Essential stuff for fans of Lee Jackson

1 hour ago, leejacksonaudio said:

Here's proof that I can handle "real" music.

 

Well played. Literally.

How about some unreal music? 8D

^[sorry]

FYI, I'm getting screwed on Monday. Seriously.

I'll be going in to the hospital for a procedure on my left big toe to correct a condition called hammertoe. My podiatrist will be straightening out my big toe, fusing the bones together, and inserting a (ahem) screw to keep the toe from going bent again.

The procedure will be an outpatient one, but I'll be fully anesthetized for it (drilling into a bone can be damned painful). As a result, I'm going to be quite loopy on Monday. I hereby disassociate myself in advance from anything I might post once I get home and fire up the laptop, if I'm capable of doing so. ;)

3 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

 

I hereby disassociate myself in advance from anything I might post once I get home and fire up the laptop, if I'm capable of doing so. ;)

 

I can relate, I went through that a few months ago. I still don't know how I didn't get in trouble.

Don't get me wrong, I'm eccentric at the best of times but I had severely reduced cognitive ability for 4 weeks. I remember sitting at my Pc and zoning out for like 20 minutes, then I would come around startled and realise I had posted some gibberish on here that even I could not decipher. 

The fact that nobody seemed to notice left me baffled. I also wondered if I was already labelled as a crazy person and that was why no one noticed any change. Thankfully that moment of lucidity passed and I was back to my old crazy self.

To be honest I think people just assumed I was having an especially acute 'episode' or something, but not enough for anyone to think 'hmm, is he alright?'. That has me worried.

Anyway, sarcasm aside I wish you all the best Lee. I really feel for you having to go through all these operations, once was enough for me.

Good luck!

3 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

FYI, I'm getting screwed on Monday. Seriously.

 

So, what sexy negligee are you gonna wear for the occasion?

3 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

FYI, I'm getting screwed on Monday. Seriously.

 

I'll be going in to the hospital for a procedure on my left big toe to correct a condition called hammertoe. My podiatrist will be straightening out my big toe, fusing the bones together, and inserting a (ahem) screw to keep the toe from going bent again.

 

The procedure will be an outpatient one, but I'll be fully anesthetized for it (drilling into a bone can be damned painful). As a result, I'm going to be quite loopy on Monday. I hereby disassociate myself in advance from anything I might post once I get home and fire up the laptop, if I'm capable of doing so. ;)

I wish you a quick and efficient procedure, and a quick and pain free recovery. Regards from Australia.

That said, I look forward to reading posts from you over the next few weeks with such witticisms as "jk;lgsfdjil;retjip[oga'klnvzc<M>? N" and such brilliant satire as "[jnhklgdfs[]hiop432y"

2 hours ago, deus-ex said:

 

So, what sexy negligee are you gonna wear for the occasion?

I'm not wearing one, but I'll be sure to put something on my left big toe.

I've just finished my last physical therapy session for my left knee replacement prior to undergoing left big toe surgery on Monday. My podiatrist doesn't want me doing physical therapy as long as my left foot is in a post-op surgical boot, which could be from 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery. I'll resume physical therapy once I'm out of the boot.

As for the surgery, I got the scheduling call on that today. I'm supposed to go to the hospital at 6:30 a.m. my time Monday morning. Sheesh. Don't these doctors wake up at reasonable hours like real people? I mean, seriously!

1 hour ago, leejacksonaudio said:

I'm supposed to go to the hospital at 6:30 a.m. my time Monday morning. Sheesh. Don't these doctors wake up at reasonable hours like real people?

Yeah, most probably you will find yourself waiting for the doc until like 10:00 am, or later. The surgery will actually take place in the afternoon or be postponed to another day due to some emergency cases which require to be attended to first. I'm speaking from experience, going with my mum or dad to medical appointments.

4 hours ago, deus-ex said:

 

Yeah, most probably you will find yourself waiting for the doc until like 10:00 am, or later. The surgery will actually take place in the afternoon or be postponed to another day due to some emergency cases which require to be attended to first. I'm speaking from experience, going with my mum or dad to medical appointments.

My podiatrist is usually pretty good at making his surgical appointments close to the schedule. As for emergencies, I doubt there's going to be an emergency foot operation that'll tie up his time, and the hospital is small enough that it won't likely be hit by a major trauma situation that'll clog the ERs.

But I know where you're coming from. ^_^

7 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

As for the surgery, I got the scheduling call on that today. I'm supposed to go to the hospital at 6:30 a.m. my time Monday morning. Sheesh. Don't these doctors wake up at reasonable hours like real people? I mean, seriously!

No wonder their handwriting is so shitty...

4 hours ago, Dark Pulse said:

No wonder their handwriting is so shitty...

I have returned from the hospital, in more or less one piece. The surgery on my big toe was successful, but the doctor forgot that the hospital didn't stock surgical boots. So, we had to go by his office to pick up a surgical boot after I was discharged. By this time, I'd started to bleed rather noticeably, so my wife hurried me home so I could get my foot elevated and so I could get one of my pain pills inside me (I'd forgotten to take them before the surgery - d'oh). One elevated foot and a short nap later, and I felt a bit better. My bleeding more or less stopped as well, so I figured it was time to get up and hit the web.

I'm probably going to be on a slow ooze that will require another trip to the surgeon's office for a re-wrap in a couple of days. No big deal. In the meanwhile, I'm going to limit my internet time and keep elevated most of the time, monopolizing the television in the process (my wife will love that).

