I have finally taken more pictures after the surgery of how the skin graph is doing. It is doing really well, I just wish that the swelling would stay down and that I can feel the back of my heel and ankle. Still, even that, I am happy that the pain is gone. I am treating this graph on my leg like a gold. I do not want anything to happen to it.

Sometimes, I find myself thinking about the past. This sort of surgery didn't work before. I tried skin graphs 4 or 5 times, and it didn't last. When I found out that cancer was keeping my leg from healing, I was scared and pissed off. Now that is is doing well, I am so much happier!

I know that I am going to have a huge scar. I am still glad that I did it. I think the nurse missed a staple though. I have the urge to pull it out, but I am not touching it. I am going to take pictures in another four months. I wonder at that time will the leg change some more, look even better.

My Update

      Why is it that a hospital that has 3 parking lots allow their employees and visitors to park and taking parking spaces from the residences in the area? Most of them act like they own the street! I have seen people blocking drive ways and parked in the drive ways that belong to the home owner. People are calling the police to ticket and/or tow these cars that are blocking the drive ways.

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There is a petition up and running at the change.org website. I will give the link at the end of this post. Now South Shore Hospital has 3 parking lots. Why on earth do they want to block drive ways and fill up residence parking space when they have 3 of their own. Not only that, the people who goes to the hospital drop litter in the front yard of the people who live in the area. No one should have to clean up after the hospital's visitors. The hospital has housekeeping to keep their areas clean.

Parking lot number 1:

Parking lot number 2

                                           

Parking lot number 3 

This next picture is parking lot 3 with a small view of the hospital. The red building you see near the lot.

                                           

                                         

      Now they have 3 parking lots, there is no need to take up the parking spaces of these residences. As you can see in the first picture, no one uses this lot. I guess it is too far to walk. Too bad! It is the hospital's lot!

      Now, a woman in the area has started a petition about this and she needs your help. The link that I will provide for you will lead you to her petition. She and a number of people in her neighborhood are sick and tired of the hospital's traffic coming and parking, littering, and making a bunch of noise in front of their homes. Here is the link:

South Shore Hospital

Why South Shore Hospital? Why?

     I am very happy to say that my skin graph was a success. At first, I was not sure about the surgery. There were times when I thought that I would lose my leg. Physical therapy was a bitch sometimes, but I am happy I stuck with it for as long as I did.

     So while I was trying to heal from the second surgery, which was the skin graph, I developed a blood clot. This put a stop to my physical therapy for some days. I was actually pushed by doctors and therapist to continue with therapy. I have had blood clots in the legs before, and I was always told to stay in bed and keep my legs elevated. At the Rehabilitation center, they told me that I was suppose to keep walking on my leg. I was not very happy because of all the pain I was in.

     I have been at my mom's house trying to practice to walk again. I could not get my heel to touch the floor at first. I was so sick of limping and not walking the way that I should that I started forcing my heel to the floor. It worked. But, I still have to remember sometimes to keep the heel to the floor but I am walking much better and the swelling in both of my legs are down.

     I have some before and after photos of my leg ulcer that was filled with cancer or tumor, which was removed, and then the graph which was placed. Some of these pictures may gross you out but I am happy with my progress and I would like to post them.

     The pictures above was when the wound was really bad. It was very painful, especially after I had to change the bandages everyday to keep the infection away. The wound was so big that sometimes it would still get infected no matter how many times a day the bandages were changed.

   

      These pictures above were after the first surgery when the surgeon had to remove the tumor from the ulcer. They said that they had to remove it to help the wound heal and stay healed. Changing this thing was very painful. I had to change this vac three times a week. This was to help draw the fluid out of the wound so that they can put the skin over it later.

      These pictures above was right after the skin graph. I will have updated pictures on the graph without the  staples. I keep forgetting to take pictures before I cover it.

  So I am glad that all of this is over. No more pain. I still see the doctor to make sure that everything is okay with my leg. My skin is turning back to its color slowly but surely. And no more of this:

      I thank all of my doctors and surgeons who helped my wound that I have been trying to heal for about 11 years. I am very happy. I try to take my zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin A, regularly. I will be back in a few months with updated pictures so that you can see how my skin has returned to almost normal.

Follow Up

      Before I go there, there was a comment about the emails and problems I was having with Leona's and the owner of Leona's.

      I thought I had approved the comment, but I do not see it anywhere. So, I am going to have to copy and paste it so that I can comment on it right here.

     Here is what the guy said:



Author: "Frank Gladney"
Subject: Lasagna
Link: http://ms-bloggette.blogspot.com/2011/02/heres-more-emails-between-myself-and_13.html?scmmusicplayer=adrianshum

being very patient with people and the overreacting of situation, when I read this e-mail blog i said to myself what a waste of talent time, when there were a refund available, ask a very important question to the nation, how many individuals has received a refund and the percentage will be reasonablly low, and not just from Leona's, do not make personal out of public unless your motive is wrong, how many times have you thought about e-mailing the news about the Drug dealer or the theif that you see occasionally, and do not say that you are not aware of that scene. save the energy for something that will shape the rest of your life.

      To comment on this, I want to say... first off, I see that you have already wasted your time and little talent by posting a comment. You did not read or comprehend why I was going on the news. I guess you just wanted to be seen on my blog so there, I saw you. I was not going to the news about a refund. I was going to the news about the harassment. If you have a business, you should be able to take good comments and bad comments you dumb ass. lol You do not go and harass a customer because you hear something you do not like.  You fix the problem and make it better and if you would have read everything, you would have seen that I was pissed about my damn money and the fact that I did not get my food because the employees don't know how to communicate when it comes to some orders, like mine.

      Second, there are not a lot of patient people out there. I for one, am very impatient. The refund was not there at first, I had to complain to the owner and talk to the manager of the restaurant. I was pissed until I saw that my damn money was put back into my damn account. I also want to say that if that happened again, I would still be a bitch!

      Third, the police and the news are already on the drugs and the dealers. I hear on the news about drug bust all of the time. There are no police and news reporting dumb ass business owners that want to get mad cause I hurt their little wittle feelings and waste their time harassing through e-mails. My motive was not wrong and even if it was, I am a paying customer, you don't come to me like that. The way you wrote that comment, I'd swear you was fucking Leona's owner. 

I am kind of glad I could not find the comment, that way I can put it here so that you can see that I did approve the comment and you don't have to go all over to find it, because its right here. You do you "Boo Boo" and I am going to keep doing me.

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