QuestionQUESTION: I WENT TO URGENT CARE TO GET A PIECE OF GLASS REMOVED FROM MY FOOT. THEY DID XRAYS BUT DID NOT SEE THE GLASS AND TOLD ME I HAS TO GO TO A PODIATRIST. CAN A PODIATRIST REMOVE THE GLASS IF IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON AN XRAY. WERE ITS ON MY FOOT, MY FOOT HAS A PUS POCKET SO YOU CAN TELL WERE IT IS.
ANSWER: This Chicago & Elmhurst Podiatrist says.......
Dear Deborah,
The podiatrist should be able to remove the glass-even though you can't see on x-ray.
Once the area is numbed up the piece may be found in the pus pocket in the foot.
If it is not visible the podiatrist may use probing technique to find the piece, or may just lavage(rinse)it out.
Go have the glass in your foot removed.
Hope This Helps
Good Luck!
Dr George Tsatsos & Svetlana Zats
Podiatrist Chicago 60618 & Elmhurst 60126 Podiatrists
Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery & Orthopedics
New South Loop Location-Chicago 60661
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QUESTION: I asked a question regarding glass in my foot. I said I had a pus pocket. It is more like hard skin has filled in over were the glass went in my foot. Should a podiatrist still be able to remove it. Will they use the same process as you described in my previous question?
AnswerThis Chicago & Elmhurst Podiatrist says.......
Dear Deborah,
Sometimes the glass is not the problem. It may not be there anymore or inside the tissue you describe. You may have a certain type of callous on your foot also known as an intractable plantar keratosis that has built up in that area of your foot.
That is also easily taken care of in a good podiatrist's office.
The procedure used may be even easier than described. Sounds like it may not be too deep.
Hope This Helps Again
Good Luck!
Dr George Tsatsos & Svetlana Zats
Podiatrist Chicago 60618 & Elmhurst 60126 Podiatrists
Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery & Orthopedics
New South Loop Location-Chicago 60661
AnkleNFoot.com
Runnersdoc.com
BabyFootDoc.com
DISCLAIMER:
This information is offered as free advice and as general information. It may not be applicable to the specific questioner and his/her problem. It is not based on actual knowledge of the questioner or his/her medical history and it cannot and should not be relied upon as definitive medical opinion or advice. Reliable medical opinion and advice can only be obtained through hands-on physical contact and exam of the patient to establish an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan. No doctor/patient relationship is created or established here and may not be inferred through answers on this site. The questioner and other readers must consult his/her own doctor before proceeding or implementing any suggestions contained within this document and answers on this site. The questioner is only to act upon his/her own doctor抯 orders and recommendations. By reading this posting which follows, the reader fully understands and confirms that he/she holds harmless this writer. If this is not fully agreeable to you, the reader, and/or you have not attained the age of 18 years, you hereby are advised to read no further.
