A Double potential dammit here.
For some reason i felt the need to count my Zyvox prescription. main reason was i didnt recall taking the pm dose. so i counted. this was filled on the 29th. x 2 per day, it = 15 so far. which should have left me with 41. i counted 44. so im 3 over. i triple counted and came up with same. the pharmacy COULD have overfilled, but i doubt it. these things by far are NOT  cheap. ( avg 10k or so for course) But as a whole, not a huge deal. i just DONT repeat this mistake again. On a semi related note, The Mrsa was discovered under cast in left ankle. The infection from surgery at the implant site was staph. just normal  common staph. ( just about everybody has this on them.) . The mrsa antibiotic ive been taking without fail . except for those 3 extra?. that wont be an issue anymore. BUT ive not taken the antibiotics for the normal infection in back. because ive never had to combine 2 different prescriptions doing the same thing. the one written for the back was a normal methicillin antibiotic. this i had filled on 23rd. ( day before i entered hosp.) Back seems to be healing. well. i guess due to regimen at hosp. Will have to call doc about taking this antibiotic with the other one. In short because the Mrsa is a gram + and normal staph is gram - or vice -versa. Docs at hosp. even the ID didnt cover this. Baah not n issue since everything appears to be on the mend.  . Really the ONLY  Issue is a minor nausea side effect from the zyvot . E  Heres to 2016 being a year filled with nothing but improvements. i have my bone density scan , followup fromh osp, and primary doc followup on the 11th. no matter the results, im confident i WILL be moving forwards
Aaron.

OKAY, maybe i overreacted a bit, The Mrsa in leg, and the regular S. aureus infection in back, Since BOTH  are Gram positive infections. the zyvox should handle both. which it seems to be doing . will confirm with Neuro tomorrow. also advise of the 3 extra on count ( triple verified). but dont forsee a problem because 1 this wont be repeated and 2 im absolutely sure i will have this in remission and eventual elimination in short order. Because i have plans on getting back to work once leg dealt with. to be successful there, i have to knock this out perm first. then the leg/ankle FX. Then i worry about the return to being productive. i will NOT  fail in any of these goals. because part 4 of this is moving forward with my personal life . Even if productive employment isnt possible or not possible for a while, ill at least Volunteer somewhere somehow. Between aug 12th and new years, i was given a massive dose of a reality check, it tried to knock me down. it almost succeeded. but i was too stubborn to give up. my goal for 2016 and beyond, is for this to be but a small chapter in a long life. stuff i had been doing that i shouldnt be, will be minimised if not entirely stopped. ( habits which might be considered fun, if not conducive to good health. I.e eating certain foods etc.) Short term goal, repair the damage already done, long term goal prevent if at all possible, any further damage . I am an optimist here. i WILL  succeed. Im following orthos orders on the NWB on left ankle as much as possible. have to clean house soon though. so ill have to do this carefully. church offered its help. i politely declined due to risk from mrsa issue. i.e. If i touched item recently, then only i will take care of it. Im sure im overreacting on this, but i want to be 110% sure. besides ive still got my moonboot/aircast,and this doesnt have to be done in one stretch. Cause ortho has the final signoff on my report card. once he clears me, im working on returning to improved normalcy.
Aaron

Whoa, monster minor update lol. sorry lol. on a slightly humorous note, ( hopefully ) from the R  ankle. where i had the distal Fib fx, and plate/screws put in late august. been relatively pain free, with the occasional reminder to be careful. ( and 1 ankle roll at church incident late nov.) pain free. and strengthening. Anyhoo, im drifting off into dreamland, feeling minor nerve tingling like always. nothing new. then it feels like someone flips a switch, it goes cold, numb and slight burn/tingling. kinda like L did before Mrsa was DX. but other than the plate surgery, no injury to get infected. im pretty sure its just i guess position or pressure before a joint " falls asleep" still no pain, i can feel all parts of limb. was just weird how it came on that abruptly. ill keep an eye on it. but tbh really no cause for concern. Only arthritis pain i feel is in left ankle. course its still a work in progress. im going to keep an eye on it and chalk it up to a "whoalolwtf" kinda thing. but since the left one went to hades in roughly 48 hours, ill keep an eye on it and self as well. i guess its refreshing that my body reminds me that it still works lol . anyhoo thats all for now. if nothing develops, ill save this one for ortho followup in about a week and half. weight wise, not much to report. course i hadnt checked within last few days. will do that later today. will be back for postwhoritude later on today .
Aaron

Glad things are improving!

