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#28 Swimming/ driving – can I or can’t I?

Today was a big day.. in a number of ways and not all necessarily good. But I did manage to find some unexpected positives amongst it all.

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Author MelaniePosted on 05/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

#27: The ashes of the leg

What a weird thing to be able to say.. that you collected your own ashes. But that’s exactly what I did today.

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Author MelaniePosted on 04/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

#25 A rant and a whinge – it’s ok to be pissed off!

Yip.. one of those days. No, not sad… now I’m angry… and frustrated… with everything.

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Author MelaniePosted on 02/11/202002/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

#23: Socialising at wheelchair height

Today was the first day I was out and about all day in the wheelchair, multiple socialising opportunities and shopping. Doing this from wheelchair height is a completely new experience for me, and one of my most dreaded (but expected) incidents actually happened today too.

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Author MelaniePosted on 01/11/202001/11/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

#22: what actually happened that led to amputation?

#22: The leg story has been 18 months long and rather complicated. Some people have recently asked me what actually happened to lead to amputation as the only possible outcome. So here’s the story.

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Author MelaniePosted on 30/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

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