http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp Removing Liberal Waste From The American Bloodstream Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:00:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have had a couple of months to sit back and take a long look at the world around me. I was mostly disappointed with what I saw, but there were exceptions. Daytime Television Is Worse Than You Think. Nothing has depressed me more than the fact that when I was ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/11/26/observations-from-the-home/ Sorry I have not updated lately, but I have been having some computer problems, and my computer genius (Nick) is not here. Last time I posted, I told you that Nick had broken his knee on his right leg (the good leg). He was hospitalized for that for ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/11/23/nick-in-a-home/ Well, I have finally gotten my hands on a computer with Internet access here in the hospital. I've been offline for almost two months and this feels a little weird. As Rene has told you, due to massive infection my left foot was amputated on October 29th. Undoubtedly, this has been ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/11/19/a-word-from-the-monopod/ Nick completed rehab last week and came home on the 12th. As he was entering our front door he fell while using his walker and broke a bone in his right knee. He has been back in the hospital since last Thursday. This is very frustrating because ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/11/18/nick-3/ Nick has been at the rehab hospital for almost a week now. He is making great progress, but he is exhausted. They are working him very hard both in physical therapy and occupational therapy. he had four hours of therapy a day 2 PT and 2 OT. ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/11/06/update-on-rehab/ Tomorrow (Saturday), Nick will be transferred via an ambulance to a rehabilitaion facility. At the rehab center, Nick will begin to learn how to live life as an amputee. This is important because won't be getting his prothesis until the end of the year. For now, he ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/10/31/rehab-for-nick/ Nick had his surgery. He now has a below the knee amputation on the left side. After the surgery, the doctor came out and told me that everything went fine and that Nick had definitely made the right decision to amputate. His left foot and ankle were ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/10/28/nicks-surgery/ Nick has made the very difficult decision to go ahead with the amputation. On Monday, October 27, Nick will have a below the knee amputation on the left side. He has made peace with his decision because he knows that medically, and for the quality of his life, ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/10/25/surgery-for-nick/ I have some unfortunate news on Nick's condition. We took Nick to the Dr. on Monday to have the surgical dressing removed from his ankle. We found that the entire ankle and foot was grossly infected. They admitted Nick to the hospital that night and the next ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/10/22/important-update-on-nick/ Nick came home from the hospital late Friday evening. On Saturday, he began to vomit again, but instead of returning him to the hospital, we decided to wait it out and see of it would stop on its own. Eventually it did. This morning Nick fainted twice ... http://conservativedialysis.com/~mnick/wp/index.php/2008/10/19/nick-2/