Seems to have been nothing more than positioning. the burn/tingle is all but gone. just a bit cold. was just weird lol. i guess its akin to waking up with a limb "asleep"  we usually dont know until we try and walk on it ( or if arm  , use arm) weve all been there lol. this however was a first for me. ive had plenty of limbs fall asleep. but always awoke to this. NEVER had felt the process from the beginning. tbh not unpleasant. just odd. as in " well now this is different" plus a benefit. it got my mind COMPLETELY off of recent events. Anyhoo heres to moving forwards, repair, and returning to my old self ( structurally anyways ) . the mrsa/staph incident was a wakeup call. as others have said earlier, " youre not young anymore" or something to that effect. i.e. i dont bounce back like i used to. BUT as i said, this is looking forward to improvement. not dwelling in the past. Idk what im on, but hope it never passes. ill take events even if negative, and use it for improvement. Still cant explain the mood improvement.  its not the pain meds, theyre all but ineffective. its  not chemical or anything. ( who knows, id say its Either spiritual or mental or both. def. not physical. } hope it lasts. No reason to doubt it will. , Anyhoo will be back later on .  - moving forwards even if walking backwards. this i feel will allow me to focus on what MUST  be done. goal is late spring or early summer, once FX are healed, i want to get off of the pain meds altogether. and just "deal with it" been on them since 2007, (legally ) due to my diabetes and its issues. goal is to be off of them entirely within 6 mos. or sooner if FX completely heals and the cold weather arthritis lessens. i WILL  succeed in this. Anyhoo sorry yet again for a monster "minor" update. lmao. ( one day my grandkids will read this and say good GOD, you ramble. lol. [/rambling_postwhore]
Aaron

Indeed theyre improving, if not physically, at least spiritually and emotionally. but i feel no matter what, things WILL and are improving. .
Aaron

A slightly belated Happy New Year to you and yours. It will be better than the last one!

Good to hear that things seem to be improving health-wise. Always good news. As one (much) further up the age curve remember that it take (a lot) longer to heal than it used to, so patience will definitely be rewarded - and it WILL eventually heal. It will just seem to take forever!

Take care of yourself.

These side effects from the antibiotic are friggin VIOLENT.  THEY SAY IT EASES with time. i sure hope so. if not i cant handle 28 days of this. feels as tho im being stabbed in stomach. im on day 7 of 28. i cant handle this for a month. yet there is no alternative. other than a picc line and vancomycin. if i can find a home health nurse who will a ccept my insurance, im switching. quitting not an option. iwtnt quit i cant. also wont risk the vanco regimen in hosp. unless the stomach thing   wont ease. normally this eases after a few hours. ( 1 pill every 12hrs.) i took at 7am.calo
also ate a sausage biscuit. methinks this was the kicker. BUT in one way shape or form, i will be successful. OH, remember me mentioning the cold tingly leg? a mere curiosity. cause still feel feet, havent lost any strength or anything. seems  this is also a side effect. doesnt seem to be a serious one. merely as i stated a curiosity.
www.drugs.com/sfx/zyvox-side-effects.html
if GOD forbid i ever have to do this again. i wont. ill find an alternative. Oh btw weight is down a tad. its back down to 141.
Aaron

Seems this horrendous hell was a side effect from meds. tbh was contemplating stopping those and persuing other means. But was informed of something today which necessitates me finding some short term work, immediately. so im going to power through any side effects of this medication. Oh btw seems this med. does NOT like sausage buscuits. i ate half of one yest 7am. then the SEVERE pain ensued. this was all i ate or drank yesterday. today really nothing out of ordinary. ate a light meal. im 8 days into a 28 day regimen. will try to complete this. really only other alternative is 14 days of iv therapy. ( in hosp.)
Aaron

This blog is fascinating. No other thread on the planet has such content. 

lol

This thread accounts for the bulk of my daily reading regiment.
Informative, entertaining, etc... 