38 minutes ago, leejacksonaudio said:

By this time, I'd started to bleed rather noticeably, so my wife hurried me home [...]

 

Oh no, now the zombies can follow that trail and will find you as easy prey because 'kickin' ass' is not an option atm. If they come knocking, send your wife to answer the door. This should buy you some time to barricade and chew bubblegum. :)

37 minutes ago, deus-ex said:

This should buy you some time to barricade and chew bubblegum.

...but I'm all outa bubblegum...

41 minutes ago, deus-ex said:

Oh no, now the zombies can follow that trail and will find you as easy prey because 'kickin' ass' is not an option atm. If they come knocking, send your wife to answer the door. This should buy you some time to barricade and chew bubblegum. :)

Don't worry; I have good knowledge from a reliable source that Lee knows Venusian Aikido.

12 minutes ago, Dark Pulse said:

Don't worry; I have good knowledge from a reliable source that Lee knows Venusian Aikido.

Yeah, but that usually requires two left feet, and I'm down to none. :D

Speedy recuperation to you, Mr. Jackson!

Turns out I had surgery while I had a sinus infection. :(  I started getting post-nasal drip and a sore throat late Saturday night. Symptoms continued to get worse during the day Sunday, with stuffy ears, swollen glands, and sinus pain joining the fray. I took some decongestant which helped alleviate things to the point that I felt good to go for surgery on Monday, but when I got home, my sore throat came back in spades. I wound up at the doctor today and received my diagnosis.

To make matters worse, when I walked into the doctor's office, I got hit with another bout of a long-standing heart problem: Premature Ventricular Contractions, or PVCs. Those are what initially knocked me out of work and into disability retirement. The doctor verified that I was in the middle of a bout. He asked if I'd taken any decongestants, which, of course, I had. He then told me to stop taking them since they were the likely culprit that was messing with my heart. In their place, he told me to use plain Mucinex and a saline nasal mist. I'm trying that now and will see how the combination works overnight.

It's been a busy couple of days, to say the least.

That sucks, I'm familiar with some busy hospital schedules as well heh
It seems the worst is over at least, stay safe and get better soon!

My sore throat and my heart are calming down, but, my left leg above my big toe is acting up now. This boot the doctor's got me in has started rubbing my leg raw. I think I'm developing an ulcer. I'm going in to see him tomorrow for a post-op visit, so we'll see about re-wrapping the whole thing and maybe padding the leg part so that it doesn't get rubbed so bad.

@leejacksonaudio

Mr. Jackson, 

Please allow me to offer the best of luck to you. It's terrible to hear that someone who had a huge impact on my childhood is going through some rough times. I never really listened to "radio music" when I was younger. I would always be listening to tracks from games like Descent, Doom and most importantly Rise of the Triad. I hope the care you receive is as high quality as your work!

1 hour ago, Smoothandz said:

@leejacksonaudio

Mr. Jackson, 

Please allow me to offer the best of luck to you. It's terrible to hear that someone who had a huge impact on my childhood is going through some rough times. I never really listened to "radio music" when I was younger. I would always be listening to tracks from games like Descent, Doom and most importantly Rise of the Triad. I hope the care you receive is as high quality as your work!

Thank you - much obliged! My appointment is in less than an hour. I'll report on it when I get back.

I'm back from the doctor. My toe is healing quite well. It sure looks funny - there's been a hole drilled in the tip and a "smile" cut above the toenail, right above the joint that got fused. It bled quite a bit, but it seems like that's over with.

My leg is another story. There are multiple small ulcers developed above my inner ankle, rubbed raw by the boot I was placed in after surgery. The doctor put some Silvadene salve on them and re-wrapped the whole foot and leg. He then gave me a surgical shoe instead of a boot - something that won't rub against my leg.

My wife took pictures, but she hasn't given them to me yet. I'll post them once I get them.

@leejacksonaudio

Glad to see your back. Hopefully the worst is behind you and it's nothing but improvement from here on. 

                                                        Soon in this theater:

                                                     Toe morrow never dies!

               A movie full of blood, sweat, and tears that will keep you on the tip of your toes.

Main actor : Lee Jackson  ·  Supporting acts : Surgical boot, Surgical shoe  ·  Musical score : Lee Jackson

Pics as promised. Three of the toe, two of the leg. And yes, I'm missing parts of the two toes next to my big toe. I lost those to bone infections (osteomyelitis). Nasty stuff. In all, I've had parts of four toes amputated due to osteomyelitis. No one knows why I keep getting it.

Warning: Graphic Toe and Leg Content

Oof, sounds like you've been in the wars for a while now, Lee. I hope you have a speedy recovery. You're quite the trooper.

5 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

Pics as promised. Three of the toe, two of the leg. And yes, I'm missing parts of the two toes next to my big toe. I lost those to bone infections (osteomyelitis). Nasty stuff. In all, I've had parts of four toes amputated due to osteomyelitis. No one knows why I keep getting it.

 

A small recommendation: You should put these images behind a spoiler tag with a warning for graphical content. Not everyone visiting the forum is fit or willing to be confronted by such imagery.

6 hours ago, deus-ex said:

 

A small recommendation: You should put these images behind a spoiler tag with a warning for graphical content. Not everyone visiting the forum is fit or willing to be confronted by such imagery.

Sorry about that. In retrospect, I'm not sure how I would have gone about doing that. I just dragged and dropped the pictures to the bottom of the post. I'll see if I can edit the post now.

Edit: Done. Thanks for the tip.