Next stage plan: save the leg
It continues to be a long and complicated road, made more complex by the ‘uniqueness’ of my problem (great – on this occasion I do NOT want to be unique!). But, here is what the […]
Should you have to fight to save your own limb?
If you have followed my whole vascular surgery you will know that I have now equipped myself with some sound Vascular medical knowledge. I am also very self aware, and since the diagnosis was placed […]
How to prepare for having your leg chopped off
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 […]
All is not well in the land of the left leg
I started having trouble again around 2 weeks ago. First it started with occasional foot pain, then I started to notice other things. I immediately knew something was wrong.
Poem: There is no time
Everyone says ‘life is too short’. You might think it’s a cliche, but when you are someone who has stared death in the face too closely for comfort, and witnessed multiple deaths at close hand […]
