Hello everybody! Earlier this week, I
had an unplanned (unless you count the day before as having
planned...) surgery in which Dr. Alomari once again performed his unrivaled magic. For those of you unfamiliar with his name, he is an extremely
talented interventional radiologist at Children's Hospital, Boston.
For the past couple of months or so, my Klippel-impacted foot had
become almost impossible to walk on. I was on blood thinners for it
-Lovenox- but to no avail as the extreme swelling and pain ultimately
remained. Dr. Alomari had ultrasounded the area not too long ago, and
determined that a slew of clots were stuck within a veiny region that spread throughout my foot. Sometimes, he said, these cause no problems for
patients pain wise; when this is the case, operation is not usually
necessary. However, in my case where they were causing me a momentous
amount of pain, there was nothing left to do but operate. The
alternative would be living in great discomfort for the next several
months while the situation resolved itself – no thanks!
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| A couple of days prior to the surgery |
So, Dr. Alomari performed the surgery
flawlessly. Essentially, what he did was made a tiny incision in my
foot (I didn't even need any stitches, that's how small it is) and
squeezed as many clots as he could out from there. Look below to see
what he was able to get out! Pretty incredible, right?
My foot has already returned near back
to its normal size previous to all of this clotting hoopla that
erupted several months ago. I could not be more pleased by the
results and this is just yet another testament to how grateful I am
to have Dr. Alomari as one of my doctors. He is, without a doubt, the
best of the best. - A
P.S. I will update soon with a picture of how my foot looks now!
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