2nd surgery. Thursday June 18- 4 days after XTERRA Richmond

My surgeon, Dr Moose Herring from Richmond VA, is also an avid triathlete. We had become quite close over the past week and last night his family (more in next post) invited me over for a fare well dinner. He let me have these cool pics he took during the 2nd surgery.

Yes, these gory pics are legal on the internet, but not for the faint hearted!

Before 2nd surgery.

before-secnd-surgery

“Clean as a whistle”- Doc’s own words

clean-as-a-whistle-and-5th-toe-tendon-good

Packed wound before 2nd surgery.

before-second-surgery

High pressure wash out in a basin. He used 12L of fluid to get the “green” stuff out- which had creeped up towards my ankle and down to my toes .

washout-ina-basin

Ta daaa! All done. Good as new!

fin

Doctors

dr

Anesthesia crew.  Both times I was put under and incubated. (tubes put into your lungs breathe for you- and leaves you with a sore throat the next day)

anesthesia-crew

And then of course there are the drugs. Hectic antibiotics and pain killers. I was constantly in a haze- didnt remember phone calls with my parents- and drifted in and out of stupor.

And I pee-ed like a circus elephant! The one time I filled the 1L bottle, AFTER the nurse congratulated me on my previous 750ml attempt. (750ml is 75% of a liter…)

Once I went home I realized how messed up I was. I couldnt think, remember, talk, move, eat,- nothing! Time just drifted by. From the monday after the race to the next sunday I left the house once! Rosie visited all of saturday and made me lunch.

outside

Also, I was never hungry. For those who know me, that says it all! I force fed myself little portions so I could take the antibiotics. When I weaned myself of the pain meds and braced myself for the pain, the pain didnt come. What I DID get was pretty bad withdrawal. Or something, I felt like crap! Its amazing how that stuff poisons you.

Monday Dr Herring came to the house to look at the wound and said: “Lets go swim!” I couldnt believe it and life inside me stirred for the 1st time. The 2nd time I left the house in 7 days. So my doc and I went swimming. Not many people can say that! He wrapped my foot in a clear sticky plastic and then crepe tape. I pulled with a pull buoy, even if it was swimming- its was great to do something physical. Other  than scooting around on crutches and peeing. The next day I was 100% better, felt sharper on the pool (1.30 100s for my 4x400m) and could even walk a bit without the crutches.

The next day (today- wednesday) I’m at the airport. Richmond, Chicago, San Fran, Reno. Home. Dirt bike!

Thanks to all the sporty docs (Matt Marchal (Sports Doc), Rob Green (Chiro, ART) and Moose Herring (Surgeon), my home stay Spike and Alan, and Rosie for taking care of me like my family would…

Comments

sam 17-03-2013, 20:59

hey nice pics theyre awesome but i noticed a typo on the anesthesia crew pic. when they put a breathing tube down your throat it is referred to as being Intubated not incubated. incubation is when you put egg in an incubator and wait for them to hatch
again sweet pics

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Conrad 17-04-2013, 02:43

Damn spell check!

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Conrad 05-07-2013, 18:00

Damn spell check! Thanks

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Conrad Stoltz 4 x XTERRA WORLD CHAMP » 5150 New Orleans does Caveman 01-07-2012, 23:59

[…] After 2 weeks of daily intensive rehab with Megan from  for some calf issues I’ve had since THAT cut foot and infection. […]

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Conrad Stoltz 4 x XTERRA WORLD CHAMP » Married life- and why I didnt blog for 2 months 11-01-2012, 06:29

[…] home country. I’ve been a fan of you since I heard about the BAMF nail incident. [He’s referring to this blog. C] I know you are busy with your wifey, congratulations man, but I would be really pleased […]

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Conrad Stoltz 4 x XTERRA WORLD CHAMP » XTERRA USA Champs race report, Ogden Utah. Rather late than never 11-04-2011, 13:25

[…] was a swim. Like most swims. Except for Richmond, of course. I was beat by 3 guys and a chick, but 2km in on the bike it was just the open road, er mountain, […]

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Conrad Stoltz Xterra Triathlon World Champion » When giving everything is not enough 03-11-2009, 18:15

[…] that cut: (Late June at XTERRA Richmond- read race report and surgery report) Dr Moose Herring in Richmond, VA is the coolest surgeon/triathlete you’ll ever come across- […]

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Conrad Stoltz Xterra Triathlon World Champion » THE XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES SHOWDOWN…err, THROWDOWN! 24-09-2009, 19:16

[…] races earlier this year, I got a nail through the tire in Idaho, and cut my foot in Richmond. (go here to see those juicy pics again) Those setbacks, (setback seems to be  a Caveman consistency in […]

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kmhandel 26-06-2009, 22:51

Holy Crap. That makes my arm incident seem terribly minor (back in 2005). I am going to send this to my mom; she loves this kind of stuff…:shock:
Best of luck with the recovery; you are a big bad ass and will be back at it in no time.
Hope you are well!
Kelly

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patrickdegoede 25-06-2009, 09:39

:cool:Mr Stoltz, you are hard core!! Get better soon, we look forward to you dishing out more punishment during the X-Terra season..

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Erin 25-06-2009, 03:11

SICK!!!! And I felt bad that I was going to miss a day of training for ingrown toenail removal! I hope you heal up fast and are back to kicking ass and taking names in no time. 😎

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Janet 24-06-2009, 21:12

Hi Conrad

Sorry to read about the foot.

I would love to follow your healing road but I cannot visit this blog in a hurry again. These gory pics are just not on. I choose not to be subjected to such images. Nikola should give the viewer the option to choose whether they want to see these pics or not. I am pale I am nausea how must I now get that image out of my head. Not on.

Hope you heal fast. I will visit this blog cautious maybe in December again.

greetings
Janet

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Mikey 18-01-2014, 07:00

Wow. Grow up, this is the cleanest that foot had looked since the injury. Best care in the world still grosses you out? Get over it

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mforty 24-06-2009, 17:37

pretty gory… Can’t decide if this or the video I had to watch last night at a birthing class at the hospital is worse! 🙂

I’m sure you’ll be back with vengeance soon!

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bernhard 24-06-2009, 16:44

conrad , you were right , those are gory pics my man , and im now faint hearted !

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