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Hospital Admission Date: Friday, 27th May 2022
Surgery 1: Left Small Toe Removed – Saturday, 28th May 2022
Surgery 2: Second Toe from the Left Removed – Thursday, 2nd June 2022
Major Surgery (Amputation): Monday 6th June 2022
Was taken to the operating room at 7.15am and did not wake in my room until after 3pm. The surgery went on until approx. 1pm
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WARNING This post contains images that may upset or offend some readers. These images relate to after surgery. If you cannot handle such images, please do not continue. The 3 images within this post are not as graphic as other images and do not show the actual wound after the BKA. So, you should be ...
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WARNING This post may contain language that offends some people. You have been warned. It is YOUR choice if you continue reading any further. Let's start with a few home truths and basics before getting into some other maybe heated topics (either in this post or the next). But as you can see from th ...
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