Well this last month of 2008 has been one for the books. My foot wound continued its trek through November. A week before Thanksgiving the reason for the delay in MRI approval was discovered... they had been sending the requests through the wrong insurance provider... even after I had made it known on more than one occasion to more than one individual that I was on Medi-Care, not Medi-Cal. After the snafu was exposed I was in 2 days later getting the scan done. Then it was wait for another week until I would see my doctor again. We had a nice Thanksgiving but I started feeling ill the Saturday after and it seemed to get worse as the days passed to my appointment. When I went to the appointment they got me in fast and gave me the bad news... osteo mylitus... a bone infection. It was bad enough that I would need to undergo 2 surgeries, the first to remove the worst part of the infection (what was left of my right foot) at which point they would leave the end of my leg open and packed with gauze for up to a week while pumping me full of IV antibiotics to kill whatever infection lingered and allow for the bad stuff to drain out. Then they would do the second surgery to make it into a stump that would be capable of using a prosthetic in the future. It all happened in about two weeks time and I couldn't wait to get home.
Once I got home the reality of all this began to set in. Everything is harder when you only have one leg.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Has it been over a year?
I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted anything here. I guess a personal update is in order.
I moved to Santa Clara with my family (GF Christine and the kids, Breanna and John) to a 3br house from our 2br apartment in August. The change in attitudes was almost instantaneous. We are all much happier here. We are paying more now but we get so much for the extra money that its actually cheaper in the long run to live here. We are closer to Christines office so her commute was cut in half, and the kids schools are convienient for her to pick them up as well. She has also started heavy use of coupons and ad checking before grocery shopping and it has resulted in big savings for us. I will write more about the house at a later time.
As for my medical issues, the diabetes control is up and down these days. I am being treated at specialized clinic and they have been changing my regim a lot. It seems like im always chasing the numbers lately. But that could also be related to a foot wound I am battling at the moment as well.
I have had an open wound in the bottom of my foot for going on 10 weeks. On the outside its a small deep hole (I say small but its about 3/8" across) and inside it opens up to a large cavity that basically goes to the bone. I am being seen weekly at the wound care clinic but its not getting smaller. I have been waiting this whole time for approval for an MRI so we can move forward with either corrective surgery to attempt to save the foot or a below knee amputation which will put me out of commision for close to 9 months but in the end may be the better solution. It's been 4+ years of complications and I have living to do!!
I have made so many t-shirt designs in the last year that I don't know where to start... I guess I'll save them for another post.
I moved to Santa Clara with my family (GF Christine and the kids, Breanna and John) to a 3br house from our 2br apartment in August. The change in attitudes was almost instantaneous. We are all much happier here. We are paying more now but we get so much for the extra money that its actually cheaper in the long run to live here. We are closer to Christines office so her commute was cut in half, and the kids schools are convienient for her to pick them up as well. She has also started heavy use of coupons and ad checking before grocery shopping and it has resulted in big savings for us. I will write more about the house at a later time.
As for my medical issues, the diabetes control is up and down these days. I am being treated at specialized clinic and they have been changing my regim a lot. It seems like im always chasing the numbers lately. But that could also be related to a foot wound I am battling at the moment as well.
I have had an open wound in the bottom of my foot for going on 10 weeks. On the outside its a small deep hole (I say small but its about 3/8" across) and inside it opens up to a large cavity that basically goes to the bone. I am being seen weekly at the wound care clinic but its not getting smaller. I have been waiting this whole time for approval for an MRI so we can move forward with either corrective surgery to attempt to save the foot or a below knee amputation which will put me out of commision for close to 9 months but in the end may be the better solution. It's been 4+ years of complications and I have living to do!!
I have made so many t-shirt designs in the last year that I don't know where to start... I guess I'll save them for another post.
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