Once again, it looks like I am on the path to the worst-case scenario. Here is a brief history of my health issues:
- I pulled on a stubborn scab and fluid leaked out onto a small would causing a huge infection that took months to heal, including a week in the ER and subsequent hyperbaric treatments.
- Blood test from above indicates renal issues when eventually resulted in dialysis and kidney transplant.
- Even though it was initially caught at stage 3, kidney failure continued until I had to start dialysis.
- Both volunteer live kidney donors caught up in years of testing while I was receiving dialysis treatments.
- Possible a-fib incident turned into ER visit and open-heart surgery.
- Peritoneal dialysis failed in less than three months requiring a return to in-clinic hemodialysis.
- Simple ankle sprain turned into fracture then into dislocation. The surgery was successful, but I fractured another bone during recovery without even knowing how. Due to prior surgery, they may not be able to fix this fracture.
So here we are. I asked the surgeon what the worst-case scenario and he is blurts out amputation. So, from simply trying to impress my co-worker with my ancient skating skills to the possibility of losing my right foot in one quick fall.
Dear God, why does this keep happening to me?