Son Update, More Surgery

Man I though we had it made this time, but the infection is back in the end of his bone on his stump. So another surgery to take a little more off hopefully they get to good or better tissue as well. He is going to Washington this time and he will go Monday and has his Doc appointment Tuesday and if all goes as he thinks maybe next Friday will be the big day.

We have hear so much good about this doctor too and I think it actually has a Georgetown association of some kind.

Anyway hope this one is the last. He had been doing the bike riding, like 50 mile trips a day with a hand peddled bike, but the last one he went on was some kind of wounded warrior thing in Florida and he made it 175 miles of the 250 it was to be. That was just before we went there for Christmas and went from Sunday to Wednesday so he had to stop one day early because of his leg started having some trouble.

I know a lot of you have followed this for the last several years since he was blow up in Iraq so just wanted to bring everyone up to date and will also report back in a month or two with how it does.

We have high hopes from the stories we have been told about this Doctor.

Thanks,
Skip

to you and your son and his family! Man, you and your son have sure been put to the test this past year! You may wonder at times but God never gives you more than you can handle. Best wishes to your son and let's hope this surgery is the last.

Our prayers are with your family skip hang in there

Our prayers go out to your son and his family Skip. CK3 is right about the "giving you more than you can handle". We have one in the Marines, and all we can do is rely on the Good Lord to take care of him each day.


P.S. Thank your son for his service!!!

Prayers sent. I can't imagine all he has been thru but he truly seems to have a winning attitude. God Bless and I hope all goes well.

Skip, you have my prayers for your son and your family. God knows your load limit and will never put more on you than you can bear! If He brought you to it then He will also bring you through it. Trust God.

Being new to this forum, I didn't know about your son. I Couldn't say anything any better than has been said in this thread. I wish only the best to your son and all his family......Ray

Skip,
Have been following your post for years, an my prayers are with your son, your family and all the service men who have answered the call to freedom

Yeah Bob, it's hard to believe this all started Dec. 2006, so it's been a very long road with many turns, but we have lots of hope this is the last stop and after this surgery things will get better for good.

Thanks everyone,
Skip

Skip,
Hoping this is the last he has to have and know you wish the last one was the last.
We will keep you and him in our prayers.
1perchjerker.

Best of wishes and hopefully the doctor can end this ongoing pain once and for all. I can not imagine the pain from dealing with it myself let alone my child. Good doctors here, they should take care of it right.

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Originally Posted by fish_4_all

Best of wishes and hopefully the doctor can end this ongoing pain once and for all. I can not imagine the pain from dealing with it myself let alone my child. Good doctors here, they should take care of it right.

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Thank you!

Well he is my son, but a child, not hardly, LOL! He is a Green Beret and 41 years old. He has been really good about the whole thing and his attitude has been great too. I still cuss that IED and all, but if it had gone off right it would have killed him. It was a shaped charge type.

We or I lost count on surgeries as he had so much done and from just above his knees the burns were very bad. I think part of the reason he's had so much trouble since he decided to have them amputate his lower leg is that the skin is so thin from the burns. If you count all the wound care they call surgeries then it is probably getting close to 40. Also the reversal from the colostomy bag back to regular is no pick nick either.

One of these days he will need to have some reconstruction surgery to replace his buttocks too, but that is down the road. We just want his leg to get so he can wear that nice new leg all the time.

Skip

Prayer Are With You And Your Family