Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: skullman on March 22, 2009, 11:00:24 PM
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I leave for surgery in a few hours.Dont know for how long but will be back as soon as they let me.The worst part is not knowing what the outcome is gonna be.I am having femoral bypass/amputation surgery an not knowing if I will have a leg or not is killin me.I appreciate all the supprt I have recieved.I will be back killin ya as soon asI can
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Good luck. Keep your chin up. Worst case, amazing things you can do with prothstetics now-a-days.
wrongway
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See ya when you get Skull, good luck with your surgery pigs are praying for you buddy :salute
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<S> sir best of luck.
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Good luck
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Good Luck Skullman, keep us informed on how things pan out please mate, and we'll be waiting for you back in the virtual skies.
<S>
Wurzel
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hang in there m8, best of luck to you.
:salute
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Good luck sir. :salute
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We're all thinking and praying for ya skullman!! :pray :salute
Whatever the skills of those looking over you you will be far more healthy because of! :pray
ROX
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I'm glad you posted Skullman. Was just thinking of you this morning and wondering how you're doing. No matter what, Chin up and look forward.
Keep us posted. You're in our prayers.
:salute
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good luck man
:salute :salute :salute :salute :salute :salute
-BigBOBCH
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<S> good luck.
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Best of luck, Skull!
You'll be in our thoughts... :salute
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Good luck to you Skullman. And even more than luck, we will pray for you.
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There’s no point worrying over something you cannot change. :salute
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well I had an attempt at a bypass this morning and it didnt work.He was able to open a couple in the foot but couldnt find anything to tie into.I gotta see an ortho surgean an see what happens now.Looks like the amputation is the next step.I havent been following it as I should have and it has gone too far.And the bypass I had done 4 yrs ago is starting to fail.Thanks for the prayers and support guys
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Keep your chin up Skull :salute still praying brother :pray
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just talked to my ortho surgeon-gonna let my replacement knee heal some more before she does the other.Man this has been a rough year.At least I aint gotta worry about getting the other replacement surgery done now
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You come through the surgery okay?
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yeah an no-leg is not saveable-he did try abn fix some in the foot but leg gotta go.Probably in a couple of months unless gangrene starts up.Need to have my replacement knee heal better to support my weight
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good luck and :salute
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yeah an no-leg is not saveable-he did try abn fix some in the foot but leg gotta go.Probably in a couple of months unless gangrene starts up.Need to have my replacement knee heal better to support my weight
Well Gangrene is no good at all. Had a gangrene gallbladder.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. :salute
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yeah an no-leg is not saveable-he did try abn fix some in the foot but leg gotta go.Probably in a couple of months unless gangrene starts up.Need to have my replacement knee heal better to support my weight
I certainly hope that in the meantime you seek second opinions.
Dont just lay down and take it.
Might as well. At worst you end up with the same result.
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I certainly hope that in the meantime you seek second opinions.
Dont just lay down and take it.
Might as well. At worst you end up with the same result.
I agree....
Skull, you must've put your body through some extremes in your day! :salute
If this ever happens to me, I wish I will be able to take it half as good as you do.... :rock
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yea I got second opinion-my cardiologist called today an said he cant help an to see my ortho an continue my meds.And I see my primary next week.Anodizer I aint takin it real well I made an appointment to see a mental health counselor mon.With all that is happening I could use a lil help.I have found out how many friends I have an it is a big help tryin to keep my head on straight.
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yea I got second opinion-my cardiologist called today an said he cant help an to see my ortho an continue my meds.And I see my primary next week.Anodizer I aint takin it real well I made an appointment to see a mental health counselor mon.With all that is happening I could use a lil help.I have found out how many friends I have an it is a big help tryin to keep my head on straight.
That's a great idea! I had a wingman lose a leg several years back because of an infection. He had a difficult time with it. So to get some insight, understanding, or just to talk will definitely go a long ways. I wish I knew his cpid these days or if he is still playing. You could talk to him.
You may want to talk to the Doctor to see if there are any support groups.
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yea I got second opinion-my cardiologist called today an said he cant help an to see my ortho an continue my meds.And I see my primary next week.Anodizer I aint takin it real well I made an appointment to see a mental health counselor mon.With all that is happening I could use a lil help.I have found out how many friends I have an it is a big help tryin to keep my head on straight.
Second opinion from an entirely different set of doctors? (including and especially the surgeon)
Speaking from recent experiences we had with my now late mother in laws doctors.
Often if doctors have a relationship with one another. They are somewhat hessitant to go against one another regardless of prognosis.
Had they gone with the lone (strictly by chance) thoughts of another doctor. My mother in laws bladder cancer would have been both diagnosed and treated a full year earlier then it was. One doctor thinking outside the box made a notation on her charts that it was possible that it could be what it was. Nobody else followed up. A year later. They finally get it right. End up gutting her like a fish. But too late. 6 months and several MRSA infections from the hospital later (this past November)we're planting her in the ground.
Dont trust your doctors completely. DEFINATELY dont trust hospital staff completely.
Given the circumstances. Its time to start thinking outside the box.
Because if you dont, all that happens is you remain boxed in.