SFC
Senior Member
Long experience that I hope not to experience again.
On or about three weeks ago, give or take I was going to transfer from my bed to my wheelchair when my right knee gave out. Now mind you this was my better knee or at least better than my left knee, both knees, ankles, shoulders, left wrist, lower back and head trauma were injured during a "Training Exercise" according to the Army in 1969. when my right knee gave out it also included my right ankle which was inverted and I was wedged between the bed and wall and could not move. Finally the Fire Department and Paramedics arrived to get me out of the excruciating pain and told me to head to ER, I did after seeing my VA Doctor telling me go I already called it in and ER is waiting on you. Well two hours or tormenting pain at ER and headed back to my VA Doctor which is 35 miles in each direction. I was told it was not broken, but did see the fractures, cracks, chips and other injuries from 1969, now this was my good ankle as my left ankle was crushed and broken in three places. The worse thing one can do is sprang an ankle and as of today I still use ice and heat on my ankle three to four times a day. The heat I use is .075 Trixaicin a prescription strength of Capsaicin[FONT=arial, sans-serif] is the ingredient found in different types of peppers, such as cayenne peppers, that makes the peppers hot. The main warning is do not get in your eyes or sensitive areas. This is hot, even more so when my wife has to put in on with surgical gloves, rubs it in then adds more and wraps my ankle in an ACE Bandage, feels like flames shooting out from my foot when she finally returns with the ice packs.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Unfortunately it does not end here for when it rains it pours, first my computer crashes and I'm so broke I cannot even pay attention; then my PTSD hit me with great force causing more Chronic Pain, hitting the Bourbon (Maker's 46) more and more, confusion, flashbacks, having a hard time concentrating from my Army head trauma, etc., and then I have lost the desire and interest in doing anything.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]I have been trying for the past ten years for a Service Dog for my PTSD and assist me in my wheelchair, which I am suppose to hear some thing something sometime within a week or so. I did get another computer and it seems to be okay for a couple of hours before becoming frustrated.
One thing I did want to make clear is my absence had noting to do with the critiques of the pictures I took as I take them as constructive criticism
SFC [/FONT]
On or about three weeks ago, give or take I was going to transfer from my bed to my wheelchair when my right knee gave out. Now mind you this was my better knee or at least better than my left knee, both knees, ankles, shoulders, left wrist, lower back and head trauma were injured during a "Training Exercise" according to the Army in 1969. when my right knee gave out it also included my right ankle which was inverted and I was wedged between the bed and wall and could not move. Finally the Fire Department and Paramedics arrived to get me out of the excruciating pain and told me to head to ER, I did after seeing my VA Doctor telling me go I already called it in and ER is waiting on you. Well two hours or tormenting pain at ER and headed back to my VA Doctor which is 35 miles in each direction. I was told it was not broken, but did see the fractures, cracks, chips and other injuries from 1969, now this was my good ankle as my left ankle was crushed and broken in three places. The worse thing one can do is sprang an ankle and as of today I still use ice and heat on my ankle three to four times a day. The heat I use is .075 Trixaicin a prescription strength of Capsaicin[FONT=arial, sans-serif] is the ingredient found in different types of peppers, such as cayenne peppers, that makes the peppers hot. The main warning is do not get in your eyes or sensitive areas. This is hot, even more so when my wife has to put in on with surgical gloves, rubs it in then adds more and wraps my ankle in an ACE Bandage, feels like flames shooting out from my foot when she finally returns with the ice packs.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Unfortunately it does not end here for when it rains it pours, first my computer crashes and I'm so broke I cannot even pay attention; then my PTSD hit me with great force causing more Chronic Pain, hitting the Bourbon (Maker's 46) more and more, confusion, flashbacks, having a hard time concentrating from my Army head trauma, etc., and then I have lost the desire and interest in doing anything.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]I have been trying for the past ten years for a Service Dog for my PTSD and assist me in my wheelchair, which I am suppose to hear some thing something sometime within a week or so. I did get another computer and it seems to be okay for a couple of hours before becoming frustrated.
One thing I did want to make clear is my absence had noting to do with the critiques of the pictures I took as I take them as constructive criticism
SFC [/FONT]
