Those are both my feet. Today.
I'll spare you the pic, but exactly a week ago that right one looked rather different.
Already about 8 days before that, my big toe of that right foot had a more blue/purple colour.
It started after having worked at the top floor of a nine store building.
There was this construction elevator.
But as you can guess, there was a malfunction and it was totally out of order.
Which the provider of that elevator wasn't able to repair, untill late in that afternoon.
Me and a co-worker had to bring all our tools and needed materials up by the stairwell.
Forgotten tool(s), coffee, talks to coordinating operators etc., every time those damn stairs.
When we finished at 4 o'clock, just when we had all our stuff back in the cars, (and you can guess this one too) the elevator was running again.
Anyway, exhausted but job finished.
So quickly home, on the couch with a nice cold beer and my feet up.
Not even (although that right foot was quite aching) having taken my shoes off yet.
That night I woke up several times with an aching "pins and needles" sensation in that right toe.
Standing up and walking through the house a bit, made it go away every time.
Next day working I took it easy to give the foot a break a bit.
It didn't help that much because the night that followed the "pins and needles" got back.
The third night I slept the whole night, no pain whatsoever.
'It must have been just excessive strain' I said to myself.
But the next day a new "surprise" appeared.
Walking for about some 50 meters gave a feeling as if my right lower leg was exploding.
Resting a minute and shaking the leg made it go away a bit.
This kept going on for the next two days, where I got to the point that I needed to see a doctor.
There was definitely something wrong.
I called my doctor and explained my "inconveniences".
Actually she had no time but made some time for me later that day.
Having seen the foot, everything went in 6th gear from that moment on.
I got hospitalized, they made a CT scan, bloodsamples, etc.
In short, their whole "product mix", in these kind of situations.
There appeared to be two (acute) occlusions of the artery in my right upper-leg.
One just under the groin and the other one in the knee.
Nowhere else in my body, only in my right upper-leg.
To make a long story short ...
Last Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock they started with the surgery/treatment.
First they inserted a thin line and then float a catheter up to the first occlusion.
Then injected a liquid that dissolves the blood clot stuck in that occlusion.
This injecting has to go drop by drop.
Still, already after a couple of minutes I felt the liquid doing its work.
A tingling feeling in my foot.
'That's good', the surgeon said.
And ... 'we'll put you on Intensive Care and I see you back at 11 o'clock to see the progress'
My foot coming "back to life"
My foot at the end of the day
My "tools"
My boring "TV", only one channel
'I'm still there Suckkkkkerz'
So they checked the progress at 11am, and 4pm.
And the next morning at 8 and 11am (when the liquid was finished) again.
Totally clean!
Every wire needle etc. in and attached to my body was taken out/off.
I had to stay an extra night for possible bleedings. No problem.
Fridaymorning at 10.30 I walked out the hospital.
With me: some "rules" of things not to do the next 4 days.
One rule was: no sexual activities.
(What a fools, it was only my leg that wasn't getting blood enough, hahaha).
Besides that it is strongly discouraged to start working within 2 weeks.
Will take it easy for now but we'll see about that.
The hardest part of it all?
Having to stay 30 hours flat, on my back. It was killing me!
STAY HEALTHY YOU ALL!
'Fridaymorning at 10.30 I walked out the hospital.
With me: some "rules" of things not to do the next 4 days.
One rule was: no sexual activities.'
Having done the "math" a bit, by now you wouldn't be breaking that rule anymore.
Just to say I hope I don't have to wait days before I get a reply to my comment here. :D
Recover well man!
Lol. I'm sure there were more people who noticed that part.
Why is it that I'm not surprised that you're the first (and maybe the only) one who makes a comment about it. Pervert! Hahaha.
Thanks.
It takes one to know one, my man.
😉
Wow man, that is quite some serious shit, glad you acted on it on time and it was fixed!
Get well soon mate!
Certain types of "weeds" you can never get rid of, hahaha.
Thanks amigo.
Stay tough as 'weed' Bro! 😉👍
sorry to hear about your mishap
Get well soon!
ik moet wel zeggen
ik blijf lachen vanaf "their whole product mix" wahahahha
je bent echt grappig man
tof dat je met dit sort ouch in je lijf
nog veel grapjes kan maken
soms is het ook beter om rust te hebben
maar ik begrijp je wel met liggen
zal ik ook niet leuk vinden
jij ben ook een doener vermoed ik?
Sterkte en beterschaap!
Klopt. Even los van de afgelopen 2 weken dan, ben ik gek genoeg altijd meer vermoeid na een dag niets doen dan een dag hard werken.
En je weet het hè: een beter medicijn dan lachen/humor moet nog worden uitgevonden ...
precies!
lol away dus !
fijne dag verder man!
Komt helemaal goed!
Als onderdeel van het gewenste herstelproces net even een uurtje wezen fietsen. (Iets waar ik me anders nauwelijks tijd voor gun, tenzij in de sportschool).
Was net voor de hier lang verwachtte regen terug.
Fijne dag ook nog, and congrats with your 2nd Steembirthday (just read your post of today).
sorry for the late reply
I see
I hope you're recovering just fine
thanks a lot!
