My doctor has suggested amputating my right leg from just below the knee down.
Back story. 28 years ago I was 15 and stupid. I was in a car accident that almost killed me. For the first couple of days it was iffy if I'd survive. My injuries consisted of a fractured pelvis, a concusion on my head, a black eye, several fractured bones in my left foot, and every bone in my right foot was either broken or fractures...it took the bottom half of my right heal completely off. When I did survive and was out of the woods from dying, the doctors started working on trying to save my right foot. Multiple surgeries later my foot was saved, but I was walking on skin that was just covering the bone of my heal. I'd walk on it until it bled because I didn't know when it would start bleeding. A year or so later I had another surgery where they took a piece of muscle from my left arm with half of the nerves and put it on my heal. This way I'd know when to get off my feet.
For 28 years I've lived in constant pain. I walk with a limp and I walk very slowly. I'm thankful I've been able to walk again for the past 28/27 years. For the 80's they did a remarkable job in saving my foot. At 16 I told my mom that I wished they had just cut the damn thing off. They did a remarkable job for the tools and knowledge they had in the 1980's. Medince has come such a long way since then.
In October last year I fell and I think that was when I broke my ankle. I continued to walk on it not knowing it was broken, just knowing it was hurting more than usual. In January I was barely able to walk...I was in constant pain. In February I made an appointment with a foot dr. who stuck me in a boot cat. He then sent me to a specialist here in IL. That dr. cancled my appointment and scheduled another appointment with an ankle specialist in St. Louis. A few appointments and a cat scan later I was scheduled for surgery on March 27, 2013.
I had a follow up appointment with Dr. ST. LOUIS yesterday. The fracture in my ankle still hasn't healed, but isn't as bad as it once was. My foot still constantly hurts. SO, the dr. suggested amputing my leg from just below the knee.. I was actually kind of excited. The thought of walking without pain sounds like a dream come true.
I'll get a 2nd opionion after the first of the year. Its a huge decision. One that my husband has made clear he would not support. I think it's my body so it should be my decision.
Any thoughts?
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