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NorthernRedneck said:
So yesterday I had to make an unplanned visit to see my surgeon to get antibiotics as once again the incision is infected. I'm on a heavy dose of antibiotics for the weekend and have to report back monday morning. Thankfully a friend of ours is a nurse out at camp and has a good supply of dressings. Here we go again. As soon as those staples come out the thing is going to open up like last time. That means nurses coming to the house 3 times a week for the next few months. Yay. Just what I wanted.
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What's she cleansing and dressing it with?
I'd do purified water, followed by betadine swab x2, air for a bit then mepore.
 
She used sterile swabs with peroxide. She also put some steristrips over the wound to hold it together till Monday. Not much else anyone can do right now. It's the same thing I went through in 2017 after my first hernia surgery. Within two weeks it became infected and eventually opened up taking months to heal. Guess that means no swimming this summer. Or boating. And minimal atving with the side by side.

Last time, my entire abdomen was red and swollen. The 4 inch long incision opened up and was oozing puss for months. Nothing surprises me anymore. I have to laugh at it now. It's been 3 years of hell with one thing after another.
 
Steri-strips do make more sense to have it open air a bit.
Thank God you have antibiotics.
Keep that thing clean and take it easy.
Sheesh.
 
Update time. We've been through hell and back the past 4 years since my accident. Surgeries. Traveling to see specialists. Daily pain. Giving up on many things I used to be able to do. It is what it is. For the mostpart I've been accepting things as they are. That's not to say I don't have good days and bad days. One thing we did was get a good lawyer as soon as I got out of the hospital the first time.

That being said, tomorrow is the big day. We are going to be spending the day with my lawyer going back and forth with 3 lawyers on the other side trying to figure out some sort of a settlement. We're talking about some rather large numbers which I don't want to disclose right now. Let's just say it's enough to live comfortably the rest of my life. I'm a bit of a wreck now with the unknown.

Canadian eh!!!
 
After the guy ran the stop sign way back when Ty and I were in the bad crash, we got a very nice out of court settlement.

You're going to be ok Brian.
Feel it in my bones.
 
Yep. I'd give anything to live without pain. Can't sit for long. Can't stand for long. When my back is flared, I lose feeling in my legs. I make the best of it though and try not to just roll over and play dead. I also try not to complain too much as it serves no purpose. Sometimes I push too hard and don't know when to quit. I never thought that my two years of college and 7 years working with people with disabilities would be preparation for taking care of myself. Many others would just give up and stop living. I figure I owe it to my wife and kids to keep pushing forward.

Canadian eh!!!
 
What a long day full of emotional highs and lows. For a while it seemed that things stalled and we were going to court. But that would drag things out for a year or more with no guarantee of anything. All things considered, we walked out with a settlement and without getting into details, we're now millionaires. We had to give up a lot on our side from our original proposal but got them to up their offer quite a bit.

Canadian eh!!!
 
Sounds like Congrats are in order. Congrats!!!!!!!!
 
NorthernRedneck said:
What a long day full of emotional highs and lows. For a while it seemed that things stalled and we were going to court. But that would drag things out for a year or more with no guarantee of anything. All things considered, we walked out with a settlement and without getting into details, we're now millionaires. We had to give up a lot on our side from our original proposal but got them to up their offer quite a bit.

Canadian eh!!!
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Wooohoooooo!!
I'm very happy for you and your family, Brian.
The future is going to be brighter in so many ways, just wish the pain could be wiped away.
Awesome.
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Thanks guys. I'm just beat. It hasn't fully sunk in yet. I was actually in good shape financially before today. Government disability coupled with my long term benefits from work. So what we got today isn't going towards income. We already have a financial planner who will help us live off the interest.

Funny thing is that I always used to joke about retiring at age 40. That was before my accident. Now that it happened, it's bitter sweet. I'd give it all back to go back to before that day.

Canadian eh!!!
 
Not frustrated. But thinking about someone in a crisis situation. The first responders get there and take care of you. They do everything to keep you alive. They get you to the hospital and hand you off. Then go on about their day.

I've shared in the past how we made it a tradition to bring a plate of cookies to the fire hall at Christmas as a way of saying thank you. But what about the 911 operators? They take the call and make sure that all necessary life saving measures are in place to help you then pass you on.

We recently went to make a bigger furniture purchase. The salesperson who we dealt with talked to her sister about me and what happened. Her sister, as it turns out, happened to be the 911 operator who took the call when I had my accident. In a city of 115000 people, I managed to reconnect with some of the firemen who were first on scene and kept me alive till paramedics arrived and got me to the hospital. Now, I was able to indirectly connect with the 911 operator who played a part in saving my life.

Canadian eh!!!
 
I just read a lot of this thread and it has kept me rapt. I appreciate all your sharing and honesty OP, and thanks for letting everyone know how it worked out. Bitter sweet indeed, but horrible life events are survivable, and one can even flourish again.
 
Thanks. It's been quite a journey and life changing experience for sure. At least I'm still here.

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So the crps flare ups I was having in my foot have a habit of subsiding during the summer months when I rarely get a flare. The past few weeks have been hell in the evening. Not the foot so much but every evening around 8pm, both legs tense up so much that it stops me dead in my tracks. Literally. I have to call to my wife to help and get my cane or Walker. Even at that it's a 10 minute walk to make it across the room to sit down. Both thighs tense up like the pictures of my feet. Like the worst Charlie horse ever. If it keeps up, I'll have to bring in the wheelchair I have out in the garage. I've been fine during the day and can almost move normally without a cane. But in the evening, it's like walking across a room perfectly fine and someone shuts off the switch and says "That's it! No more walking for you"

I still go to physio once a week for a suction cup treatment on my back. He coats my whole back with ultrasound jelly then attaches 2 suction cups and moves them around. They help to loosen the muscles. Hurts like a sob at the time but helps to loosen things for days.

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