My_Foot

My Right Foot

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2020-09-17

Been meaning to weigh myself since being
released from the hospital. Finally remembered
this morning; a week before the amputation, I
weighed 281lbs, and today was 264lbs. 17lb difference
That's some great weight loss for two weeks. LOL

I have been losing around 2lbs a week, and not
sure how the hospital stay effected my weight
loss, but calculations tell me that my limb could
weigh as much as 15-17lbs

And when this foot issue started back in Dec 2019,
I weighed 335lb, so that is a 71lb loss all together.

2020-09-19

Fresh bandage. The wound is healing nicely. Good to see
I will have freckles on the bottom of the stump. LOL

The backside of my leg; they didn't clean up very well.

2020-09-20

Been a long week, full of appointments, but had
a relaxing weekend. Overall I am feeling really
good. My energy is back to normal, but have to
remember that I am still healing and need to slow
it down for the next bit.

Went shopping today as the shorts I have been wearing
were way to big and baggy; shirts as well. It was
nice to be able to go to Marks for the first time
instead of Mr Big and Tall.

When I got home I took some measurements.....

2020-09-20
119.8 kg / 263.5 lb
Chest = 48"
Stomache = 52"
Waste = 42"

2019-12-19
152 kg / 335 lb
Chest = 52"
Stomache = 67"
Waste = 49"

And my A1C #'s.....

2020-07-13
A1C: 6.8

2020-03-27
A1C: 7.3

2019-12-19
A1C: 12.5

Not bad for just changing my diet.

One of my kitchen stools, modified (safely), so
I can bum scoot (safely) up the stairs. Also have
two grab handles at the top of the stairs. Video
to follow.

A few days ago I realized that the step counter
on my smartwatch counted my pushes of the
wheelchair as a step. After a day of going to
Home Healthcare, two trips to Mark's (new cloths),
and 20 minutes of doing laps in the garage, I
reached my daily goal of 2000 "wheelchair" steps.

2020-09-21

Had my first fall. Not sure what happened, but I
was in the bathroom, standing at the counter,
and the next thing I new I was falling to the right.
My stump hit the ground, then I was on my ass.
It hurt, but the good part was there was a stool
in the bathroom, and with it and the edge of the
bathtub, I was able to get onto my knees and
get back on my feet. I mean foot. LOL
Couldn't let this keep me down.

This was delivered to the house tonight, from
my landlord. So thoughtful.

Got this from my Aunt last week. Love it.

10:50pm. Currently sitting in emergency at
Langley Hospital; been here since 9:30pm. The
bleeding inceased late in the evening, so didn't
want to take any chances. Hopefully when they
take a look it will be ok and they just need to
re bandage it. Fingers crossed.

5am and I am out of the hospital. Waited until
2:30 to get in, layed on a stretcher and had a
snooze until just after 4:30am. My fall stressed
one of the stitch areas a little bit, so they
cleaned it all up and I am as good as I was
before the fall.

My nurse offered to take some pictures for me.

This is the part the was weeping. I guess that
is where I hit when I fell.

2020-09-22

Went to bed at 6am and got up at 11am. Better
than no sleep. Unfortunately, I had more blood
weeping through the bandage. My poor mom
spent the day cleaning the sheets.
I had an appointment to see Fraser Health for
my "every two day" bandage changing at 5pm,
so it worked out good. They cleaned things up,
and put some extra absorbant pads on, so
hopefully keept any weeping at bay until I see my
surgeon on Thursday. I am hoping that this
doesn't delay him taking the stiches out.

2020-09-24

Wheelchairs don't come with cushions, so I
reached out to John at Discount Foam and
had him make me one. I also had him make
me a cushion for the amp board my dad is
making, as well as two smaller cushions to
use under my leg while sitting in a chair or
in the car. Can't beat the price.

I decided that I will need a walker in my life,
so I ordered the same brand and model that
I used in the hospital, as it was a bit wider
than the Red Cross loaner I had, and I found it
more stable. Guardian #MDS86410XW.
#MDS86410XWW if you want wheels on the front.

2020-09-27

My dad made this small step for me to help regain
my confidence in stairs. My plan is to practice on it
with the walker, the move to the crutches. After
some time he will add to it, making it a bit higher.
Before long I will be back to regular steps.

2020-09-28

Had a scheduled visit at my local Home Health
Care. The wound is still weaping, but it is getting
better. The top part is healing nicely. They bandaged
me up and sent me in my way. As long as the
weaping doesn't come through the bandaging,
I am good until I see my surgeon on Thursday.

2020-09-29

The "raised toilet seat" I've been using. 5" tall with
handles. Makes getting off the throne possible.
The only downside is that it has a round vs elongated
hole, and my aim isn't what it used to be, so I leave
it off when not in use (it clamps on in a few seconds).

The wheelchair my brother loaned me. It is currently
being used in the house, as I have one on loan from
the Red Cross that is kept in the car for outdoor
use. The cushion is the one I had made up last week,
and the board underneath is the amp board, short
for amputee board. You slide it out, put the cushion
on it, and rest your stump on it. Helps keep the
leg straight and takes the pressure off the backside
of your hamstring.

1pm, heading out with mom to go shopping. As I
crutched down the stairs in the garage, something
happened and I went down the last 1 or 2 steps. My
glasses went flying (1 lens popped out), I hit the
concrete and smacked my head on the ground or the
crutch that was now behind me. I catch my breath
and notice a pool of blood behind me. Great.
Mom called 911 and I took an ambulance ride to
Langley Hospital. Currently waiting to get stitches
and a tetanus shot.

4pm. 7 staples, 1 tetanus shot and some bruised ribs.
Good to go home, but man is my confidence gone.

7:30pm. Will need a bandage change before bedtime.

9pm bandage change. And I was wrong. There are
9 staples in there. And mom did a heck of a tape job

2020-09-30

Was up at 2am for a pee, so snapped a pic of the
bandage. Just a little weaping going on.

9:30am bandage change. Doesnt' t appear any
worse than at 2am.

Mom's handy bandage work.

Got a packet in the mail from Amp*Unity. I asked for
a sticker and got all this; the stickers are on backorder.