3 days to go 😬 Today was mad crazy.. trying to squash all sorts of appointments in while I can still drive! Plus… true to my humour.. I have a hospital prop!
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Countdown to losing a leg: day 4
Day 4 in the countdown to getting my leg chopped off. Today’s musings… some thoughts that will make you re-consider what you take for granted.
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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 with the last 5 days before I become physically disabled.
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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. Then we noticed it had started opening up again and worse still, a sudden bleed.
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This isn’t yet a certain outcome, but the odds have shortened significantly from 20% likelihood when they first found the blocked artery in March, to just 50-50 when I visited surgeon Jo on Friday. So I really need to start thinking about this properly and how my life might look afterwards.
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