20/11/2022
Not a good photo but it will do.
Where have I been? Well… simple terms. I have been extremely poorly!
I also have braces now btw. Crazy!!!
I have had a surgery which involved my liver. Which if you didn’t know. I had liver failure in 2019. I had been experiencing pain and discomfort. They wanted to check if my liver was the reason I am still suffering from low platelets. But. Nope. Again. Now answers. After I recovered from this surgery. I became extremely ill from my stump (my amputated leg). I rang my dad in tears as I could move from the kitchen. He came immediately and we took my prosthetic off as I was screaming in pain. I spent the rest of the day sleeping. And the next day made my way to college. Just like normal. With my prosthetic on….
My dad dropped me off and I walked up to the door. Got to the college door. And I basically collapsed. It was awful. Me and my dad ended up going to A&E and was there for hours. I had an X-ray which showed that everything was ‘okay’. And I got sent home. The pain was excruciating and we contacted my oncology (cancer) doctor who booked an MRI so quickly. I went with my step-mum and we where there for hours. I left the MRI scanner and was on my own and told that they have found something. My mind immediately went to cancer. That I had relapsed. That I was back to where I fought so hard to get out of. I had an ultrasound which confirmed that I had two balls of fluid at the front of my leg. I was also told that my sciatic nerve has grown out at the top like a cauliflower. Which it isn’t suppose to. A few weeks ago I saw a plastic surgeon and the surgeon who did my amputation originally who informed me that I need to have surgery. My 10th surgery. A warning for the next part as I talk about what they are going to do.
They are going to reopen my scar. Drain the fluid. And potentially look at my nerve through the front and try to fix it. They may need to go through the back of my leg. They will need to grind the bone down by a few mm. and the stitch me back up.
I cannot wear my prosthetic currently and could potentially not for a while. I can’t wait for this to end. The journey never stops!