Went to see the surgeon lady today so she could look at my foot. I am not kidding when I say this has to be the most painful self inflicted injury I have ever inflicted upon myself. The fucker just screams pain all day like someone is pouring acid into an open wound every time I stake a step on it. She says it is finally starting to heal, but very slowly.
At least it isn’t infected anymore. While I was there I started telling her about the pain in my lower left leg that is now constant, 24/7 and is so bad that I can’t get any sleep anymore. The last 3 days have been absolute hell.
Combine the two and the pain pills I have been taking won’t even touch this level of pain.
So we discussed a possible alternate to what I’m taking now which is called NORCO. It has some codeine in it and a bunch of Tylenol.
It’s been so bad that I have basically been taking twice what the prescription calls for. I looked up what the maximum amount of Tylenol per day is and I am still under that but I still don’t like taking that much.
So she is going to order up something that has just a little more of the Codeine but without the Tylenol. I can’t take that Hydrocodone shit that everyone was getting hooked on a while back. It makes me itch all over like a dog with mange.
She says it’s a histamine release caused by the codeine and they will all do it if you take enough. So we shall see how this new shit works She also said that the pain in my shin muscle is caused by the blockages in my arteries. It’s been so bad lately that I am having to lay sideways on the bed at night and alternate between putting my feet on the floor for a couple of minutes and then putting my feet on the wall above my head trying to flush blood through my legs. I’m having to do this 2 and 3 times a night because the pain keeps waking me up, which means I am getting fuck all for sleep.
Sometimes I nod off sitting up and jerk awake when I start to fall over.
Good times.
Also me left foot goes completely numb all the way to the ankle. I had to get up to piss Tuesday night and took one step onto that foot not realizing it was asleep and wound up bouncing off two different walls trying to keep from falling on my ass.
So we started looking at the the images from my last cat scan in mid December and she says the only thing she can do at this point is another surgery to try and bypass the plugged up artery on my left side right where the Aorta splits into what they call the Iliac arteries.
She got a stent put in on the right side last time but the left side was plugged up with concrete calcium deposits so bad she couldn’t get it all out. So now she wants to bypass that. She isn’t quite sure how she wants to go about it yet so I have another appointment next week. She is talking about using some kind of tubing and tapping into the blood supply on the right side. She says she could also go in to my right arm, literally drill down the side of my rib cage with a long dull tipped poker and connect it that way. I already said no to that shit.
Jesus, I can just imagine the amount of pain that would be involved with that option.
She says there may be yet another option but she wants to consult with some of her peers that apparently already know all about me.
It looks like my charming personality and orneriness has been the talk of the break room before.
So sometime at the end of this month I’m going back in under the knife for a procedure that sounds quite a bit more invasive than the last one that took 2 1/2 months for the incision to heal from.
Oh. Yay.
I can’t wait.
That means I’m going to be laid up for at least another month.
The Wifely Unit is thrilled at the prospects too I’m sure.
I guess I can hope that this one does really make a difference and hopefully I will quit being in pain 24/7 because I can tell you right now that shit sucks ass.
I will update when I get more info.
Some years ago my father had a length of silicone tubing installed into his lower abdomen down to his right foot It solved his problem and I remember him commenting that clearing the circulation pain was worth the recovery pain of the bypass operation Just a note for what it’s worth. Best wishes
I had no idea of the extent of your difficulties, and I am sorry for the pain you are enduring. There is not much anyone can do from a distance, but if there is please let us know!
Very best to you and yours in recovering from that misery.
Hang tough.
Sorry for all of the physical troubles sir. I wonder if any of those leg mobility machines that stimulate leg muscles and circulation while seated would be of some help and/or relief. Some pedal and others simply rock back and forth so the pressure on the sole of your foot would remain constant.
I have some leg blood flow issues myself (legs are pretty dark but no signs of gangrene), and doctor ordered me to raise my legs above my heart for at least an hour a day, more if possible.
I hope your medical personnel find some relief for you. You take care man.
I hope that your surgery’s are successful. I had several Vascular surgeries last year and my recovery took it’s time but all is good. Vascular Surgery nowdays is really good, you’ll be fine and back on your feet soon.
Ask her to prescribe Tramadol, 50 mg. up to 4x per day as needed. It is a synthetic opioid that is nowhere as addictive as codeine, oxymorphone or oxycodone.
And it works!
DMSO would be a great pain reliever and help heal your foot. One of the miracles hidden by medicine.
Tea tree oil for infection
I use both with great results
Can’t even begin to imagine the pain you are in. Hopefully the doc can get it fixed. Good luck.
Can you take Advil? If so, 2 Advil liquigels and two regular Tylenol all at the same time will often give decent results. I have to take an opioid course annually and this is what’s recommended. Possible 3of each.
Had both knees Replaced 3 years ago at the same time – yes, lots of pain. Switched to the above at 3 days to avoid any issues with the jug of oxycodone they gave me. Worked well for me. Has worked for a lot of other folks as well.
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What everyone else said. We’re with ya, Phil.
Ditto, and prayers up for you brother.
Praying for you, Phil.
I’d like to be a Fly on the Wall when she has that consultation with the other Drs.
Good Luck, Prayers and all that. Got a Voodoo guy down here in Florida, he’s pretty good, but he won’t make house calls out of state.
You take care.
Norco is the same as Lortab. I’ve taken them since 2008 for pain, & in all that time they haven’t done much. It isn’t built-up tolerance–they didn’t do much from the beginning, & I don’t take the recommended dose most days. Might just be my system, but they’ve never done a lot for me.
I can definitely sympathize, Phil. I’ve been in 24/7/365 pain for 17 years, and it does get fucking old. I hope you get some relief, man.
Hang in there, buddy! Don’t know what I can do from here, other than prayers, but let me know if I can help.
Prayers up.
Phil, I gots a plumber’s snake and I’ve got an electrical fishtape, y’all can borrow ’em when ya feels like it.
I’ll have CederQ hold ya down. Who wants to volunteer to run the camera??
There is a 5% lidocaine topical cream that can be put on your foot. It will at least late away a significant layer of pain. Should improve that aspect of walking. The lidocaine also works through the skin for subcutaneous relief. For me and the wife, it takes off some, not all of the pain. We have been chronic pain sufferers for decades. As bad as that is, it’s worse when it launches into acute/chronic pain.
So sorry to hear about your plight.
I can be called, charitably, Christian Light, but I know prayer works. It works better, the more people that pray. Ask us for prayers, that’s a technicality, we will respond and you may very well be amazed at the results. It works, even if YOU happen to be an atheist. Try it it, there is no down side.
I hope they can find an option that fixes the problem so that it stays fixed. Take care of yourself!
Whatever you do don’t get to the point where your body is screaming for help. Take your pain meds as soon as your body says Now, please. Don’t try and be all “manly” but saying “no we wait because”. Because what? It’s ok to help your body as it’ll heal faster when you help.