Tbh, sometimes it embarrasses me or idk i feel as though im ashamed for whatever reason. idk why, but i guess because id overreact to these changes in health or whatnot...But after taking time to realise that this is what it is. ive done nothing to cause or exacerbate these things, and these issues albeit negative, are Me. cant get rid of em. so i must make the best of it. and move forward. i go monday to 3 appointments.  1st one is to a "breast center" i think ill be the only guy there.   but reason is a bone density scan. i guess to figure out why the fractures happened. then to the neuro for a post hosp. followup. followed by my primary doc. wed, i see ortho for ankle followup. will ask to postpone ankle fusion if at all possible. ( using braced footwear) my whole thoughts on surgeries at this point, if it wont hurt me to wait, or even to not have it, id rather do that. however if its absolutely necessary then i guess i will. Best gift i got was about 95% usage of left hand back. typing still a bit of an issue but ill use dragon to type out reports for doc followups. was funny as hell when i found out left hand was working again. i hit the nurse call button on the 27th with left hand. my mind says "wtf? i totally lost train of thought. nurse says  can i help you? i said Ummmm, yeah, she said how? i replied idk" we chuckled when i explained to them what happened.
Aaron

I realised i never went full disclosure on this whole health issue. good thing is it only has to happen once. since it will cover just about everything. and further updates can be short and to the point. this all resolves about being greatful. in this case to GOD. greatfulness to GOD is all or nothing. no partials. to me it feels insincere to only be thankful for part of it. since my life revolves around serving GOD, everything else revolves around that. with yall whom i consider friends, and family and such i feel greatfulness can be partial. like im greatful yall did this, i just wish yall hadnt done that. and i feel as though id be sincere, and yall would know it. ( this hasnt been an issue as of yet. ive been entirely greatful for yall.) now with GOD, i feel its all or nothing.cause i feel anything less implies im not greatful. but with yall and with family, partial is perfect. as i said if yall or really anyone did both something i was thankful for, along with something i wished yall hadnt, its perfect. and quite acceptible. and leaves out any confusion. so partial works. with yall am i greatful for things that dont need to happen or shouldnt happen ? usually yes. would i be thankful for something done ny yall that had no reason to be done? more than likely not. id say ( as i did earlier) im thankful that yall did this, however i just wish you hadnt . as of this point, this is still purely hypothetical. i AM without doubt greatful entirely, for everything from everybody here. I do apologise for a monster intro to the next post which will be my longest post ever. and tbh i doubt i will post a longer post or reply. this full disclosure will cover everything. health related. so updates will/can be short . leaving no confusion. theres no short version of this or next post. but yall will understand everything. without doubt. so youve jbeen informed, following post will be LONG. combined with this will be longest post ever for me, and tbh i doubt i will post anything longer. my phone would die lol.  anywhoo this full disclosure post over a simple question. here we go: continued next post

