My Mom is diabetic and now she's diagnosed with osteoclast. They need to do surgery on her big toe.?

Please help me. I dont want her to undergo surgery because she's scared that it might trigger bigger problems for her because she's diabetic. Who here has had the same condition that bone has inflammed and doctor suggested to cut away the infected bone? Is it the only way? Can we have other options? Thank you so much
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i do not want to scare you but let me tell you my story. i had a infection in the heel bone and i tried to get it to heal with a lot of medicines. all i did was make it worse. once the infection is in the bone the only way to get rid of it is to cut it out. i wasted so much time that i ended up losing my left leg. i would tell your om to have the toe removed before it spreads any father in her foot or up her leg. i wear an artificial leg and i do very well but i do not want your mom to go Thur what i went Thur.i pray that she will make the right decisions i will pray also for a speedy recovery.

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Your mom should go to another specialist and get a second opinion. This is true for anyone, but especially those with health conditions that could cause complications.

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Diabetics have high risk of infections to develop during their post-diagnosed lives. Consult your physician to double check it is a bone infection. It seems that you and your mother may not be confident or may not trust in the doctor who is actually seen her. You have the right to look for the specialist who you two feel more confident in. Remember, don't make time your worst enemy, there is condition called "Diabetic Foot" that may require soon intervention. A missing toe may not be noticed, beware of the Diabetic Foot. Wish you two well.

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She has been diagnosed with osteomyelitis, an infection in the bone.This is typically difficult to eradicate in the healthly person. However, with diabetes, it becomes incredibly difficult. Diabetics have poor healing with infection and decreased blood flow in the smaller vessels.The reason they doctor suggested amputation of the infected bone, is because without doing so, the bacteria infection could spread to the blood stream. This would cause sepsis and your mom would get very sick! She would be worse off being septic then losing her toe.This is all about benefits vs risks. Her doctor should have gone through the pros and cons. Personally, I would think that the amputation has more benefits than risking a blood infection and sepsis. However, this is something that needs to be discussed with her doctors.

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