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| Left foot, 1 tumor removed |
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| Right foot, 3 tumors removed |
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| Right foot again |
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| Left foot again |
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| Left foot again, Very obvious color change |
The surgery was done April 21, 2010. By August I was diagnosed with CRPS and Raynaud's Phenomenon. Aside from the distinctive symptoms, I had a bone scan done to help confirm the diagnosis. You would think I might be really angry at the doctor who performed the surgery or regret the surgery altogether, but that's not the case. Thing is, CRPS is not necessarily caused by a mistake of any kind and there's not a particular cause for it. It truly is something that just happens after trauma sometimes. I do not blame my surgeon at all. Also, I do not regret having the surgery, though the repercussions have been terrible. The tumors could have been cancerous, which if left untreated, can spread & even be fatal. There was no way to know if they were until they were removed and biopsied. The tumors were also getting so large that I couldn't wear shoes other than flip-flops and could barely walk. I was also losing feeling in my feet so bad that I almost fell once at work. I needed to have the surgery, hands down. Now, rather than dwell on what might have been, I will focus on facing the future & dealing with the cards I've been dealt - conquering one day at a time!
