone who does not have medical insurance.
You just reminded me of one of the reasons I knew about the negotiating. Wife developed some memory problems. Medicare would only pay for a brain MRI if the diagnosis was cancer. The nurse in the doctor’s office said she heard that the same place would do it for less if you didn’t have insurance. I checked and that was correct. Fortunately she got into UCLA on referral and insurance paid for the whole thing. — Eat well/sleep well/be well Norm T2 Got feeling that T2s are much different than T1s Or I’m different than everyone!!! To email replace nospam with rr
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BTW, were you posting pretty regularly to ASSD a while back? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > When I was having a non-covered procedure, the hospital agreed (and it > wasn’t just for me, apparently they did this regularly) to accept the Blue > Cross amount if we paid cash (or plastic) up front. IIRC the doctor also > said he would accept the BC amount. > I "know" someone in another group who routinely does a lot of negotiating as > she pays it all. She has even negotiated with the doctor to not have to stay > overnite in the hospital after surgery but in a nearby hotel (just in case), > when normally people would be in-patient at least one night (and even the > insurance companies would agree to it!).. > bj > Many people on the sleep-disorders NG have discovered that there is an > immense difference between what doctors bill for their service and that they > agree to accept in payment. > Although what they agree to accept via Medicare or any other health > insurance, is pretty clear, what is not clear is what a doctor would be > willing to accept from someone who does not have medical insurance.
– Eat well/sleep well/be well Norm T2 Got feeling that T2s are much different than T1s Or I’m different than everyone!!! To email replace nospam with rr
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> Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, > understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, > and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this > guy have to make his entire living off of me? > It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything > related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" > toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny > time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of > six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong > profession, I think. > My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on > limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
Many people on the sleep-disorders NG have discovered that there is an immense difference between what doctors bill for their service and that they agree to accept in payment. Although what they agree to accept via Medicare or any other health insurance, is pretty clear, what is not clear is what a doctor would be willing to accept from someone who does not have medical insurance. Although I have not had the need to negotiate with a doctor, if you are happy with a doctor, yet there never seems to be anyone other than you in his waiting room, you might want to consider negotiating. Keep in mind that "when two people meet, one makes a sale" <VBG> — Eat well/sleep well/be well Norm T2 Got feeling that T2s are much different than T1s Or I’m different than everyone!!! To email replace nospam with rr
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> Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, > understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, > and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this > guy have to make his entire living off of me?
I know what you mean. I have recently seen a podiatrist for the first time in my life. He cut my nails too short. At least I think they were too short. I was afraid I was going to get ingrown nails. That’s how short they were. And he wanted to see me again a month later to check on the rash on my legs. Mainly curiosity I think. I could have had the Dermatologist or Vascular Surgeon forward something to him. So I went back a month later. I was fearful of him cutting my nails again, so I carefully filed them down a bit every few days. When I went back they certainly didn’t look like they needed to be cut to me! But he insisted! And then he cut into the tip of my big toe. So now I have a ragged looking nail with a little chunk out of the middle. It is sore and has still not totally healed. The rest of my nails are shorter than I thought possible. I couldn’t even file them if I tried! So I am not looking forward to going back to him at all. He thinks I should come in every 3 months to have my nails trimmed. > It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything > related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" > toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny > time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of > six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong > profession, I think.
Well, I do know that an ingrown toenail is no fun. I have know several people who have suffered from them. And I had a few starting, due to the way my nails grow. I managed to take care of them myself with an ingrown toenail file before any real damage occurred. But now I am afraid that it might actually happen what with mine being cut so short. :( > My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on > limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. When I first moved here, I was seeing two different Drs. a week for several weeks in a row. It gets to where I slack off and don’t want to see Drs. any more. And I’ll put off going for a while. — Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/ Julie Bove, posting from new account
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This post not CC’d by email >Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, >understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, >and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this >guy have to make his entire living off of me? >It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything >related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" >toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny >time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of >six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong >profession, I think. >My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on >limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
G’day G’day Margaret, That is so cruel. My heart goes out to you. It is Xmas morning here. It should be coming around your way soon. Hang in there. Best wishes, — Quentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< [ / / "… and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin
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>Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, >understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, >and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this >guy have to make his entire living off of me? >It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything >related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" >toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny >time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of >six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong >profession, I think. >My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on >limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
It is a multi billion dollar business. It is the nature of people to take. If it is medical the markup goes to 500%. I know of no way out. I do get irritated at those that defend the practices as free enterprise. It is not free enterprise. When you pay or die that falls outside of that ecomonic structure. I used to do business with a real gangster. At least he admitted "if he could "take" you, he would". His advice was to watch out, He did not rationalize his behavior. Guy
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Just got the bill from our friendly neighborhood podiatrist…now, understand, I do appreciate the necessity of good foot care for my husband, and I do not begrudge any person making a living, but GOOD GRIEF, does this guy have to make his entire living off of me? It just seems that any time they slap the words "diabetic care" on anything related to health care, the price shoots up – for one "potentially ingrown" toenail removal (my husband’s nails curve in, podiatrist says they’re "tiny time bombs" and must be repaired without delay), just a few dollars shy of six hundred dollars. For about 15 minutes work…I’m in the wrong profession, I think. My heart goes out to all of you in this newsgroup with no insurance or on limited incomes…it has to make a tough situation even tougher.
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