Progress

Uniboot removed

Things really look like a mess here but they aren't bad. This pic was taken right after I cut off the cast. I wear this thing for a whole week and cut it off with a box cutter and some scissors. The whole area is loaded with dry skin, looks like dandruff. The white square thingy is actually a small section of the antibacterial pad they cover the ulcer with prior to wrapping things up. This pad usually melts away from body heat. Wearing this thing is a BIG PAIN IN THE ASS! Its impossible to shower while wearing it. I'm a 1 or 2 shower a day guy, so after a few days without a shower, I start losing my fukin' mind. The upside to all this is that this uniboot thing works. I've seen a 1/2" to 3/4" inch ribbon of new skin surrounding my shrinking ulcer, progress I haven't seen in years. I'm not sure how long I'll have to wear this thing but I sure hope it ain't much longer.

Bulb

The reduction of my Prednisone allowed this thing to pop up. It looks bad but doesn't hurt much. It grew fast, from red area to red ball in about two days. The slightest use of a washcloth pulled it apart as usual. Its just a mater of keeping the wound clean with a little dab of neosporin.

Uniboot II

The second week of wearing the boot didn't go so well because it started to slip off. It should be removed Friday morning before showering and the new one put on a few hours later. I cut it off my leg Wednesday afternoon because the slippage was exposing my ulcer and it wasn't possible to "fix". I took a box cutter and worked the fabric. It took about 5 min. The nurse told me to keep the boot dry. How am i supposed to bathe? A simple shower would too much water so I tried a kitchen trash bag and some tape. It works! It takes a good amount of tape though. I'm not sure how many weeks they are going to want me to wear this thing. The doc is very happy with the results so far.

Uniboot

I was sent to a specialist and he applied the "uniboot". It looks just like an Ace wrap that is worn for a solid week. It seems that my edema was preventing the leg from healing. After just one week progress was seen. I'm going to be wearing this boot thing for a few weeks. I'm not sure why its called a boot when it is simply a wrap. with a zinc/medicine patch placed on the ulcer, keeping it moist and prevent infection. We'll see where this road leads but so far so good.