1. Three legs in 10 years -
a patient’s perspective
Christopher McCann
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2. Lucca, Italy
July, 1999
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3. MRI
Jan, 2000
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4. ‘A fluid of undetermined nature’
MRI
Jan, 2000
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5. ‘A fluid of undetermined nature’
Next Day: Telephone call from
Orthopedic Oncologist
MRI
Jan, 2000
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6. ‘A fluid of undetermined nature’
Next Day: Telephone call from
Orthopedic Oncologist
This was not good
MRI
Jan, 2000
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7. Leg #1
July 2000
Very likely Cancer...
Knee Replacement
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8. Rehab
2001
45 stitches
One year of painful physical therapy.
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9. Lung Metastasis
Sept, 2002
Surgical Removal
Chemotherapy
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10. Chemotherapy
October 2002 - March 2003
cycles
6 months
Hardest thing I have
done in my life.
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11. Recovery
2003 - 2004
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12. Recovery
2003 - 2004
Japan - brother’s wedding
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13. Recovery
2003 - 2004
Japan - brother’s wedding
Met Malin - later to be wife
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14. Recovery
2003 - 2004
Japan - brother’s wedding
Met Malin - later to be wife
Things were progressing well until...
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15. Recovery
2003 - 2004
Japan - brother’s wedding
Met Malin - later to be wife
Things were progressing well until...
Recurrence
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16. Leg #2
June 2004
Left leg amputated above knee in June
2004
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17. Rehab
October 2004
New socket
prosthesis
Establishing a new
relationship
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18. The Studyand Book
Jan, 2006
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19. Next steps
2009 - 2010
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20. Next steps
2009 - 2010
Everything worked well...
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21. Next steps
2009 - 2010
Everything worked well...
Cortisone swelling of the leg and socket fit no
more
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22. Next steps
2009 - 2010
Everything worked well...
Cortisone swelling of the leg and socket fit no
more
Learned about osseointegration (OI) earlier, but
scared off by memories of Leg #1
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23. Next steps
2009 - 2010
Everything worked well...
Cortisone swelling of the leg and socket fit no
more
Learned about osseointegration (OI) earlier, but
scared off by memories of Leg #1
Met the team and decided this was the way I
wanted to go
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24. Leg #3
March 2010
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25. Leg #3
March 2010
Approved to have OI in February 2010
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26. Leg #3
March 2010
Approved to have OI in February 2010
Operation 1 - March 2010
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27. Leg #3
March 2010
Approved to have OI in February 2010
Operation 1 - March 2010
Operation was ‘easy’, like an amputation.
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28. Leg #3
March 2010
Approved to have OI in February 2010
Operation 1 - March 2010
Operation was ‘easy’, like an amputation.
Operation 2 - September 2010
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29. Leg #3
March 2010
Approved to have OI in February 2010
Operation 1 - March 2010
Operation was ‘easy’, like an amputation.
Operation 2 - September 2010
well...sucked.
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30. Rehab
2010 - 2011
After 6 months rehab was complete
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31. Today
12 - 14 hrs per day
Work full time
Active Life
Self Image
Happy
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32. Leg Lessons
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33. Leg Lessons
Loosing a leg sucks.
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34. Leg Lessons
To get out of a difficulty, go
through it...
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35. Leg Lessons
Perception of others is different.
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36. Leg Lessons
Prosthetic leg - another
form of transportation
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37. Leg Lessons
Nurses and PTs are the heroes.
Pick up the pieces and put patients back
together again.
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38. Leg Lessons
Telling this story helps.
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39. Leg Lessons
Thank You
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