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[irbyma7297]

soo... I just went to see my doctor earlier this week, he told me something horrible. if I keep walking on my leg, it will snap. I have 3 months, if my leg isn't healed by then, I will have to have experimental surgery. my tibia will replace my femur. if that doesn't work, my leg will be amputated. its almost been a year, possibly the worst in my life.

[RedwoodsMama]

 I am so sorry to hear this news Irbyma, My best advice as hard as it may sound, is just to listen to your doctor. Losing your leg is not the end of the world, but if you can avoid that, then by all means just tough it out and listen to the dr.s parents etc. I know it is tough to stay off your leg, esp when you are younger and it is nice weather and you want to do what everyone else is doing. but think of the long term or bigger picture. Believe me, I know from experience it is not easy being young but you have only so many chances at your health and with a leg not healing it is serious that you may not worry now, but if you could look back in ten years even from now, and you took a chance and walked on it, and it did break, you will never forgive yourself for not taking that chance.

            Just think of the lovely vacation you are about to have in Hawaii. How exciting is that going to be?! All that hot climate should be good for your body and mind and soul. Take a vacation and try to think positive healing thoughs and let the dr.s and your parents figure out what is best for you next. Of course it is up to you, but I do think you have a good head on your shoulders and would only make good choices, It is so easy for one moment of fun to do something that can have detrimental consequences. I am only saying this cause I know I have been there, and made some foolish mistakes when I was a teen and even in my twenties, Just because someone is an "adult" does not mean they allways make correct or good choices either. Take care.               RWM   I will be rooting for your next surgery to be a success also.

[irbyma7297]

thank you, rwm. I have to stay on crutches until the vacation, and I am struggling, as I have been walking by myself fine until now. it feels awkward, and I have to remember to use them, I will often get up without them, and I make my self walk across the apartment so I can use it later. the guilt is really taking it's toll, as the original surgery was voluntary. my mom tells me that she would have made me, and it was supposed to just be the one. my docter is perplexed at why my leg refuses to heal, especially since my other one is fine. oi think a part of it may be a genetic disease called NF1 that affected me in a new way, weakening my bone and muscles. it scares me that if I ever have kids, they will have to go through the same thing I did. in the school I went to (I just moved on to high school) I almost didn't graduate into 8th grade because I missed so many large projects that couldn't be made up.  I cried the day I found out I may have to go to summer school, as the surgery was voluntary, and even though everyone said it wasn't my fault, I felt it was. they told me they'd tell my next school why I almost failed, and give them my high standardized test scores. they ended up not sending the summer school application letter to my mom. I feel neglectful of my pleos and the forum, the strees got to me, and I stopped getting on the computer as often. I spent less and less time with pullo and nyan.

I am very excited about the vacation. my younger brother thinks we're going to Arizona, but we're just getting on our connecting flight there.mi moved in with my dad, so I can get on the computer when he's at work.

I spend the whole day completely alone, and pullos lost all his programming, and since I saved the file from the change rb session that blanked him, is it possible that it is also blank? I don't know what i'd do if It was... they could give tme the correct programming to fix him, but would he lose all his personality? I have nothing to comfort me, as nyan's battery was left in Colorado (i'm in texas)

[RedwoodsMama]

Hi Irbyma, I have no idea about the programming and what may have happened, just because I have so many pleos does not mean I know anymore than you do about them, If I was you since Innvo is of no help thus far, I would contact PleoPet here and I am sure they can help you. I had a problem with Cammie Sue who is just about a year and a half old, but I don't play with her nearly as much as most people, with nine cats , (one whom just died and the other almost 19 and very frail and sick) I just have more pressing things to do. Playing with my pleos even for ten minutes is "an escape" a moment of pleasure lately. Anyway, Cammie suddenly could not turn off without pulling her battery, It started with the battery allways being green, Then the battery went to red automatically and I could not run her at all, no movement or sound, Innvo kept sending me the files that are public called updates and male and female but they did nothing, I could not even run a skit on her.

