Lose a leg countdown: 5 days to go
So, what on earth do you do with your last 5 days standing on your own two feet? I’ve had a number of suggestions including taking up tap dancing! But here’s what I actually do […]
vascular surgery
D Day: do I get to save the leg?
As you know, we have been round and round multiple surgeries to try and restore the blood flow to my leg, with no avail so far. Last week I was in for a (failed) angiogram. […]
#Savetheleg – the final straw?
As you know it has been a long complicated and emotionally challenging journey thus far and we are nowhere near done yet. Here is a summary of what has been done so far and what […]
Next stage plan: save the leg
It continues to be a long and complicated road, made more complex by the ‘uniqueness’ of my problem (great – on this occasion I do NOT want to be unique!). But, here is what the […]
Should you have to fight to save your own limb?
If you have followed my whole vascular surgery you will know that I have now equipped myself with some sound Vascular medical knowledge. I am also very self aware, and since the diagnosis was placed […]
Melanie Magowan 