Again for those of you who have been asking, let me bore you with the details of an update on my leg. I am sorry I haven't responded to all emails....but here we go.
I have been doing my follow up visits with my family doctor as scheduled. They have now put me on Avinza, which is slow release morphine to try and manage the pain or shut me up one. This is added to the vicodin and valium. So, if I should happen to say something totally out of the ordinary, let's go ahead and blame the drugs. It's makes me completely loopy, but it's not touching the pain.
Yesterday was my 2nd wound care visit where they did another skin removal surgery. Another terrible, painful day. They said my leg was worse this week than it was last week. So my question to them was, "well, what are you doing wrong, cause I've done everything you've told me to do." Of course I got no answer.
On the 25th of this month, my family doctor is sending me to a vascular surgeon. The allergic reaction from the tattoo did so much damage to the skin, muscle and nerves in my leg that I now basically just have nerves that are exposed. So, I am once again looking at having more of damaged area removed to try to repair some of the nerve and muscle damage. Then it will be more skin grafts.
All I know is that this is the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life.
I do want to say I appreciate all of the concern many of you have shown. It means so much that you all care.
Hugs to you all,
Mary
