Evelyn that was my first thought.... possibility of diabetes????   Patty

 No, she doesn't sleep a lot, and this is the leg that is paralyzed, along
with her entire left side. She sits in a wheel chair all day. At night dad
has been very faithful for over a year in checking the foot, and like I said
before, the sore disappeared for a few months. It is on the inside of her
foot and it isn't resting on anything.
 Dad has been putting her foot in a foamy egg crate spongy thing that the
hospital had started him on.
 I go to their house tomorrow so I will check it out thoroughly.
 Being that this is the paralyzed foot she doesn't feel it.
 I'll write after tomorrow.
 Thanks

 > Mother gets sores on her ankle due to sleeping on them.  This bony
 > prominence is a common one for what they call bedsores.  Does she sleep
a
 > lot?  Is the side that the sore is one always pressing against the bed?
 > There are lambs wool anklets that you can buy to protect the ankles if
they
 > are prone to bed sores.
 > Beverly
 > "Frank Zink" <FNZ@webtv.net> wrote in message
 > news:4070-40636376-212@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net...
 > > I go to my folks once a week right from work. I live 1 1/2 hours away,
 > > but I work 1/2 hour from them, so I get there about 2pm and stay over
 > > night and go back to work from there.
 > > Anyway, when mom was in the hospital due to her stroke, a nurse
 > > suggested putting a sneaker on her bad foot so she wouldn't get
"dropped
 > > foot".
 > > We had to get her sneakers as she never owned a pair of them. We were
 > > told to get high ones so they would help the ankle too.
 > > After having the sneakers on her a few days we noticed a sore on her
 > > foot. It eventually got infected but the nurses were on the ball and
 > > took care of it.
 > > When she went home dad kept putting the sauve on it and took care of
it
 > > like the nurses.
 > > Now we are at least 6 months since this  was totally cleared and she
has
 > > it again. She has not had any sneakers on so there has been nothing
 > > rubbing to cause this.
 > > He is back putting the ontment on it and its red around the sore.
 > > Being she is in a wheel chair she never leaves the house so she can't
 > > even get to the doctors. He has been to their house 3 times since she
 > > has been home to check on her, but not since this sore has appeared.
 > > Anyone have any ideas about this or has anyone experienced this too?
 > > Thanks
 > > Nancy Z
 > >
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