After long and carfeul thought, the forthcoming monster post will not happen. as it is not neccessary. i will summarise it.
as my ortho said " i am trying to NOT use a cast if at all possible. it seems your body does not like them." this was said after a septicemia incident IN SEPTEMBER. holds especially true now. since either cast usage could have killed me. given an addl day or two, either one would have done so. the frequent fractures ill know cause monday. could be moving around too soon ( id say this DOES have some bearing in it all) along with a possible bone health issue. the moving ( guaranteed factor sadly to be minimised forthwith) the bone health ( i.e possible osteoporosis) tbh idk i dont see it. but will know any and all causes monday.  as far as casting. if its necessary for life then so be it. but id have to ask for a weekly change. due to these recent issues. ill close by saying im greatful to GOD for becoming ill. ( the fever etc i lay down due to great pain. temp normal @ 97.5f 2 hous later im at 101.9f id say add another half degree due to me taking a drink. .had it not been for sudden fever id have tried to power through pain until the ortho appt on 13th. and likely perished accd to neuro.,because id have prolly said ehh it feels like a severe case of fx arthritis. as mrsa thing usually is cultured at point of infection and it was covered by a cast. great pain was only clue something clearly wasnt right. sans fever id have likely postponed investigation of this. sounds weird but but am greatful to GOD for illness worsening. BECAUSE although i end up with mrsa, without  fever and worsening, death was quite likely. accd to neuro. ive o intention of death anytime soon. but the night of the 24th i prayed and told GOD, saying if it is my time to go im ready , am ready for whatever the outcome is. BUT i am asking actually pleading, that death be delayed for years if not decades. cause ive plans to serve church and GOD, along with ive got things earthside i have to finish. well? im still here i was in ER, STAFF telling me may be 24 to maybe 36 hrs until neuro and other doc can get there to attend to me. mind you im folded in half crying. physically i couldnt handle 36 hours of that agony. and i can handle pain. ( been living with a 7 level out of 10 for years. making it difficult to convey this to docs lol when you get used to it. takes a 15/10 to get it across to them. this happened that day. anyhoo i promised to not make a monster post. again i failed. i truly apologise. the final summary is a tad humorous.  i prayed to GOD asking (verbatim) how do i expidite this or do i go elsewhere, answer was without delay and 110% clear, " cause a scene/ have an outburst. this was successful. even though it took nearly 24 hours, it saved my life. the outburst hastened things. my only regret over this was me verbally dropping a few bombs. i do my best to NOT curse but this happened 4 times. that i was entirely at fault for. and the main reason for monster posts of recent times and ( to those who were recipients of , mainly today i feared even tho i already had answer to it, i seemed to have set the answer aside for some reason. my concern was  i did thank GOD for success in the outburst. but i was thinking if i tanked him SINCERELY while the bombs were dropped, was i expressing gratitude for those too? answer as always was no. for some reason i overlooked this. this i was deeply ashamed for. for bishop who was the recipient of several MONSTER emails. and the sister missionaries, i sent several MONSTER  TEXTS.  over something that i already knew. the monster texts/emails were in no way necessary. i felt  such embarrasment`/ shame in this i spent an hour  trying to validate that . then relising this wasnt going to happen,  i spend the next 2 hours apologising for the whole thing. and basically saying " disregard all of this. health is improving i believe, i will return as soon as i can do so safely" without risk to myself.  others tbh as long as i maintain hands off, im not a dangrto  them. more than likely im overreacting but i want to be certain without doubt i.e anything less than 100%   is dangerous to me, for now as my immune system repairs itself. others, im fine as long as i maintain hands off which iw ill do until i test negative 3 times. ( accepted std of eradication) test 1 monday. id say others a week apart. Continued good hygiene will be a benefit as well. i was pissed as hell at  initial diag. until research, combined with id doc saying ( just about everyone has staph on their bodies. its natural. a small percentage get an infection via ac ut or whatever, out of this  maybe 1% or so get mrsa. well  lol Cest la vie. i ended up with BOTH. mrsa in lower leg, at wound/fracture location, and a staph infection at implant site. can i take these odds and buy a winning lottery ticket? winning as in $200 or more lol. Anyhoo ill stop now. because i promis ed no more pointless MONSTER posts. from now on updates will be short to thep oint, if theyre longer, there will be a reson behind it. cause everything has been explained in detail ( exceptl labs) if i have to go long , there will be a valid reason. if ivea lready covered it, then i will try to keep it short. again id o apologise. my phone is complaining as well lol. the monster updates today along with monster messages/emails to friends at church, this 99 cent lg  handled it. reallyt he ONLY thing i can be complimentary about it. (last4  hours solid updating here and church, relising MY mistake, then r spending time apologising to them, and then updating here with hopefully last monster post, i had to get all finished before i surrender to sleep. oh btw weight down to 139 but im not concerned. everything WILLi mprove. i must sleep now. i had to do all of this first tho. i do apologise for length of update. wont happen againu nless necessary. if it is will NOT be this long i do promise
Aaron.

anyone here calculate stats for a living? im curious about something. regarding recent health issue.
Staph pretty much common i.e. north of 70% its onour bodies. without incident. Mrsa, cuts this number to 2%, again no issue. now infection/illness cuts number in half almost, having both types again a sig. cut in %. both types infectted. again half it or so. both at SAME TIME, AGAIN cut in half or so. figure in initial damage/shock to system. i shouldnt have survived initial attack. odds of happening very low, odds of not surviving, very high, also figure in type 1 diabetes. tends to slow things down. yet 1 i survived initial attack, with only a neutralised immune system it seems. which is rebuilding. im figuring odds? 0.25% im confident i will ultimately win. no doubt. it was just staggering to calculate this. this is my do over. i wont fail.
Aaron

The diabetes issue will quadruple healing time. Make sure it's addressed. Meds, diet, whatever.

If you smoke, switch to vape.
No Sir, vaping does not satisfy as well as a good strong drag on a lit cigarette, but it can cut your cigarette consumption in half without "jonesing" for nicotine.

