The end of my hospital stay
Along with my blood sugars being uncontrolled, which was bad enough, there were some other issues as well. Working in a sporting goods store, I had access to all of the latest styles of athletic footwear. Unfortunately, the fashionable sneakers I had been wearing led to what I thought was a "blister". Well, that "blister" turned into an infected diabetic ulcer. Suddenly I was being set up with a wound vac and crutches. I also had an MRI. This thing was pretty bad. At that point, there was no major infection, but I was on an antibiotic just in case. My fifth full day in the hospital, after being transferred from ICU to a regular medical/surgical unit the night before, I woke up and realized while watching TV that suddenly everything seemed cloudy. What the heck? Now my vision was shot, too? I couldn't read a newspaper. I had trouble seeing the TV. It was like there was a hazy film over my eyes. I had no idea what was happening. I asked my dad if he could bring me...