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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 11:32 am
by OZZIE4DUKE
Continued recovery/healing vibes. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}]
I believe that Mickey Mantle suffered from Osteomyelitis after he tore up his knee as a rookie in 1951. Knee/leg problems hounded him for the rest of his illustrious 18 year career, but he DID have one helluva career through 1968! 536 home runs, of which I (only) witnessed that last one in Yankee Stadium. It was his addiction to alcohol that killed him young (and his livers, both of them...)
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 1:34 pm
by CathyCA
Isn't Percocet a wonderful drug? Being able to manage the pain is so important to your healing process, Colchar.
I'm glad your family doctor is back in the picture.
Vibing and praying for you!
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 4:20 pm
by windsor
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 5:22 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
That is WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you Windsor! I'm a little jealous of you. ;) I saw #536 as I said, then was at the Stadium for Mickey Mantle Day on June 15, 1969, when they retired his #7 between games of a double header! Very fond memory!
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 5:28 pm
by Lavabe
I hear that Mantle was a fan of NASCAR.
Speaking of which, vibes to colchar for a good Thursday!
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 7:08 pm
by colchar
Another update.......
Because I know the pain that is coming my way when the wound is being repacked I have taken to reading a book, and therefore completely obscuring my view, when that is being done. But when she was changing the dressing today, and before she started repacking the wound, the nurse asked if I wanted to see my ankle so I took a look then grabbed my Blackberry so that I could snap a picture to get a better look (pretty tough to get a real good look at your outside ankle!).
I am a long way from being out of the woods but a lot of the red infected and burned looking skin has changed colour. It isn’t a normal colour yet, but it is closer to normal than it had been. I do not like the idea of being on these I.V. antibiotics for another five days but seeing the improvement since Sunday makes me think that it will definitely be worth the hassle. Unfortunately, my foot hurts like hell right now because the wound has just been repacked (it always hurts afterwards which I guess makes sense because it has just been cleaned and had strips of dressing stuffed into it) and the percocet that I take before the appointments doesn't help much after the repacking is completed. But I'll live.
I am guessing that once the infection is gone they will get the hole from the original wound closed up and I am assuming that, once that is done, they will deal with the damaged tissue around the former hole. It still hurts a lot of the time (sitting in a normal position with my feet flat on the floor, or hanging down in any way, hurts like you wouldn’t believe perhaps because of the increased blood pressure or something - our resident M.D. would have to comment on that) but not to the degree that it did before I went to the hospital.
So, as I said, I am a long way from being out of the woods but there has been some improvement even just over the last five days. I was worried sick about the infection having gotten into the bone so let's hope this is a sign that we caught it before that happened.
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 7:28 pm
by Ima Facultiwyfe
Your wound is healing from the inside out. It will gradually fill in from the sides and up from the bottom. The tissue change you see is a sign that it is granulating. This is a good thing, one of the first stages of healing. Keep up the good work! This is the way wounds were left to heal back on the frontier, before they started stitching things up. Back then they would give you a swig of whiskey and a bullet to bite. We've come a long way, huh. Unfortunately, you will have a pretty big scar you can make up stories about to tell your grandchildren. But hey! It sounds like they're saving your leg, big guy! This is great news.
Thanks for keeping us in the loop! Hugs.
Love, Ima
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 7:33 pm
by windsor
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 9:06 pm
by ArkieDukie
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 9:43 pm
by devildeac
colchar wrote:Another update.......
Because I know the pain that is coming my way when the wound is being repacked I have taken to reading a book, and therefore completely obscuring my view, when that is being done. But when she was changing the dressing today, and before she started repacking the wound, the nurse asked if I wanted to see my ankle so I took a look then grabbed my Blackberry so that I could snap a picture to get a better look (pretty tough to get a real good look at your outside ankle!).
I am a long way from being out of the woods but a lot of the red infected and burned looking skin has changed colour. It isn’t a normal colour yet, but it is closer to normal than it had been. I do not like the idea of being on these I.V. antibiotics for another five days but seeing the improvement since Sunday makes me think that it will definitely be worth the hassle. Unfortunately, my foot hurts like hell right now because the wound has just been repacked (it always hurts afterwards which I guess makes sense because it has just been cleaned and had strips of dressing stuffed into it) and the percocet that I take before the appointments doesn't help much after the repacking is completed. But I'll live.
I am guessing that once the infection is gone they will get the hole from the original wound closed up and I am assuming that, once that is done, they will deal with the damaged tissue around the former hole. It still hurts a lot of the time (sitting in a normal position with my feet flat on the floor, or hanging down in any way, hurts like you wouldn’t believe perhaps because of the increased blood pressure or something - our resident M.D. would have to comment on that) but not to the degree that it did before I went to the hospital.
So, as I said, I am a long way from being out of the woods but there has been some improvement even just over the last five days. I was worried sick about the infection having gotten into the bone so let's hope this is a sign that we caught it before that happened.
The increased pain while you are standing or sitting with your feet in a "hanging down" down position is due to increased blood/tissue pressure and dependent edema/swelling of all the infected tissues. Might be due to osteomyelitis but the MRI scan will determine that diagnosis. Really hope that's not it as that would likely require 4-6 weeks of IV antibiotics whereas the rip-roaring cellulitis that it sounds like now is probably due for about 2 weeks of IV treatment. I'm not an ID (Infectious Disease) expert so those are recollections from medical school and residency from the late 70s and early 80s. And I'm not staying in a Holiday Inn/Express anytime soon either
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Once again, hope the wound care and IV antibiotics have made the critical difference here and get well soon.
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: July 31st, 2013, 11:04 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
Joltin' Joe just sat back and drank coffee, huh?
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 1st, 2013, 9:55 am
by IowaDevil
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 1st, 2013, 10:33 am
by DukieInKansas
What my neighbor to the north said. Who cares if the fanny pack is annoying - it is doing its work. Happy healing.
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 1st, 2013, 10:58 am
by CathyCA
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 1st, 2013, 6:37 pm
by DukePA
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 2nd, 2013, 4:49 pm
by windsor
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 2nd, 2013, 7:26 pm
by Lavabe
JJ won the pole at Pocono.
Vibing that the JJ-like antibiotics kick the butts of those germs!
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Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 2nd, 2013, 8:35 pm
by ArkieDukie
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 3rd, 2013, 12:32 am
by IowaDevil
Re: Don't Take Health Issues Lightly (And I Need Some Vibes)
Posted: August 3rd, 2013, 9:23 am
by CathyCA
I'm sending fanny-pack IV, Percocet painkilling vibes!
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