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Now for something a little more personal...Some of you (my close friends) know that I was shot in the chest by accident when was nine, but most of you don't. But as of the first week of March, it has finally been removed (thanks to Norway's free healthcare system, as I could never have afforded this back when I lived in the US). I carried it (both pieces, since it broke in half, as you can see) deep within my upper right lung for 33 years, and it caused me a lifetime of problems, from chronic coughing up blood to chest pains, any time I tried to exercise, laugh out loud, yell, or bounce up and down...basically, anything that moved my lung around. I also gained a lot of weight during 3 pregnancies, and could never work it off afterwards because of the bullet, so I'm still struggling to lose it (having hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and MS doesn't help much with that either). The upper lung was also bound to the chest wall by scar tissue (to where the entry wound was, which you can see the scar of in the image), and that had to be cut away too, and they had to open up my ribcage to get to it all. Now I have a 7 inch (keloid) scar wrapping around my side, and still am in some discomfort from that, as well as from the lung and sternum, where they were both cut, but it's slowly passing. (The surgeon said I would probably still feel it for a year.) At least the bullet is out now, and I can hope to get some semblance of my life back again. I would love nothing more than to actually be able to jog, since, before I was shot, I was the fastest sprinter in my elementary school, and afterwards, could never run again. So who knows what my life might have been, had it not been for the bullet...but it's not something I can dwell on. Anyways, wish me luck! :)
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All the best luck for you.
What a story and wow that you survived and still with that pain and problems managed your life like that.
Really wow.
I hope only the best and that you will recover totally or at least to a point when no pain or boundaries will affect you in life.
Thanks for sharing this amazing story and thanks for the strenght you share with us.
What a story and wow that you survived and still with that pain and problems managed your life like that.
Really wow.
I hope only the best and that you will recover totally or at least to a point when no pain or boundaries will affect you in life.
Thanks for sharing this amazing story and thanks for the strenght you share with us.
I didn't know! My, it's terrible, i don't even want to ask who shoot you and why. I haven't seen a pic of you in ages, I think you look in good shape right now. Happy to know you've made a step toward getting better Keloids will go away, just be patient, and use softeners like almond oil or cremes...
OUCH. Swan, you never told me, and I never realised, you had such a burden. In a whole lot of ways, it's all too similar to the burden I had with colitis (and other, much longer-lasting issues).
I'm really, really glad that you finally got the health care you so badly needed. We can't take back the past, sadly, but we can at least try to make a better future. *HUG*
I'm really, really glad that you finally got the health care you so badly needed. We can't take back the past, sadly, but we can at least try to make a better future. *HUG*
I thought you were on LJ when she mentioned her doubts of hemotysipa (coughing up blood).
We all carry burdens. I have basically one functional lung because a tumor encased part of the vocal cord's nerve like a hot dog bun. I have tried to black out running because I feel like can't breathe! I function JUST above an asthmatic level normally. This paralysis is more often seen on horses and dogs and all vets say "yep, that makes them overweight and they need AC in the summer".... Describes me all to well.
Least most of your burden was surgically corrected. *snugs*
We all carry burdens. I have basically one functional lung because a tumor encased part of the vocal cord's nerve like a hot dog bun. I have tried to black out running because I feel like can't breathe! I function JUST above an asthmatic level normally. This paralysis is more often seen on horses and dogs and all vets say "yep, that makes them overweight and they need AC in the summer".... Describes me all to well.
Least most of your burden was surgically corrected. *snugs*
What a testimony. I don't mean disrespect by saying that I will have to research Finland and US economies and wealth now. I know some of the patience that I used to talk to in a bone clinic would go to India or China for some things. I passed it off as a special licensed process those countries had, but more and more the total cost of foreign travels and surgery seem more than competitive.
I DO NOT expect a reply, I am just saying that I agree with the decision; I find it extraordinary; I find your past burden fascinating and moving; and I find the final resolution intriguing.
Thank you for sharing the pictures and your testimony, Swandog! Take care and I hope you will capture and share your first pictures of beating the daylights out of the 400 meter.
I DO NOT expect a reply, I am just saying that I agree with the decision; I find it extraordinary; I find your past burden fascinating and moving; and I find the final resolution intriguing.
Thank you for sharing the pictures and your testimony, Swandog! Take care and I hope you will capture and share your first pictures of beating the daylights out of the 400 meter.
I had no idea! I can't imagine how much that must have hurt. Makes my health problems (a bad eye (due to an old injury) and constant dizziness (from a (hopefully temporary) ear-drainage disfunction)) pale in comparison. What do I really have to be depressed about? Wow. I bet you're glad to have that removed. *understatement of the century* Get well soon.
Yeay! That's great news! Glad you finally got the operation.
I've can't really understand why this isn't covered by the state.
From a practical setting it's a short term gain (not covering for the operation) for a long term loss (lost productivity plus long term complications due to extensive waiting).
I've can't really understand why this isn't covered by the state.
From a practical setting it's a short term gain (not covering for the operation) for a long term loss (lost productivity plus long term complications due to extensive waiting).
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