Original Message:
What happened? Did you break your arm trying to get some money out of
your wallet?
--R
True, while I am known far and wide as being cheap, this time my arm was
OK as I didn't even try to reach for my wallet. Actually I prefer the
word Frugal.
My immobility came from a fall (I think) about 10 years ago that damaged
the bones near the top of my tibia. It's called a Tibial Plateau
Fracture. It is a small crack & was very hard to see. We needed a Cat
Scan to find it. I never did see a cat. Since we thought it might be
arthritis, I kept walking until the Cat scan showed the fracture. By
then I had been walking on it (hobbling) for about 3 weeks which
destroyed the knee. Then the seemingly never ending string of knee
replacements started. Have had 4 total knee replacements and 1 where a
antibiotic stint was put in place for about 6 weeks while testing was
being done. They tested for infection and allergies. Turned out I am
allergic to the bone cement they use, no infection. That was given as
the cause for the 1st 2 knee failures. #3 I was not told why it failed
and I still have #4. About a week after #4 was put in (June 2017)
x-rays showed the prosthetic had slipped upward into my Femur so I was
told to delay PT and stay off my feet for 6-8 weeks. It looks like the
Prosthetic has stabilized and stopped moving. If that had continued,
one option was to replace my hip, put a rod between the hip and knee and
keep my lower leg. I hate the idea of removing a perfectly good hip so
thankfully that option if off the table for now.
Had a blood clot in March 18 and a weak staf infection in that knee.
Hopefully the antibiotics will cure the infection otherwise I'll likely
lose my leg.
And that, my friends, is how I came to be disabled. I have recently
been thinking I might be better off if they removed my leg above the
knee. At least the pain would stop and I could be more mobile than I
am now (I think). But I'm sure there are plenty of unintended
consequences in something like that...
Anyone have experience with amputation who might share the problems it
caused?
LarryT
On 07/04/2018 9:42 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
What happened? Did you break your arm trying to get some money out of your
wallet?
--R
Sent from iPhone
On Jul 4, 2018, at 9:23 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Hi Gang! (I'm baaaack!)
I am a little more mobile now having moved from a wheel chair to a walker and
some standing without the walker. Don't think I'll be getting on the ground to
work on the car (with hopes of getting up again).
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