Well, I had the surgery and was so surprise to find that my doctor didn't just clean out all the slough, but put a graft of skin on the open wound also. That means I will heal a lot faster than expected. A whole lot more than I was expected. Will I be able to get out of this wheelchair? That remains to be seen. If so I will require a lot of rehab work. That is the left leg.
The right leg should be completely healed with all new skin my own body made in about two/three weeks.
Thanks for asking about me Mad Cow. I am on so many strong meds for the pain, that I spend most of my time sleeping. Sometimes days go by and except for taking care of body needs, I seem to be rooted to the bed. Right now I am going to an appointment every day. And it tires me out. Get loaded into the van, belted in, drive into the city, unload me from the van, push myself into the building, take the elevator to the floor, check in, wait to be called. and then transfer from my wheelchair to their examining equipment. And it takes all my energy to do the transfer. Why can't they just bend down and look at my leg while I am in the chair? Then its time to reverse the whole procedure. I have been doing this way too long. At least I am no longer under the care of my PCP. He had no idea of how to treat my legs and had to admit it.
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Glad you're back on track. Hope your data loss was minimal.
