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Thread #144120   Message #3330864
Posted By: RangerSteve
29-Mar-12 - 08:23 PM
Thread Name: BS: Kind thoughts needed (RangerSteve)
Subject: BS: Kind thoughts needed
I'n diabetic. A while ago, I went to my podiatrist to show him a couple of sores on my foot that wouldn't heal. A sonogram showed I had no blood flow to my left foot, so I had an angiogram, followed by an arterial bypass. They overdid the asesthesia, so as a result, my three weeks in the hospital resulted in about five minutes of memories. Anyway, by this time, gangrene set in and I had three toes amputated. I'm in a nursing home now, learning how to walk, relying on bed pans and lying in bed, except for physical therapy every day.   Today, the doctor who did the amputations looked at the wound and said it looks worse than when I left the hospital, and I may lose the remaining toes. (I thought Stevie Two Toes would make a good Mafia name, but I may be denied that.) I'm prayihg that this will end soon and i'll be able to go back to my own home and live a somewhat normal life. On the plus side, if anyone sees me barefoot and asks, I can say that this one went to market, this one stayed home.....
Any kind thoughts and prayers will be appreciated. Thanks, Steve