The Prodigal Child Returns

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if any of you remember, it's been so long. I was an active member here and an aspiring novice a few years ago, made a few friends, had a good time, and now I'm back. I had the misfortune to fall asleep driving & hit a guardrail a while back. As my luck would have it the guardrail buckled and pierced my truck like a spear, breaking my left leg just above the ankle and shattering my right leg, almost severing it. Long story short, I lost my right leg above the knee, have been dealing with chronic pain in my left foot, lower back and phantom pains in my right leg, ptsd with plenty of flashbacks, depression & anxiety attacks ever since. I'm still unable to work due to the pain & anxiety. Figured coming back to one of my old haunts might help with the old morale.

Anyways, I'm just explaining my absence, not really looking for sympathy. Wanted to say hello, & hopefully maybe a few who remember me might still be around. :)

Welcome back. Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

Hey, welcome back. Jump right in and take your mind off of things unpleasant.

Bob

Welcome back!

Prepare for the AD's to kick in again!

Welcome back Ken. Glad you survived that terrible accident, and I hope you'll recover from the chronic pain eventually.

Welcome Back,,,,,,,,,,,Keep Climbin The Uphill Battle............... Stay Positive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty

Thanks all! :)

I don't expect AD to be an issue dinnermint as I still have my 7-day set of Wacker Chevaliers & living off disability until God knows when. I love a French tip, so those will suit me just fine. I will be sending them to Lynn for honing though, they've sat idle for nearly 4 years now.

Welcome back. Wishing you brighter days :beer2:

Welcome home. I'm glad that after such a horrible accident you're still with us. :rock: Every day above ground is a great day. Looking forward to shaving every day will be a good start to a positive outlook.

Welcome back home, Ken. Life tosses us some grenades at times....Hang tough!
A good member is always welcome.

Welcome back. I hope the forum is all you remember and more.

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Welcome back. You never know what is going to be the best therapy ever until you try it. :-)

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Originally Posted by RezDog

Welcome back. You never know what is going to be the best therapy ever until you try it. :-)

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I think a bit therapeutic, at times! Well-said, Rez. :)

Welcome back!

Well I certainly forgot how active this place is. Taking my time getting used to where everything is here. I may have a Hart in the classifieds later this week. Got to pull it out & make sure it's still in good shape.

You guys already have me wanting to lather up & go for it, but I promised myself I'd get back in it with everything freshly honed. I don't remember which of my razors are still good but I know at least 2 or 3 were ready for some touchup work. Doesn't help things that they're all nearly identical... :p

Hi and welcome back. Sounds like you have the time to go the full hog with your shaves and pamper your self a bit. Should make the mornings enjoyable for you. Good luck getting your shave on.

Hi guys. I know this isn't really shaving related, well it is indirectly but we'll get to that. Just had some really good news that I'm excited about & had to tell someone about it.

Ever since the amputation I've been suffering from constant phantom pain. It's so bad sometimes I can only lie in bed in tears. When I'm walking with my prosthetic leg every step feels like somebody just hit me in the leg & ankle with a baseball bat. Well a few weeks ago I talked my orthopedic surgeon into doing an MRI of my stump, because I was convinced I had a neuroma. Turns out I really do have one, and he said it was lighting up my whole sciatic nerve. That nothing new for me, but it confirmed what I've been telling my doctors for about a year.

Anyways, they have me scheduled for surgery next Wednesday. They're going to remove the neuroma, which is like a big, swollen, tangled mess of nerve fibers that's constantly stimulating itself. While they're in there, they're also going to fix some places where the scar has adhered to the end of my femur, and cut out some of the scar tissue so the whole thing can heal more smoothly. On top of all that, since this technically counts as a stump revision, my prosthetist said she'll have no trouble getting my insurance to approve a new socket. My stump has shrunk a lot since it was made so it's getting pretty loose and difficult to keep on or walk in. And the best part, during the surgery they're doing a spinal so I'll be completely numb below the waist. For the first time in over a year I'll be completely pain free. Can't wait

Best wishes on your surgery, and welcome back to SRP.

Dang that sounds like a lot of work! Hope the surgery goes well and you will be pain free