Hi,
To start my wife is 26+ weeks pregnant, and is due in the beginning of May. Two weeks ago she tested positive for Gestational Diabetes both after a standard one hour test and later a three hour test. Her numbers were not high, but just high enough to consider it a positive result.
Also, about three to four weeks ago, she had swelling on her left foot. The swelling got very bad one night and turned hot and pink, and since I have had experience like this before with my parents, and she is a nurse, we noticed the cellulitis right away and went to an ER. the took x-rays of her foot and diagnosed an avulsion fracture and cellulitis and put her on Cefalex and rest for one week.
She went to her Orthopedist and he said he saw no fracture in the x-ray and the infection was going away and he suggested more rest with her foot up to relieve the swelling.
It is now almost three weeks later and the swelling is only getting worse. She had an MRI yesterday, and last night noticed that a similar bump had started on her right foot. The spot where the swelling began is about three inches from her toes above her pinky toe.
I am very worried about this. Both in the short and long term. I guess my questions are not clear.
1- I want to know if this can be related to the development of the diabetes.
2- What else could this be? Initially her Dr. said it was a sprain, but how could that still be going on with infections?
3- Her Dr. also thinks that now the bottom of her foot is infected and suspects the infection never left. He put her on another week of the same anti-biotic. Can this affect our baby, and also what can the infection cause for the baby?
Thank you.