Hey Butch,
No need for any apologizes!!! On the contrary, we are all owe you our
thankfulness for your coming back to board. It's always better when
we learn at some others mistakes than at our own.
Dear Nelson, am glad to read you feel that the worst time is over for
you. That's excellent proof you didn't and don't let this our damn
illness get you down. I only don't like you call a remaining part of
your leg "the bloody thing". Please have a patience! From Jan.7 till
your death it is and always would be a naturally part of your body.
I'm glad it's left pretty long and therefore expect your prosthetic
fitting would be quick and easy going.
Your positive sight at own amputation and what's the most important,
an experience that your current pains are by no means as severe as
the pains we may suffer from Beurgers disease decline most of my
fears for my future life. Thanks!
What worries me now are you sure it was a case of DVT in your other
leg? Wasn't it Beurgers affecting your left leg? I pray it isn't.
Before I finish and if I may add here, Butch you're a very lucky man
now! Am trying to imagine picture of you. Damn, since Jan.7 we women
could newer be sure what's that poking up your Scottish kilt. Leslie
must be very careful with her feelings due your kilt pocked up
by "something" may easy confuse her emotions now. LOL
Jokes at the way! Needless to say Butch you're more than welcome to
write your whole ordeal here nevertheless how long it would be. And
we will aways stick with you the same as you would stick with any of
us in our hard times.
I owe you a kiss and one waltz for it. Even if one or both of us
would have to dance at crutches it would be a magnificent dance at
wings of friendship and support.
Dear Nelson, I'm finishing now with gentle hug for your staying with
us in our exclusive club.


--- In beurgersdisease@yahoogroups.com, butch8073@a... wrote:
> I am sorry that it took so long to get back to the boards after my
surgery.
> This has been a time of constant turmoil and problems. About a
month after the
> amputation, which was about 3" above the knee on my right leg, I
developed a
> case of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in the remaining leg. This was
due to the
> fact that I got lazy and wasnt getting up and changing positions
often enough.
> DVT is also known as "Coach CLass Disease" since a lot of people
that fly
> coach class on long flights are prone to it since they don't change
their
> positions often enough.
> That over and done with, I managed to get a good dose of the
stomach flu that
> took me almost a month to get over! Must have been my weakened
immune system
> from all of the other troubles I had been having.
> I feel that the worst is over for me as far as the prosthetic
fitting is
> concerned, just waiting for the bloody thing to stop shrinking so
that they
> (Hanger Prosthetics) can get it refitted and let me get a little
more mobility.
> About all I can say about having an amputation is this, do NOT let
it get you
> down. We all know that amputations is a part of life for someone
that suffers
> from Buergers Disease, or at least the threat of one, or more.
> If an amputation is warranted, look at it in the same positive
light that I
> did. The pains that are sometimes so sever will be gone. Replaced
with another
> type, true, but the phantom pains associated with an amputation are
by no
> means as severe as the pains we suffer from the dying limb!
> I saw my amputation as a blessing in disguise, since I was not able
to even
> sleep in a bed without SEVERE pain. The only way that I was able to
sleep was
> in an upright position, sitting on the couch and we all know that
you do not
> get ample rest if you sleep sitting up!
> I will post more about the whole ordeal later, since this has
gotten a little
> long winded for now.
> Again, I apologize to the people who were worrying and praying for
me in this
> ordeal!
> Thanks for sticking with me,
> Nelson
>
>
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