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Karma to Coach Prime

Hugegroove said:
Coach Prime being the motivator that he is, may use the outcome of his surgery to further motivate the team as well as those who have experienced the same surgery. I don't see this slowing him down at all.
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I agree with this.

I also agree with others who have said that a good fitting prosthetic likely gives him a better quality of life than he has now.

I can also appreciate that the great majority of folks are going to give up their foot as only a worst case scenario - the mental hurdle is very high.

I have a friend who lost his large intestine to Chrone’s Disease. He was so dead set on not losing his large intestine and ending up on a colostomy bag in his 30’s, he damn near killed himself first. Now that he’s been settled in with the bag, he doesn’t pay any attention to it and says his life isn’t much different than before getting sick. He just has to hit a stall every time in public - no urinals for him. But as we just learned, we should all be doing that, apparently.
 
I thought it was badass dedication for him to say let's do it now while I have "free" time, Does the man ever sleep?
 
Pretty obviously that Prime is at peace with losing his foot if that is the outcome. He is one tough dude. I find that inspiring.

I know little about what an amputee has to deal with. I’m sure there is an adjustment period and a lot of PT. And I’ve heard about “ghost pain.” But a prosthetic foot would be, technologically, the easiest transition, for sure.

I’d bet that you wouldn’t know someone had a prosthetic foot if you saw them walk by.
 
I think on this forum it might be more normal to refer to "NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders" as "Head Coach Deion Sanders"
 
That would be the most #buff**** of all #buff**** things to ever happen to this football program.

Hopefully his medical team can get this all under control for his sake.
 
hokiehead said:
I think on this forum it might be more normal to refer to "NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders" as "Head Coach Deion Sanders"
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I have issues sometimes with posting links, so I just copied the text in case the link got messed up. I hear ya though.

And to others, yes I am starting to get concerned about his health as well although he did have his toes cut off while he was HC at Jackson state, missed a few games and returned to the sidelines. This has to really suck for a guy that was a world class athlete and is not that old!!
 
He will have the best medical care available, so TG for that.

Back when my mom was born, her mother had to spend an extra day or 2 in the hospital. They didn't get patients up and walk them back then (now it's compression cuffs too) Her mother died from a blood clot, never came home. Very serious stuff.
 
H.E. Pennypacker said:
I'm glad he feels good about it. How can I get a hold of that person with the remedy. I have a big toe I've been missing since I was 3 that I'd like to grow back.
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You gotta spill on how you lost a big toe at 3!?

Do you wear one of those slip on prosthetic toes to help with walking? Sorry to hear you’ve had to deal with that your whole life
 
I was at my aunt and uncles farm in Longmont, back when Longmont had farms. I somehow made it out of adult supervision (seemed to happen often) and went on a ride on one of their dirt bikes with my 12 year old cousin, with only socks on. The sprocket grabbed my sock and pulled my foot in. Technically I have about a quarter toe but I wish they would have just cut the whole ****ing thing off. There is no padding so stubbing it is unbearable
 
H.E. Pennypacker said:
I was at my aunt and uncles farm in Longmont, back when Longmont had farms. I somehow made it out of adult supervision (seemed to happen often) and went on a ride on one of their dirt bikes with my 12 year old cousin, with only socks on. The sprocket grabbed my sock and pulled my foot in. Technically I have about a quarter toe but I wish they would have just cut the whole ****ing thing off. There is no padding so stubbing it is unbearable
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Sad to see it but due to the military presence here along with other reasons in the Colorado Springs area it is fairly common to see people with prosthetic limbs, some with a foot connecting at the ankle some below the knee, some a full leg, many with both legs.

Have a ton of respect for those who lost these limbs due to military service.

It is worth noting though that while they are a handicap and having a healthy limb would be much better many of these people are able to live full and active lives and accomplish things that some can't do with fully healthy limbs. You see people running, hiking, cycling, fishing, driving, playing pickleball, etc. etc.

Certainly not a doctor or physical therapist but once he recovers from the surgery and adapts he may be much more mobile and comfortable with the prosthetic.

We have seen now that he uses a variety of scooters and carts along with crutches to get around. He has to take time out of every day for massages and physical therapy.

The bad foot can also cause clots, be highly sensitive to heat and cold and produce random pain.
 
If the foot issue is causing clots, yes - it would be better for them to remove it. He is wealthy and doesn't have to rely on Cigna/United Health/BCBS to pay for the most "economic" prosthetic.

Also: good luck to him with his surgery.

Leslie Nielsen Good Luck GIF by filmeditor
 
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