nip/tuck

the last of the recommended appointments....the doctors explained that basically this is a very complicated surgery....it will take half a day (that's 12+ hours possibly)....can lose a lot of blood....blah, blah, blah....the statement the plastic surgeon said that stood out the most was...."we will be throwing it away, so we might as well use it."....he was referring to my leg....the area below my knee and above my ankle...they will use the tissue, muscle, skin, veins and whatnot's to reconstruct the area after the amputation....i figured that they would be discarding of the leg somehow...but, when it's put like "throwing it away" gives a whole other perspective....i found this article about the surgery...not all will apply to me, but if you are interested in getting a better understanding take a glimpse....warning it's pretty graphic at times....

http://www.sarcoma.org/publications/mcs/ch20.pdf