I'll be damned if I'm not pretty but feeling below my knees is sketchy at best. 10 years ago I stepped on a tack in my hallway and a month later my foot swelled up like a balloon. One ulcer and a toe land a stroke in the hospital ater I was good to go for another two years til the next ulcer and the next toe. That one sucked because they couldnt sew me shut since they noticed the broken ankle *after* the amputation. 8 months on 4000 mg of percodan a day while I pack the wound with gauze 3 times a day with a pic ;one running antibiotics straight to my heart will make a junkie outta your grandmother. The foot sealed shut and I kicked and its been 5 years since. Allegedly once you lop a digit it costs you to below the knee within 5 years because the structure of the foot isnt designed to carry a human load any other way than with the perfect design it was created with. So far I've outlasted the experts two to one, but bleeding for 6 weeks isnt a good thing.

Behold neuropathy. 15 years ago the nerves were dying and the itching and fire in my legs nearly made me crazy til it stopped and man was I grateful. Of course that meant the nerves were dead.

Keep the magic combo (food, meds, exercise) balanced and you'll be good for at least til they're handing out iselet transplants at 7-11.