ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
you can't tell from that picture... trust me, she has some meat 12/17/2007 12:19:01 PM |
tripleD4u All American 6247 Posts user info edit post |
Good luck Ivan hope your shit is going ok! 12/17/2007 4:40:31 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
goodluck big blue ram....i didnt even know this happened before i put you in my oregon trail game...i'm glad you didnt break your leg in it or anything 12/17/2007 5:27:43 PM |
Jeepman All American 5882 Posts user info edit post |
good luck Ivan. If you need anything you know you can call whenever 12/17/2007 6:09:49 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
woah...just read the last page so i knew why i was saying goodluck
can you wiggle your toes in the gimp leg Ivan? 12/17/2007 6:17:17 PM |
colter All American 8022 Posts user info edit post |
good luck man. 12/17/2007 6:38:05 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
well, another kick square in the nuts unfortunately. the infection is back with a vengeance again, and there are still multiple pockets and hairline fractures in the bone. it still flexes very freely at the fracture/graft area.
they're going to give things a week or two to recover from the fixator pins and the poking around today, then they will be doing a very aggressive debridement. the surgeon also has plans to start consulting with people at duke, chapel hill and other nationally reputable ortho specialists for any fresh ideas.
for now, i'm in a partial hard cast/splint thing and back to non weight bearing.
[Edited on December 17, 2007 at 11:35 PM. Reason : .] 12/17/2007 11:34:46 PM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
Holy fucking shit. This completely blows dingaling.
What can be done about the infection? You're STILL on antibiotics, ain't you? 12/17/2007 11:58:07 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
not a clue man, i think the doctors are about out of ideas too.
yeah, i'm on three different oral ones. they're going to try a couple of other things out on the cultures and see if it responds, but the three i'm already on are supposedly the "kill all" ones. 12/18/2007 12:07:46 AM |
toyotafj40s All American 8649 Posts user info edit post |
fuck 12/18/2007 12:12:43 AM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
damn man that sucks so bad...i cant imagine it not just like "setting" and not getting infected anymore 12/18/2007 12:47:21 AM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
Man, I never thought I'd say this, 'specially since I'm pretty agnostic. But I'm gonna pray for your gimpy ass. Seriously.
If you lose yer leg, I got no doubts that you will power through and be damn fine. A prosthesis would probably give you pretty good functionality, even with that toter's clutch.
But you've had to suffer through all this shit. It sure would be nice if your leg stays with you, and you can gain back reasonable use of it.
If there's God, maybe he (or she) will give you that. I already think you've been pretty blessed with the ability to deal with all of this.
Thinkin' about ye, son. Keep your head up. I'm not sure I could have handled this as well as you have. Whatever the outcome, remember that I think it's not all for nothing. 12/18/2007 1:25:02 AM |
theDuke866 All American 52785 Posts user info edit post |
dammit, dude.
keep fighting. 12/18/2007 1:31:22 AM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
^^thanks man, kind words for sure.
i don't want to start a discussion on religion in here because i'm far from an example of a good Christian and this is supposed to be at least a somewhat garage related thread, but i will say that i'm a firm believer that the power of prayer from family/friends is a lot of what's brought me to this point and helped me through.
as tough as it's been and even with all the setbacks, i'm very blessed for it to not be any worse. i know i've made mention to it before, but i personally attribute that to a higher power.
okay... enough of that. back to bike talk, gimp jokes, and graphic pics.
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 1:35 AM. Reason : .] 12/18/2007 1:35:07 AM |
tawaitt All American 1443 Posts user info edit post |
It is impressive how positive you are, keep fighting it. It is because of your accident I've called off buying a bike for the foreseeable future. I probably won't consider one while living in an urban area. 12/18/2007 1:40:40 AM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
yeah really....i mean i probably think life sucks and i've never had a broken bone or gotten stiches...i'm amazed and inspired how you keep such a positive attitude 12/18/2007 2:43:31 AM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, well i won't lie and say i haven't had my moments... i don't post about them on tww though. 12/18/2007 2:56:29 AM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
on a scale of 1-10...how are you feeling right now...i mean since after this stuff happened today?
like i mean 2/10 or 8/10 or what...i'm just curious
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 3:37 AM. Reason : if you dont want to answer i understand] 12/18/2007 3:35:56 AM |
69 Suspended 15861 Posts user info edit post |
damn son, i watched a thing on the discovery channel about how copper kills pathogens, go out to the truck, get some 1" piping, split it and wrap it around the bone 12/18/2007 7:14:58 AM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
i'm not a very religious person either, but you've got my prayers... good luck man 12/18/2007 11:55:19 AM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
ivan, ive got a Stainless Steel rod in my right leg.
if you get a rod then we will battle.
gluck again man 12/18/2007 11:59:57 AM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
v yea you're right
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 12:22 PM. Reason : x] 12/18/2007 12:16:21 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
he posted pics of something that came out of his leg once.. not sure that anything is in there now 12/18/2007 12:19:04 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, i had a rod but they had to take it because they thought it was contributing to the infection. just a few screws in there now, and one in my other leg.
