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Post a new topicby livingwith on Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:43 pm


After a successful back surgery I was supposed to be discharged but my foot dropped and I became increasingly weak. My doctor recognized this immediately and organized a team to diagnose and treat. I got much worse quickly and the treatment was canceled. I lost the use of my legs and arms, then my breathing went. I was terrified, in ICU, spent months in the hospital, transferred to rehab for a long time and discharged home wheelchair bound, wearing full KAFO braces,very weak and uninsured. M...Read the full article

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