"I went to Universal Studios with my
family," the West Palm Beach resident
says. "But instead of walking around
the park, I had to stay in the hotel room
because my foot hurt. By the third day,
my foot was so swollen and sore that
I couldn't put a shoe on or even step
on it. We headed home early so I could
go to the emergency room."
George spent two weeks in the
hospital fighting a severe infection, which
was slow to heal due to his diabetes.
He underwent two surgeries to remove
as much of the infection as possible;
however, the infection persisted.
Eventually, it became necessary for
surgeons to remove two of his toes.
Doctors explained that he might require
further amputation if the infection didn't
resolve and the wound didn't heal.
Individualized Treatment Plan
"I'm completely healed," George says.
"It's unbelievable when I remember what
my foot looked like before treatment
and how much better it looks now. I'm
getting around fine and am going back
to doing the things I used to do."
Get Help for Difficult Wounds
If you have a wound that doesn't
heal within two weeks, you may
benefit from an evaluation with
wound care specialists at the Center
for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
at Wellington who will assess your
wound and develop an individualized
treatment plan to promote healing.
The Center is newly located at
1397 Medical Park Blvd., Suite 180, on
the campus of Wellington Regional
Medical Center. For more information,
please call 561-753-2680.
Aggressive Wound Treatment
Saves Patient's Foot
Like most people, George Moore got
occasional cuts or scrapes on his feet,
but they always healed naturally,
despite the fact that he has diabetes. So it
wasn't alarming to the 38-year-old welder
when he stepped on a broken coffee cup
in his bare feet last fall.
Patient George Moore undergoes one of
50 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
to help heal the wound on his foot.
Fortunately, George was referred to the
Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric
Medicine at Wellington where he began
an individualized treatment plan of
aggressive wound therapy in combination
with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO).
As part of his treatment plan, George
underwent 50 sessions of HBO in a
pressurized hyperbaric oxygen chamber
filled with 100 percent oxygen. This is
20 to 30 times the amount of oxygen
found in the air we breathe. The increased
oxygen in the blood improves blood flow
to the wound and stimulates the growth
of new cells and blood vessels, and aids
in healing infections.
George Moore is back on his motorcycle
again after receiving aggressive wound
treatment at Wellington.
Every year, 3 to 5 million Americans
find they can't do the things they
love to do because they have chronic
wounds. Diabetes, poor circulation
and other conditions that interfere
with healing are leading causes of
hard-to-heal wounds.
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Wellington Regional Medical Center, 10101 Forest Hill Blvd. Wellington, FL 33414 (561) 798-8500 |
