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Originally Posted by LJSDesigns
Wow on the extra bone! I would definitely avoid the denture route too! Just the thought of cutting out a bone gives me the willies.
The infection thing is the same for me and was for my mom. She almost died of septis from a UTI and after that, any infection she got hit her hard and made her crazy. No lie, she would get outta her head with it and get violent. When she was in full blown dementia it could get ugly. At the end, she thought I was her mom, so I usually got her to calm down, but she gave me some bumps and bruises on the way. Dementia is so horrible.
Does the toe bother you much? I know when my feet fall asleep, if I try to stand up, I am going to fall on my face. That is probably an extreme version other than a toe and half of two others, but balance is balance.
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My grandma passed last summer after a few years of dealing with dementia. It really is horrible. My brother-in-law works in a nursing home and said there is some sort of connection with dementia and UTIs. I've had lots of bad infections, but three years ago I wound up in the ER when a severe kidney infection hit me with no warning. I had to be taken from work in an ambulance and was given fentanyl. It was intense.
The toe bothered me a lot at first. Every single thing that touched it was so painful, the sheets on the bed killed me. Now the nerve pain isn't nearly as bad as all, more irritating than anything.