Suffered a traumatic amputation to my right leg, below the knee. Came very close to bleeding to death. I had seventeen units of blood put back into me in the intensive care unit. Spent a lot of time in the hospital and had several surgeries. Ended up in isolation twice due to severe infections. This means I had to be kept isolated from the rest of the hospital so the intection I had didn't get spread to other patients. This was thirty eight years ago, and it ruined my life.
Amputees were treated a lot differently then than they are now. Patients today go through a lot of physical preparation before they are fitted with a prosthetic, and go through extensive therapy after having the prosthetic fitted. In my case very little of this was done. Losing a leg completely changes the mechanics of your body, and todays therapy prepares you for this so that the rest of your life can be lived as normal as it can be. When the last scab dried up on my stump I was sent to a prosthetic shop to be fitted. After I received my new leg I was turned loose to fend for myself. I had a lot of trouble with the prosthetic and kept being hounded to get a job and get off of disability. So, I had to grit my teeth and do just that. I spent my life working at things that were physically demanding, because I wasn't qualified to do anything else. All this took it's toll on the rest of my body. I now live with constant pain and am on disability. As far as I'm concerned my life is over. I'm no longer a productive member of our society and have to live on the charity of others. Think about all of this when you are out working, and constantly think about your personal safety, and the safety of others. Hopefully you won't end up like me.
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