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Hey Guys, it has been a while, and the last three years have been a journey
three years ago I got a scratch on my leg, which let in a bug
the bug decided i was tasty and decided to stay
after two weeks off work i woke up to black spots on my leg ozzing orange liquid. so off to the emergency department
Necrotizing Fasciitis was the diagnosis
usually fatal , about 25% mortality rate
treatment is to remove the infected skin and to keep removing until all of the infection is gone
i wake up to see half of the skin of my leg gone , a few weeks later i go in for plastic surgery to fix the hole
it takes about 12 surgeries and 3 months to get me walking again and another two months resting at home
pervious to this I had developed type 2 diabetes, but being a tough guy I had not seen a doctor about it
three month later i stub my toe, it does not heal and six weeks later it get chopped off
then an infection sets in and another toe gets the chop
then three more
then the next bone in my foot gets infected
November 2019 and the doctors tell me they cannot get in front of the infection, the leg has to go
i am not upset at this, it sucks but i know it was going to happen
a month later the leg comes off but due to the previous surgeries and the diabetes, my recovery is slow, it took until June 2020 for them to be able to fit a prosthetic leg
unfortunately the leg did not fit well and I had to undergo revision surgery
i am still recovering and hope to get a leg soon in 2021
me back in june
11 June 2020 - YouTube
three years ago I got a scratch on my leg, which let in a bug
the bug decided i was tasty and decided to stay
after two weeks off work i woke up to black spots on my leg ozzing orange liquid. so off to the emergency department
Necrotizing Fasciitis was the diagnosis
usually fatal , about 25% mortality rate
treatment is to remove the infected skin and to keep removing until all of the infection is gone
i wake up to see half of the skin of my leg gone , a few weeks later i go in for plastic surgery to fix the hole
it takes about 12 surgeries and 3 months to get me walking again and another two months resting at home
pervious to this I had developed type 2 diabetes, but being a tough guy I had not seen a doctor about it
three month later i stub my toe, it does not heal and six weeks later it get chopped off
then an infection sets in and another toe gets the chop
then three more
then the next bone in my foot gets infected
November 2019 and the doctors tell me they cannot get in front of the infection, the leg has to go
i am not upset at this, it sucks but i know it was going to happen
a month later the leg comes off but due to the previous surgeries and the diabetes, my recovery is slow, it took until June 2020 for them to be able to fit a prosthetic leg
unfortunately the leg did not fit well and I had to undergo revision surgery
i am still recovering and hope to get a leg soon in 2021
me back in june
11 June 2020 - YouTube