Update from OM

"...Quick update of sorts: they cut off the leg about 4" below the knee late
Tuesday afternoon. I slept most of Wednesday, and Thursday they put me
through some initial therapy exercises. I now have a wheelchair, and they
expect to get me into a fake leg in about 6 weeks or so, depending on how
the stump heals.

....The stump is giving me problems, tho. I'm getting constant cramps that
are attempting to force the knee to bend despite the cast that's there, and
some of the cramps last 10 minutes or more. I've got a morphine on-demand
attached, but I'm finding that a flow rate of 1.5mg every 6 minutes doesn't
help. The Soma is supposed to reduce the cramps, but not very much. Dunno
how long they're going to keep this cast on, but at least the leg's not
swelling.

....The good news? My blood sugar levels have been great since the infection
was removed. Which ****ed off the diet Nazis to no end, as it allowed the
doctors to remove the "diabetic only" restriction from my diet card. Hah!


OM"

Glad to know he's still kicking, so to speak.

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
news:QtOdnWwWQZfsyJzVnZ2dnUVZ_oOnnZ2d@northdakotat elephone...
"...Quick update of sorts: they cut off the leg about 4" below the knee
late
Tuesday afternoon. I slept most of Wednesday, and Thursday they put me
through some initial therapy exercises. I now have a wheelchair, and they
expect to get me into a fake leg in about 6 weeks or so, depending on how
the stump heals.

...The stump is giving me problems, tho. I'm getting constant cramps that
are attempting to force the knee to bend despite the cast that's there,
and
some of the cramps last 10 minutes or more. I've got a morphine on-demand
attached, but I'm finding that a flow rate of 1.5mg every 6 minutes
doesn't
help. The Soma is supposed to reduce the cramps, but not very much. Dunno
how long they're going to keep this cast on, but at least the leg's not
swelling.

...The good news? My blood sugar levels have been great since the
infection
was removed. Which ****ed off the diet Nazis to no end, as it allowed the
doctors to remove the "diabetic only" restriction from my diet card. Hah!


OM"

On Apr 12, 5:35 pm, Pat Flannery wrote:
"...Quick update of sorts: they cut off the leg about 4" below the knee late
Tuesday afternoon. I slept most of Wednesday, and Thursday they put me
through some initial therapy exercises. I now have a wheelchair, and they
expect to get me into a fake leg in about 6 weeks or so, depending on how
the stump heals.

...The stump is giving me problems, tho. I'm getting constant cramps that
are attempting to force the knee to bend despite the cast that's there, and
some of the cramps last 10 minutes or more. I've got a morphine on-demand
attached, but I'm finding that a flow rate of 1.5mg every 6 minutes doesn't
help. The Soma is supposed to reduce the cramps, but not very much. Dunno
how long they're going to keep this cast on, but at least the leg's not
swelling.

...The good news? My blood sugar levels have been great since the infection
was removed. Which ****ed off the diet Nazis to no end, as it allowed the
doctors to remove the "diabetic only" restriction from my diet card. Hah!

OM"

Diabetes is becoming an epidemic. My sister was just diagnosed and she
cannot control her blood sugar as she
lacks the self-disipline to stay on a diabetic diet. She always had a
sweet tooth for candy and
soda pop.

"M" wrote in message
...
Diabetes is becoming an epidemic. My sister was just diagnosed and she
cannot control her blood sugar as she
lacks the self-disipline to stay on a diabetic diet. She always had a
sweet tooth for candy and
soda pop.

Unfortunately, a sugar laden diet is one of the contributing factors for
developing diabetes in the first place. That sort of diet seems to be the
norm in the US with sugar laden pop being the drink of choice at every fast
food joint in the nation.

Jeff
--
A clever person solves a problem.
A wise person avoids it. -- Einstein

Sounds like they didn't amputate any of his ornery-ness!

Here's hoping that his "power suit" leg puts him into top form.

/dps