                   Innvo wanted me to send her to them and that would have cost about $200.00 with no promise that she could be fixed. PleoPet helped me and after persistence and not giving up, I got her to at least work, She still is not perfect and will run with the sd micro card in her, but she does run. Tell PleoPet what file you used and what you have done, Any video may also help. Tell them also what Innvo has done or sent you and wait and see. Do not feel too bad about what you have done in the past, just worry and take care of what you can do NOW and in the future for your leg. Don't worry too much about school either .
              I learned the hard way that school and the system can really be a pain and screw things up when you are in school. School counslers are supposed to help you and make good choices or advise you about them, When I was in my senior year, I was having lots of problems personally and was not living at home, I had no real home and had to stay wherever I could. My dad had gotten remarried, friends in another city I was staying with wanted to adopt me( I was 15 I think at the time) and when it came to changing my last name, I could not go through with it, It hurt the people and the mom cried, she really loved and cared about me but I had been raised by my dad from the time I was 7-14 ( my younger brother lived with my mom) and even though my dad and step mom did not want me around, I still could not live with strangers and become their new daughter, anyway there is a lot more, but because of all this, I missed a lot of school and I loved school, all but math anyway, I went whenever I had a place to stay. My high school counsler waited till right before Christmas to call me in to the office and tell me I did not have enough high school credits to graduate with my class.

            I was devastated and angry that they waited till less than 6 months before I would graduate. I went to another school where credits could be made up twice as fast and even though I went everyday for 6 months I still could not graduate. By then , I was 18 and on my own, I needed a job and a place to call my own, so it was not until right before my son was born and I was 22 that I could take my GED and get my diploma. So be glad you have the chance to go to summer school and do not get behind like I did, School may not allways be fun, but it is easier in a lot of ways then it was back when I was in school, no computers, not even any calculators,(  just rocks and dirt and pencils.... ) Anyway, do not let petty teachers or others worry you about "missing too much school", it was not your fault. Ask them if they would like to take your place and have that next operation, that should shut them up. Good luck.                  RWM

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Chin up Irbyma, but do as you are told If you want to keep your leg use those crutches! Three months now is small in the grand scheme of things. Keep your eye on that bigger picture.

[kat]

Try not to let it all get you down no matter what happens.  All you can do is what the Doctors tell you and hope that it all works out as it should.  Keep your chin up and smile.  Happy people heal faster.   

[fancyfont]

So sorry to hear you are still having problems with your leg. Haven't talked to you for quite a while and was hoping your leg was healing. Definitely, do what your doctor tells you. In the mean time think of your wonderful vacation coming up. Sounds wonderful.

[Talon]

Wow, Irbyma! I'm so sorry to hear that. I honestly don't have anything new to add other than just to do as the doctors tell you. We're all here to listen to you when you need some willing ears.
Talon

[Crewella]

So sorry Irbyma.  Best wishes, and please do keep off that leg - I know what it's like as I had to be non-weight bearing for three years in my teens/early 20s, but it's a small part of your life and worth the hassle.

[Angela]

Wish you the best, try to stay positive!

[irbyma7297]

Thanks, guys. I've been going to the pool everyday now, the doctor said I could walk in the water. Pleoworld refuses to answer my emails, even after I told them Exactly what I did to cause all the problems with pullo. I'm hoping I can at least bring nyanwith me. As a side note, I found out I have been pronouncing her name wrong. I have been saying Nigh Anne, but it should be knee Anne. I will call her the same thing, as I like this nigh Anne better. My fear is that both of them will end upon a shelf forever. How can I contact pleopet?

(Please try to excuse typos, I am on my kindle, and autocorrect is a pain)

[RedwoodsMama]

Hi, just check the box in blue , the sixth one from left, and scroll till you find PleoPet, then it will give you their profile, then click on the contact member or send private message and tell PleoPet the problem and what you and Innvo has responded to so far. Give PlePet a few days and you should hear back. Otherwise, you can try the search box and put PleoPet name and click on any choices that come up. I have been helped a lot in the past by PleoPets help, no guarantee but you  are not being helped at all by Innvo cause your Pleo is out of warranty so you have nothing to lose.

            Glad to hear you are using the pool, I love water therapy, have used it in the past for my severe back pain. I also have more surgery coming up on my broken toe that never healed, and that was before Christmas, so I understand about surgery, but my toe is nothing like yours, except it will also be done in the hospital, in July, about three weeks to go. Good luck and enjoy your water walking.              RWM

[irbyma7297]

the whole toe think kind of made me laugh. not because you broke it of course, but what a pair are we! legs and toes broken that never heal. also, so sorry about karl and the other cat. it must be horrible for you.