I am a diabetic with a non-healing foot ulcer. I have been
told to go for HBO therapy. Will this help?
First, if your blood supply to the leg has not been
assessed, you should not go for this therapy. HBO is an overprescribed treatment
by doctors simply to swindle patients off their hard earned money. Asides from
a few disorders such as CO poisoning, the role of HBO in medicine is not defined.
If I were you, I would seek consultation from a vascular surgeon who does not own an HBO
device. Let him/her assess your leg. If you have no blood going to the foot,
there is no treatment that will work.
Medicine is full of charlatans who prey on desperate people
who are ill. These healthcare
workers often provide false hopes for one reason-how to scam a patient’s bank account!.
If you cannot find a decent surgeon, write back to me as I am a vascular
surgeon and will help you get the assessment you need.
