Being under stress over worrying about this procedure (risky/kinda major) i decided im going to make at least 2 maybe 3 youtube vids about it. using the kneescooter, when rolling in, i play the darth vader theme, then if allowed i want to point camera at my face, as im iv'ed and the anaesthesia is administered,  and recording until it takes effect, the doc or whomever would shut it off. ( hoping this is allowed. sometimes the reactions are funny.) and finally if/when i leave, i play the theme from the great escape, as i leave via the parking garage. maybe doing a vlog as the pain meds take effect in recovery.. ( this usually results in all things hilarious.
Aaron

Going to have surgeon check tendons and ligaments as well while hes got the thing open. got my first bill from this. wtf. lol ,    when did ins. impose a deductible. there wasnt one before. but wth, borrowed the 970 from father. thats taken care of. all things move mwd with testing tues, and the procedures following monday.
Aaron

  here is to keeping the thread going again!   

Did the pre op labs ekg shows a bit of left ventricle enlargement. but other than that and a visit to the stab lab, that was about it..
Aaron

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on April 27, 2016, 08:04:21 AM
Did the pre op labs ekg shows a bit of left ventricle enlargement. but other than that and a visit to the stab lab, that was about it..
Aaron

That's pretty good then, so here's hoping for success!!!

i cant explain the enlargement though. not a major issue at this point.  high bp  not even an issue, times it was 140/90 which was borderline. unless its in relation to the (at times) rapid heartrate.  (120+) idk . whether ankle is fused or removed monday, ill at least know where i stand and move fwd from there. i asked for any bone he removes, weird ? yes.  but funny when displayed with my fossil collection ( especially the mastodon tooth) should be out by wed/thurs.
Aaron

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on April 27, 2016, 10:23:23 AM
i cant explain the enlargement though. not a major issue at this point.  high bp  not even an issue, times it was 140/90 which was borderline. unless its in relation to the (at times) rapid heartrate.  (120+) idk . whether ankle is fused or removed monday, ill at least know where i stand and move fwd from there. i asked for any bone he removes, weird ? yes.  but funny when displayed with my fossil collection ( especially the mastodon tooth) should be out by wed/thurs.
Aaron

wishing you all the best of fortune. . .

Got a call 'round 3pm from surgeons nurse. the MRSA has relapsed it seems. so she called in the antibiotics  to try knocking it out before monday. wth lol  id rather spend 5 days at home vs 5 days there. tbh. C'est La Vie lol. plus with the weather fronts moving thru tn, its aggrivating the arthritis monday cant come soon enough.
Aaron

Jeeze, man! Sounds like your body is at war!

Eat more broccoli!

Couple extra days in recovery. no big deal, room to myself, hoping it overlooks the helo pad, can shoot some great video that way.
Aaron

One can only hope. LOL!

I get one of the isolation rooms. To reduce risk to myself.  A few of which overlook the lifestar pad. Ill ask if I can get one Lola. I can scan lifestar radio to know when there arriving or departing. And can put tablet in windowsill
I am scared . Because this can complicate the surgery. Hoping for the best Eh?
Aaron

ill take a pic beforehand. prolly best way to show it ( the deformity currently) is while its inside the crow boot. pending succesful surgery it will be straigtened out. if not it will be amputated below the knee. the surgery involves a LONG im nail going thru ankle bone into the tibia almost to the knee. secured with a few screws sidewards. a plate to  repair the shattered fibula, and a few screws thru it, thru the syndesmosis and into the tib. since there is no cartilage, he will remove part of the tib, part of the fib, making a flat surface, and remove part of the ankle bone. body will treat it like a new fracture and fuse it solid. this is a limb salvage procedure. if it fails, its gone. hoping body doesnt treat the nail as a foreign body and go to war on it. but if it works ill be able to ride on 2 wheels again.  id have to either put an air shifter onto a gs ( bike of choice lol) or use a heel toe shifter from a harley. ive got one from my 03 sportster. OR ik could rig a jockey shift. remounting clutch lever onto it. theres a few ideas. OR using a 400ex ( honda quad) swingarm, i make a trike. im kinda liking this idea. it will fit with minimal modification.. anyhoo back to the procedure. whatever the outcome, excluding not surviving lol. ( i WILL survive this. pending making sure there are no other issues, at least ill know where im at and can FINALLY BEGIN healing/reconstruction. OH  lol i found something at adv auto. ( was there to get a belt for riding mower.) i found a set of cordless strobe lights. when funds are avail, ill grab those for the scooter. i want badly lol. those things are BRIGHT lol.
Aaron

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on April 28, 2016, 11:05:41 AM
OR using a 400ex ( honda quad) swingarm, i make a trike. im kinda liking this idea.

*cough* sidecar rig *cough* 

Hope it goes well, man. We're all pulling for you!

That's another idea I was considering :€)
Aaron

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on April 28, 2016, 02:13:47 PM
That's another idea I was considering :€)
Aaron

Do it regardless. Then you could ride while healing. . . 

that wont happen. ( a medical suspension on my DL) . plus i dont have the bike or anything. BUT time i get it together, maybe a year or so, by then ill be healed or close to it. but still will get it all together first.
Aaron

Baby steps! You'll get there!

at least ill know where i stand. [pun intended) on one leg or two. tbh with the bone density issue , i wonder if being a monopod might be the better outcome. naah prolly not. that IM nail placed inside my tibia from ankle to nearly knee, the lower leg will be metal lol. STRONG. ohh i found at auto place a strobe kit for 40 lol. cordless. +12v powered. which i can do with a drill battery. ill try and grab that when i can. will prolly be last bs item for the scooter.
Aaron

Since ill have the "happy button" in recovery, ( self admin usually fentanyl, on a timer) anyhoo, ill start consolidating the 3 word game. if ive enough time, i may be able to catch it up. granted it WILL be a monster post, but funny as heck. ( read from beginning youll see lol)
Aaron