Charcot Foot

[livingwith]

I am 72 years old, but closer to 73. I have been a Type 1 Diabetic for 48 years and injecting for 47 of those years, I have had a very full life and after getting diagnosed with the condition, we asked the consultant doctor, should it be OK to have children, his answer was yes. Since that discussion we then went on to have two wonderful kids a boy and a girl both have reached the 40 and 40 plus and have produced four wonderful grand children.
I have only recently been diagnosed with CharcotR...Read the full article

[THaddad1]

Jim, my husband has recently been diagnosed with charcot as a result of numerous surgeries from a non-healing diabetic foot ulcer. The podiatrist today mentioned surgery and we are scared to death of another surgery. Crazy -- try to heal a wound -- the wound is almost healed -- now you make another wound? Would you mind sharing what your experience has been with us? My husband is only 47 and desperately fighting to avoid any more surgeries and most of all, to keep his foot!