Hi everybody, nice to meet you I'm Sean aka Stumpbucket. Very new to this place and hope I can find a way to learn, contribute and fit in. This is all new to me as I was just recently diagnosed with MS. So far I'm not very thrilled with the new disease. Have many questions and concerns as well as stuff that has preceded this new adventure that may have an impact but not sure what.
I took on Diabetes when I was 27, that started to boar me so I added Buerger's Disease to the list.
Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is a rare disease of the arteries and veins in the arms and legs. In Buerger's disease, your blood vessels become inflamed, swell and can become blocked with blood clots (thrombi). This eventually damages or destroys skin tissues and may lead to infection and gangrene. Buerger's disease usually first shows in the hands and feet and may eventually affect larger areas of your arms and legs. (TY Lifescript for the Def.)
I was told this was from smoking. I should have given up the day I became diabetic but it took a few years. Water under the bridge, so now I am a double BK (Below Knee) amputee with a groovy new hobby, making my own prosthetics. I was sure I would make it to the finish line with the few parts I have left and sail home with out many more hurdles. Then this MS thing comes along. I have only had a few people cross my life that I knew had this. Only one close friend and she and I are only recently connected so I have very little exposure as I am sure most did till their day came.
Several life altering things have come my way. Most of them have had silver linings and long term blessing to boot. I managed to seek and find them, mostly on my own, but this time I decided to seek out others and with any luck speed up the process.
Thanks for taking the time.
Sean
I took on Diabetes when I was 27, that started to boar me so I added Buerger's Disease to the list.
Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is a rare disease of the arteries and veins in the arms and legs. In Buerger's disease, your blood vessels become inflamed, swell and can become blocked with blood clots (thrombi). This eventually damages or destroys skin tissues and may lead to infection and gangrene. Buerger's disease usually first shows in the hands and feet and may eventually affect larger areas of your arms and legs. (TY Lifescript for the Def.)
I was told this was from smoking. I should have given up the day I became diabetic but it took a few years. Water under the bridge, so now I am a double BK (Below Knee) amputee with a groovy new hobby, making my own prosthetics. I was sure I would make it to the finish line with the few parts I have left and sail home with out many more hurdles. Then this MS thing comes along. I have only had a few people cross my life that I knew had this. Only one close friend and she and I are only recently connected so I have very little exposure as I am sure most did till their day came.
Several life altering things have come my way. Most of them have had silver linings and long term blessing to boot. I managed to seek and find them, mostly on my own, but this time I decided to seek out others and with any luck speed up the process.
Thanks for taking the time.
Sean
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