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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: Needles on April 21, 2005, 08:30:07 PM
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I know most of you intersted in hearing about my 21 day stay at the 'LOVELY 5***** R.C.Hospital. Its pretty impressive what plastic surgeons are able to do these days. Considering 15 years ago they would have just chopped off the leg... :o
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I have seen the pic's :o Are you sure they didn't stich one of your nuts to your ankel?
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I have seen the pic's :o Are you sure they didn't stich one of your nuts to your ankel?
Funny guy... those donor sights were kinda close to the tea bags. I was pretty shocked when the realization hit.. :o
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I never did hear how you broke your leg?
I think I heard something about you falling or rather being pushed down the stairs? Needles let us know..:P
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JUst for the record . I am the 1% vote. :(
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I'll end the poll until this Saturday eve, lets say just around dinner time :lol: :lol:
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I never did hear how you broke your leg?
I think I heard something about you falling or rather being pushed down the stairs? Needles let us know..:P
Explainations avec photos ;)
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Now I understand when I hear of people hating hospitals...
MInd you 15 years ago they would have chopped off the leg :ph34r:
So,
15 sick'os wanna see/hear.
History:
September 03-2003 I was moving some empty water cooler bottles down a narrow stairwell from the loft in my garage. My right sandle slipped and got caught in behind the stair (unfinished) and then I fell backwards. Snapped it like a twig.... I was pinned between my 67 bug and an extra motor and tranny that was under the stairs :blink:
1 rod and 3 screws at ankle & 2 at top/side of leg=
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- 8 months of rehab return to work April 1 2004.
- Complications set in in Sept 2004, at my ankle, the surgeon then removes the the ankle screws.
- 2 months later, a 'Staff' infection sets in where the screws were removed.
- a week of work for I.V. penicillian injections (twice a day at hospital)
- more days of work due to pain
- Dec 24 off to emergency, 'Staff infection back'
- After Christmas holidays another week off work for Hospital I.V. visits
- Lots of days off due to increasing pain.
- A family member who works at Surrey Memorial hooks me up with the 'Infectious Disease' doctor
- He orders a P.I.C.C. line to be inserted ( an IV line that is inserted in my arm and into a vein that goes straight into my heart.
- This line is then hooked up to a waist battery operated pump that pumps penicillian 24/7 in to my blood.
- This lasts for three weeks as it becomes infected.
- RCHospital sets up an appointment with their infectious disease doctor, another PICC line is inserted ( this lasts 6 weeks) and then gets infected.
- By this time my surgeon has decided to remove the remaining two screws and rod and referred me to a plastic surgeon to reconstruct my ankle where the infection lay.
Off work Feb 1 2005 - present
April 1 off to RCH for removal/reconstruction.
Another PICC line inserted
-7 hour operation
- 1 hour removal of hardware
- 6 hours reconstructive surgery(remove a muscle on the inside of my thigh 'Grisles' and inserted into the ankle. Miscroscopically hooked up vein to vein; artery to artery.
- Skin graph taken from my leg (a flap over the donor muscle)
- PICC line gets infected again!! (removed)
- 3 days later the muscle/flap failed and off I went again another 6 hour surgery.
Everything was fine this time round
3 weeks in hospital
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Nurse using a mini-Doppler to find pulse in muscle...
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I'm at home now NO PICC lines and learning how to walk again.
Now this is closure to this part of my life.
Kate is due next Saturday, I'm ready for some good times!!
:wub:
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That is your testical!!!! :o
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Dood I've heard of blue balls but that is bad!!! Took a few tries to look and that is gross. I am the other vote.
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Slammed your a wimp. Almost a girl.... how's that gag reflex? Suck it up, grow a couple, and be a man....LOL
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Holy batman,
Well I'm glad your doing better my friend. My dad has had multiple surgerys at RCH so I hope they treat you well...
Heres to a safe recovery..
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Hey Needles,
Here's hoping for a speedy recovery and a quick end to this story.
Know what your going through buddy...although my leg injury and subsequent probs were no match for your saga.
Stepped through a missing stair rung, gouged my shin to the bone, landed on my kneecap on a sharp step, opened it up for a beautiful smiley scar. Off work for 8 weeks.
The shin still hasn't healed (since Aug 2004).
The only upside of my story is a prolonged stitching episode with a cute mid 20's blonde intern :wub:
Good luck!
Csaba
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Well Needles , I looked at the foot, I am going to have night mares.... Man I would not wish what has happened to you to my worst enemy..
Hope all takes well to the new surgery,I also hope Kate has an easy child birthing experiance.You two have a healthy child,and you name him SHANE...
Love ya brother,,,,, :wub:
anything you or Kate need help with ,,, you know my number ;)
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Holy crap Niedles! speedy re- recovery :huh:
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EN, Here`s to a speedy recovery,
BTW your pics make for some great Wallpaper on the computer Barry wont enter the shipping cage with these up. :D
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EN, Here`s to a speedy recovery,
BTW your pics make for some great Wallpaper on the computer Barry wont enter the shipping cage with these up. :D
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