In the hospital
It started last December with a bleeding callous under my big toe. I went to the local VA urgent care where they examined me. I was prescribed 30 days of 1000mg Amoxicillin. and the wound was dressed. The next week the VA Podiatrist called to set up an appointment. He examined the wound, looked at the X-rays, prescribed a topical antibiotic and showed me how to dress the wound. We set up a follow up appointment two weeks later, at which time he was pleased with the result. He suggested a follow up in April. By this time, I had taken all of the pills, but continued to use the ointment and to redress the wound daily.
Last week, the toe started to hurt, mostly a nagging pain, but intermittingly a sharp, stabbing pain. Sunday night, while preparing for bed I noticed that the toe was severely swollen. Monday morning I went to urgent care again, where after examining me, they sent me to the nearest civilian hospital. Yesterday the surgeon took out a shot glass worth of pus, exposing the tip of the bone. Now I'm waiting for the doctors to decide the next course of action. I don't want to lose the toe, but either way, it looks like a long road ahead for me.
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Thank you for sharing with this community.
All my best! 
That sounds awful. I hope it all works out well without too much ado.
I hope the doctors get you fixed up soon. 
I hope it is not too serious, keep us updated
So glad you went elsewhere to find out what was going on.
Best of luck to you.
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