Thank You
General
Dear Friends,
This is the first time I've logged onto the computer since before my surgery on June 6. The 11 days I spent in the hospital was a wee bit more than I had planned. I came home the evening of Monday June 16 and when I awoke on Tuesday morning, my left foot and left leg were swollen twice the size of my right and scared me to death.
Wanting to take no chances, the surgeon had me go immediately to the nearest emergency room (at a different hospital, of course, than where I had my surgery) fearing I might have a blood clot. I was there by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning 6/17 and spent the next 4 hours having venous ultrasounds performed on both legs, feet and groin areas searching for a possible clot. None was found and the diagnosis was that there was some vascular insufficiency following surgery that had caused the swelling.
I was ordered to keep my left leg propped up as high as possible except when walking. The swelling has now subsided, but I do have a strange tingling in my left leg. I return to see my surgeon on Monday, June 30.
The good news was that as soon as I returned home from the emergency room, I parked my walker and haven't used it since. I made a brief trip out of the house with Joyce to Target this past Tuesday. We used my 4Runner with her driving and with the extra stiff sport suspension, I was able to feel every bump in the road!
I guess the healing is going to take a while, but I sure do feel better already than I did. Just need to lose about 50 pounds or so now!
I can't begin to thank each of you and so many others for the thoughts and prayers that were sent my way before, during and after my surgery. Pathology results showed no cancer in any of the stuff removed. For that I feel extremely blessed.
It's going to be some days before I spend much time around the computer, but please know I am thinking of all of you and so many others who have been such dear friends.
Thank you for being around.
Dave Fulton
updated by @dave-fulton: 06/20/17 05:37:00AM