12/18/2007 12:45:01 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
dude thats cool.
thats mine.
they said they could take it out, but im not having and problems with it. plus if they have to reverse the procedure , then hell no. 12/18/2007 1:04:23 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
how'd you mess your leg up to begin with? 12/18/2007 1:04:48 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
oh
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 1:23 PM. Reason : .] 12/18/2007 1:13:33 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
\/ i'm pretty sure it was a skiing accident if i remember correctly....i remember he told me the story in 2004
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 1:24 PM. Reason : my bad] 12/18/2007 1:16:56 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
I'm talking about baonest not bigblue.. I know how he messed his up 12/18/2007 1:22:14 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
jesus that one looks bad
12/18/2007 1:26:11 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
i was snowboarding out at hawks nest with my bro and some friends, i went off of a jump and just landed right on my lower back. somehow i broke my right femur. lucky i didnt get paralyzed. 12/18/2007 1:53:52 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
word, whats the recovery time on something like that? 12/18/2007 1:55:41 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
well that picture was 1 year after i broke it
when it happened.
the day the rod was put in
its been like 3 years now. its fully fuctional. just kinda gets annoying if ive been sitting a long time
[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 2:12 PM. Reason : ] 12/18/2007 2:09:45 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
how fast can you run now? i remember you telling me you could run like the wind blows before it happened 12/18/2007 2:21:16 PM |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
lol. ive gotten my speed back up. 12/18/2007 2:41:11 PM |
tripleD4u All American 6247 Posts user info edit post |
You man that fucking rly sucks man! Sry to hear that shit. I hope they can figure something out for ya man Good luck!!! 12/18/2007 4:14:37 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
go back in tomorrow to have an aggressive debridement procedure done and they'll check the status of the bone graft (dead, infected, live, etc.) and determine if another one needs to be taken from my other hip or not.
then, wednesday i will have a skin flap completed by a plastic surgeon. taking muscle/skin tissue from the calf muscle and attaching it to the front directly on top of the tibia. the blood supply from where it's taken will remain in place. supposedly this will make it look a little odd (as if it doesn't already), like a piece of meat sitting on top of your leg, lol.
the purpose of this is to replace the tissue that's already been removed in past procedures as well as the large amount that will be cut out tomorrow. in addition to this, the new tissue will provide increased bloodflow to the tibia and surrounding areas. this should help with the infection for several reasons.
these will be surgery numbers 13 and 14. 1/21/2008 4:06:44 AM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
weird, looks like a t-dubber might be getting in on this round. ?topic=511132&page=1#11161497 1/21/2008 4:59:03 AM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
i would say something about the surgery but i can't :\ stupid HIPPA
if bigblueram tells me i can however, then i will 1/21/2008 4:22:55 PM |
mcangel1218 All American 3164 Posts user info edit post |
he'll get on here and update everyone when he's ready, he wouldn't leave his fans waiting 1/21/2008 4:40:49 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
^^nah man, feel free to post whatever you want.
the surgery was somewhat mixed results. the good news is that the remaining infected area wasn't as widespread as they expected it to be. however, they took enough that it will still require the skin flap to be done wednesday. the bad news is that in addition to the tissue, a portion of the bone graft was dead and roughly a 2" section had to be removed. it was replaced with an antibiotic cement as a temporary filler, which was also used before the graft was done. as a result, an additional bone graft procedure will be required at some point (taken from my other hip). i have another external fixator (different than the last one) on also to keep everything stable and lined up since the piece of bone had to be removed.
tomorrow there should be some results from the cultures and also a little more info on what's going to happen after the procedure on wednesday.
[Edited on January 21, 2008 at 10:01 PM. Reason : .] 1/21/2008 10:00:48 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
best of luck man, you're in my prayers 1/21/2008 10:07:57 PM |
gk2004 All American 6237 Posts user info edit post |
You're the man Ivan, Stay strong man, this will also eventually pass. 1/21/2008 10:31:26 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, the surgery went very well - i was there for the whole thing, and took him to recovery.
i don't really have anything to add, ivan pretty much covered it all. i'll see if i can get in on his skin graft too. ] 1/22/2008 7:33:09 AM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
^it's at 9am tomorrow. 1/22/2008 6:22:31 PM |
Igor All American 6672 Posts user info edit post |
good luck tomorrow f00.
it's been so long and you are still fighting, one of these days it'll be over hopefully, don't ever give up, we're praying for you 1/22/2008 9:09:59 PM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
most metal leg EVAR 1/22/2008 9:14:37 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
What you guys don't know is that the government is secretly replacing Ivan's bones with Adamantium. 1/23/2008 10:45:51 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
the one yesterday was a pretty miserable procedure. lots of pain.
looks like i'll be in here until monday. then going home with another PICC line in for iv antibiotics. then i'll come back for another bone graft in a few weeks, which will likely use cadaver bone and synthetic materials this time.
i'll post up some pics of the new stuff tomorrow, they're supposed to be changing the bandages some time. 1/25/2008 1:50:18 AM |
superflydude Suspended 94 Posts user info edit post |
slravene can weld it all back together, he can weld anything 1/25/2008 7:48:47 AM |