Bone Infection

K heard back from her Ortho doc (Pino) this morning, before she left for dialysis. The MRI was difficult to read, but he and an associate think they understand it now. It looks like there is a localized infection in a small bone that's between the big toe and the rest of the foot, and that bone must be removed to prevent the infection from spreading. So the good news is that right now it looks like a relatively minor surgery. This will require a day surgery, after which she'll wear a special protective boot for her foot. She'll need to be on daily IV antibiotics, which they'll administer in dialysis (if they don't blow it again). The scheduling is problematic - they can't get her in, until sometime next week, and Dr Pino will be out of town then, so another surgeon will have to do the work.