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Could Keeping The Foot Elevated Cure Infected Cut On It?
I'm an insulin dependent diabetic and have an infected cut on my foot. The initial antibiotic wasn't working so I went back to the doctor. He added another antibiotic and told me to keep my foot elevated. How does keeping the foot elevated help? It isn't swollen.
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
Hi,
Elevating the leg only gives you relief from a pain and decreases induration and edema.
As you are diabetic take care of this cut in foot and rule out any possibility of having diabetic foot.
Go for proper dressing and proper antibiotic medicine to cure in time.
Ok and take care.
Elevating the leg only gives you relief from a pain and decreases induration and edema.
As you are diabetic take care of this cut in foot and rule out any possibility of having diabetic foot.
Go for proper dressing and proper antibiotic medicine to cure in time.
Ok and take care.
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