No problem. Doing better every day. Thank you.
fucking hell.....WOW just WOW
Hahaha. Awesome.
Btw it's only size 43 (European size).
Hi @smasssh that looks so painful, i imagine how you felt your feet throbbing each minute, i mean i had a similar accident in my finger and i felt strong pain on it and i think i had a hearth in my finger hehehe. Regards man and i like this photo
Those "pins and needles" as I called them was indeed quite painful. But for me it was nothing compared to those 30 hours flat on my back.
So that's where you been!
Sounds like it could have been serious if you hadn't have visited the docs, and good that they saw you on the same day.
I'm thinking your foot was looking like the incredible hulk's :D
Hahaha, at first I thought I was bitten by a smurf, to be honest.
Yeah, waiting another week longer could have had severe consequences.
But hey, although taking it easy a while (maybe), but back and walking like a gazelle again.
wow en ik dacht dat ik een slechte week had van de warmte en me airco in de auto het begaf lol . maar ben blij dat het beter gaat met je.
beterschap
Loop weer als een kievit man. Mag alleen nog geen zware lichamelijke inspanningen doen. Geen 9 etages traplopen bijvoorbeeld of zwaar tillen i.v.m. de afdichting van die slagader. Daar mag nog geen echte druk opkomen. Maar voor de rest mag alles weer.
Jaja op het werk zeedie.. Zeggen ze allemaal. Stiekem was je gewoon aan het rellen in de stad zaterdag aaf.
Shit, is er toch eentje die me verraaie heeft dan. Hehe.
Groeten.
Ow joh, hedde gij gewoon een embolectomy achter de rug zomaar! Nou gelukkig waren je klachten alleen maar dat en was het snel verholpen...dat kan snel vervelender worden
rust goed uit en laat je vertroetelen man!
Lijkt erop dat ik hier met een expert te maken heb. Dat dat zo heet hoor ik nu van jou voor het eerst. Heb van allerlei termen voorbij horen komen maar deze is denk ik volledig aan mij voorbij gegaan.
Net even snel gegoogled en voldoet idd precies aan wat er is gedaan.
P.s. ben niet zo het type dat vertroeteld wil worden eerlijk gezegd. Hooguit op een manier zoals jij hier niet bedoeld, hahaha.
het verwijderen van een embolus ofwel prop heet embolectomy
ja ik ben een van die enge mensen in apepakjes die instrumenten regelen en op jou passen :)
hahaha, ja jij bent er vast eentje die niet stil kan zitten idd :)
Laat dat werk toch effe boeien joh, tuinstoeltje erbij...flesje wijn houdt het bloed dun, muziekie aan, andere kijk erop
Kom die tijd wel door, heb altijd wel wat te doen.
Vanavond eerst maar weer eens het koper poetsen en de ramen lappen, is al weer een week geleden, hahaha.
Damn, what a story! Hope everything will be in mint condition in two weeks :-)
Am fine already, just have to take it easy for the moment. Thanks man.
That has happened to me sooo many times, especially working in the city (Manhattan). Wow your pain must had been really excruciating. To the point when only surgery was the right treatment. My only leg injury was my knee. It happened to me two times. Right knee inflammation. My right knee was twice as much bigger as normally. It was painful as well, until I went to the doctor. The first time I waited few weeks. I thought it would just go away. Well, it got worse and once I saw my doctor, who prescribed the pills to me, within three days it went away.
I agree! We just have to take it easy.
In our kind of work we have "excercise" enough, so not moving enough (like people behind a desk all day) isn't the problem. It sometimes is even having too much "excercise" and asking too much of our arms, legs etc. (whole body in fact) that can give us problems and inconvenient things that'll keep us going on working.
Good luck. Slowly (for now) but steady we'll get there too.
You are right. I used to work too much. 7 days a week with over 12 hours a day. Sometimes even two jobs not paying attention to my health. Now I’m trying to take it slow. Working, but not as much. But at the same time I do try to exercise as much as I possibly can such as 4 miles of jogging along the Jones Beach 2-3 times per week when weather allows it of course. At the end we don’t live to work, we work to live.
Agree complety with that last line of yours.
Haaaaaa finally I see your faaaaaaace hahaaaaaaaa, sorry im on the run ijusthave to quickly drop this and comeback to edit properly, sorry bout your back, glad the toes are goodnow, can we play some soccer? I give you two goals ahead hehehe
Wait 2 or 3 more weeks and I'm totally back. Cu later.
Veel beterschap man!! en verzorg je zelf goed
Dank je, komt in orde.
may god bless you
wish you a happy life
Thanks, wish that to you too.
I wish you all the best, my dear
Oh so sad smassh . You are right hospital life is boring life . I pray god for you that you are get well soon @smasssh
Thanks.
ThankGod you are good now be careful my friend smassh as you know legs foot and every part of the body is a great blessing and there is no alternative body part every bodypart is God gifted and is Unique in ts own way sir
Hi smassh
I am manjubd , i am new in your blog . This is very sad news . May god bless you . I hope you get well soon . Take care of your health @smassh