Ertl Amputation Day 12

Thursday, June 12 2008 -

Last night Carol went all night without taking any pain medication. That is the first night. She also went about 6 hours during the day where she took nothing. All things considered those are both good signs of forward progress. She still experiences a lot of pain both phantom and stump. She says the phantom is much worse because there is nothing she can do about it. She frequently has to show her "mind" that there isn't a foot attached. Basically she is playing mind games with herself :)

 

Below are the pictures from when the visiting nurse was here. Not for the squeamish.

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2 comment(s)

Lloyd Parrott wrote on January 23, 2008

Great to hear things are getting better, I found that the more I massaged my stump the better it was, also I found that a Stump Shrinker (Special sock) helped out alot as it applied even Pressure, take care and gl

Lloyd

Tim Weaver wrote on January 23, 2008

Lloyd,

Thanks for the encouraging words. Glad to hear things have turned out so well for you.

tim