There is a long thread here on GSTwins on the art & science of vaping. If your a technical guy you'll love it.
Just saying 

As a whole cdc and id numberd wise i shouldnt have survived the initial shock on system. how long it was there before being expossed had cast put on 2 wweeks before this happened.  some discomfort on tibia then but it subsided i.e pain for a few days,. chalked up to body goin well sh*t this blows but lets make the best of it. the infection in back happened either in trial surgery or in implant procedure itself. trial at ex pm doc who said i no longer needed their sgcs because i didnt use device 100% of time. um i cant charge something with staples in my back. broadzilla. anyhoo  formal complaint against them possible. anyhoo back on topic back infection i.e staph and leg infection Mrsa ( both are same thing btw. just one takes a bit more effort to fight it.) now casts. i had the cast on R Ankle. early sept iirc. was septicemia i.e. blood infection. dont recall whether staph but id say so tbh. this had since been healed fully. i wont wear any more casts. this last one nearly killed me. i hosp a week. i dont remember much of it tbh. 24th to 29th. i know 3 doses of dilaudid didnt knock it out. 1 normally would floor me. i was pissed when this 400lb nurse says " you know narcotics arent the answer" i said yeah especially when you dont feel them. when you injecting this. hes like umm you didnt feel that? after 3 i was really no closer to anything. being told MIGHT  e a day and half. before the outburst, i made like i was going to leave. i was tbh, i said theres no one here. something isnt right either get someone here or make note of time and yalls refusal to investigate. there is quite possibly a wound under cast. possibly could be infected. for who knows HOW LONG? nurse said then " you running a fever?" ... seriously?this device you ran across forhead, this a thermometer?  um yes, you used it on me just now right? yes, was it running?.... yes, and result? 101.3 OKAY,  you just asked if i was running a fever..... i had said at this point, tell you what, idk whats going on here, but that err its time to leave now. i had my walker i was going to go AMA and leave. and transfer i caught neuro in hallway. still took 18 hours and a scene, but for christmas i got mrsa and back surgery. and i survived  the initial assault. now pain buildilg again in same area. ifi can delay until tuesday i can try dofferent tretment regimen. plus i can get other affairs straightened out. going to try to get home health nurse or a hospice nurse to handle iv antibiotics ( vancomycin) hard on hearing  may require hearing aid worst case. but it works. if they will accept my insurance ill do it. and wed. i have ortho ankle follow up Finally. i find out if this infection got into bone. or/and overall status of fracture. heres to overcoming second stage inb mrsa treatment, if successful im closer to remission.
Aaron

 regarding side effects, i recalled  the one from sept incident. side effect was gas lol. had fun with that one. pain in L ankle changed almost feels like FX PAIN but this i can attribute to cold weather. going to rest for a while. to help keep that in check, and to alleviate chest congestion building. just trying to get thru monday afternoon. for docs plus getting personal affairs straightened out/ getting a couple bills paid. so i can relax, and lessen stress = making med issues easier to deal with or antibiotic less able to cause issues. even though these side effects are kinda harsh, im almost half way into cyycle. may just try to power thru it.  safer than changing regimen. all of this hell fighting something as a whole not much stronger than a chest cold lol. i guess the gist of it all is many small variables  by themselves not much. but combined becomes an issue then greatly strengthened with a wound. = potentially bad any delays remove potentially from it. add iddm err type 1 diabetic to it = in my case a life changer. health now is fragile but is rebuilding itself. spend all day thinking about this it was humbling. still apprehensive as heck but things will work out, with an occasional stumble. ill work out and eventually be a better man for it. yall take care will check in sundayy afternoon hopefully. btw weight at 140lbs atm.
Aaron

Good GOD mother of run on sentences. even with punctuation. had to change bandage on mrsa ankle, cleaned using hibiclens etc. examined mrsa wound saw what was kinda cool lol yet perhaps a significant problem. i literally think i saw the medial malleolus. i.e. the inside edge of my tibia. it was either that or a wound bed. if it was a wound bed it would move if i jiggled the wound. i do believe i saw the wound move yet "bone" remain in 1 position unless i moved ankle.. its covered with skin but clear and visible and i keep it clean. but it is definately nsfw no way to edit that. ill check with doc monday. cause on ankles skin thickness is THIN  at this location. specially with small people such as myself and this is where wound is. will update tomorrow. but i do keep it clean. will update.
Aaron.