chronotis

Please be PATIENT with me, I'm NEW here, and also I'm HANDICAPPED, so, I'm slow typing this in, etc. Please read ALL this entry, and Please respond, any response, any comfort in my ulcer trouble is Greatly Appreciated, and Bless You! I had an ulcer on my LEFT leg, from july 2005 to maybe dec 2005, about 5 or 6 months. Since that time, when my LEFT leg got better, I've had a sore RIGHT leg, I've had various ulcers on my RIGHT leg since about dec 2005 or jan 2006, IE about 2 and a quarter YEARS now. I've been home treating my leg by laying "like tiles" 3 by 4 inch sterile pads coated on the skin side with a petroleum jelly looking stuff called "triamcin". I then wrap the triamcin padded leg with Ace, comfortably tight. If there's any sign of infection, I use Silver Cream "SSD" instead of Triamcin on certain pads. The SSD cream has lately been acting differently, instead of "putting out the fire" it stings, maybe I've built up a "tolerance" to it? When I went to the Doctor on Friday March 28, 2008, he was disappointed at how big the sore areas are now. An Unna Boot was put on my right lower leg on Friday March 28, 2008, it's 6:25am Saturday morning March 29, 2008, and my leg is searing ( burning ) exactly like you put hot pepper juice on it, IE, it HURTS, and has sensitive places, where it hurts to touch my leg ( ulcer underneath ). My question is HOW LONG until it "settles down" and HOPEFULLY stops hurting???? I welcome public or private response to this! I have trouble elevating my leg, when I try to do that, the leg starts to get spasms ("charlie horse?") and my foot twitches and jerks itself, ouch! Also, I saw on a website that you are supposed to wait for the white "unna" gauze to DRY before putting the ace over it but they did not do that, I think. How long does it go on hurting? Thanks for ANY response! Bless You, Have a Nice Day!