I’m heading out in the morning for Indianapolis. I have an appointment on Wednesday with the
surgeon who did my amputation revision surgery.
I believe that sores I keep getting recently are due to a poor fitting
socket; but I’m having the surgeon take a look at me to insure that everything
is structurally sound. No use trying to
build a better socket if there is something physically wrong with my leg. So tomorrow I’ll be driving 500 miles so I’m
ready for my appointment on Wednesday.
I’ll probably spend the weekend in St. Louis visiting my brother and
his wife, before heading down to the Cincinnati area to have my socket
built. I’ll stay in Cincinnati until
it’s finished and I can come home with a brand new leg. Hopefully it will only take five days or so
to get it made and dialed in so I can get back home. I’ve found that after a week and half or so
that I start getting homesick and a go stir crazy in the hotel.
Things were much easier when my surgeon and prosthetist were only 15
miles away. But during the first year
after amputation (2013) I developed extremely painful nerve issues that no one
in the Mayo Health Care System could fix, so I had to travel to find someone
who could. I really didn’t want to spend
the rest of my life in a wheelchair unless I was forced to do so. I’m thankful that Rob Pinkston steered me to
Dr. Janos Ertl. Despite the time,
energy, and expense to go see both of these men; it is well worth the
price.
So in the morning, I’ll be on the road again. I’m hoping to come back home without limits
and painful issues. It’s that time of
year when I want to be out there and active, so I need to get this leg
repaired/replaced and get on with life once again.
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