Re: OT: Update on leg bypass surgery

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:41:45 -0400, "Cindy" <crog234@maine.rr.com>
wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Went to the doctors today for my almost 3 month checkup after bypass
>surgeryfor my legs on Aug. 5.  They did an ultrasound and the doctor said I
>got an A on both legs.  Arteries are working again!!!!  I was a little
>nervous as the tech checked mys left foot 3 times.....  I could hear the
>pulse just fine....  Sure different than when I had the ultrasound before my
>surgery ( I could not hear the pulse at all)...
>
>I still have numbness in both legs (left one is worse than right), but the
>doctor says he has never had a patient who has not gotten rid of this
>eventually...  The darn nerves and muscles are fighting in there I guess and
>I hope the nerves win real soon......
>
>He told me to keep walking and he would see me again in another 6 months or
>so....
>
>
>Cindy OF
>One year, nine months, three weeks, four days, 17 hours, 39 minutes and 12
>seconds.
>13294 cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,141.04. Life saved: 6 weeks, 4 days,
>3 hours, 50 minutes.
>
>
Cindy, that's great news.
Way to hang in there.
Keep it up.
Fred
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