Since my podiatrist never returned my message (while my cardiologist replied and called me), I called his office today. After holding for 15 minutes, the receptionist said the earliest appointment was in two weeks. Fearing my blister will blow up by then, I ended up making a reservation at the urgent care center near my house. I’m here now waiting for a doctor to see me.
BTW, my appointment was at 3:27 pm. It’s now 4:13 pm and I’m still waiting. The medical profession is terrible at time management.
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While I’m waiting in the exam room, my podiatrist decides to reply to my message. He said his office will call me to set up appointment this week or next week. Now what do I tell the urgent care doctor? Nevermind? At least the podiatrist said it was concerning but not terrible. Good. I don’t like terrible.
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So close to an hour after my appointment time, a doctor finally comes in. He was Asian and really nice. He looked at my blister and said that we would need to drain it. At about the exact same time, my podiatrist messages me back and said the urgent care doctor should drain and bandage the blister. At first, the doctor had me lay down on the exam table but I sat up after to watch him use a syringe to extract the fluid. There was a lot. He did say that it was mostly clear, so no pus and no infections. Then he went and wrapped my foot with three or four types of bandages. I was prescribed an antibiotic ointment and some lotion since my skin was so dry. It’s now 6:20 am on Wednesday so I need to wait another 12 hours to change the bandage.
My podiatrist did set up an appointment to see me but not until next Thursday. I think I’m supposed to change the bandage every 12 hours myself.
Life with chronic diseases 