Leg Angioplasty for non healing Diabetic Foot Ulceration

So do you want to introduce yourself sir? Yes, my name is David Dyke I'm 80 years old And I've had a problem with my leg. I have an ulcer and The blood system doesn't flow properly So I have to have a vacular incision and It does hurt a bit. You had a vascular procedure, didn't you sir? An angioplasty. That's correct. Of the artery in your thigh, the superficial femoral artery. Yes, yes. And of course it does hurt but you have to put up with it. So it helps you. You have had the local anaesthetic, haven't you? So they numb the point where they put the needle in. Oh yes, they do do that. And you are awake when it's going on. Yes, and you actually feel the rods going down the legs. The wires, yeah. to accept that little bit of discomfort that is going to help you in the end so you have got your own legs, you don't have to have them chopped off. That's the intention to keep the butterfly open so that we can heal the ulcer, the diabetes by blocking the arteries. So they've got to be free, and it's got to be done if you are in that position and you've got something wrong, you've got a diabetic or you've got a bad system, and you've got to let the people that are here get on with their job and you have got to accept this and that's it. Was there anything unexpected that happened to you while you were with us? No, you were quite clinical in the job, you've done the job, you found that it was those on a screen and you can see yourself being with the wire going through your actual blockages and you got rid of them. You actually broke them loose, so it was a very tricky operation I know, but it had to be done. Yes sir. Is there anything that you'd like to tell someone about procedure or thinking about having the procedure? Well, I mean it's the real personality, they've got to have, well I've got to have it done. I mean you're straightforward, you said was catered to having it done or pop, having it up and I I thought right let's have it done. That was it and to me it was I didn't like it on both occasions but thinking of it afterwards I thought well yeah the this is something that you had to do. Yes, yes it did. Oh yes, it did. And I find if unfortunately being on the side of the foot I do occasionally bathe and I assume that is why it's getting wet and I have to live with it and I've I've had ulcers on both of these, it healed on this one, I lost a toe, I had to have it because that went bad and but on the average I think I have managed to get through the situation the best I could. I think it may be useful to mention that if a toe goes gangrenous and you lose it that's a sign that you need something doing. Oh yes. Even if you do lose a toe but we managed to multiply it back so that it heals up. Yes. But you lose the toe, the objective is to save the leg, to save your mobility. The actual reason why I lost the toe was because of my nose growing and they went over onto it, the big toe, and and it started to rub against the towel because that turned it bad, and that's why you had to take it off. I mean, anybody that's in the same position as me, I would give them the advice to go through with it so it gives them a better chance of making their legs or keeping them together and they'll be able to use them and maybe you'll be able to walk with a bit of help and the blood will then flow and you'll keep away from having ulcers, okay? Thank you very much Steve. That's alright. Very kind. Thank you.