Unvaccinated Man Given Choice of Double Leg Amputation or Death After COVID Complications

Unvaccinated Man Given Choice of Double Leg Amputation or Death After COVID Complications

 

Forina had peripheral vascular disease, hypertension and other high-risk factors.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
Medical Condition

Narrowing of arteries which results in reduced blood flow to head, arms, stomach and legs. Usually, affects the arteries in the legs. This causes leg pain while walking.
Very common (More than 3 million cases per year in US)
Often requires lab test or imaging
Treatments can help manage condition, no known cure
Can last several years or be lifelong
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) primarily results from atherosclerosis or cholesterol deposition in the walls of arteries that leads to reduced blood flow to the limbs. PAD mainly presents as change in skin color of the affected limb, pain in limbs when walking, and weakness in legs. Treatment aims at managing the symptoms and preventing progression of atherosclerosis. Lifestyle changes are the primary treatment options, followed by medications and surgical procedures.

 

Symptoms
Many people with PAD may not present with any symptoms, while others may have mild symptoms. Some of the symptoms noted during PAD include:

• Claudication or leg pain while walking or during activity that disappears after rest
• Painful cramping in the hip, thigh, or calf muscles
• Weakness or numbness, tingling, or feeling of pins and needles in the lower legs or feet
• Coldness in the lower leg or foot
• Sores on the legs, feet, or toes that do not heal
• Change in colour of the legs
• Loss of hair or slow growing hair on the legs and feet
• Slow growing toenails
• Shiny skin on the legs
• Weak pulse or no pulse in the legs or feet

 

A disease affecting peripheral nerves that causes weakness, numbness and pain in feet and hands.
Very common (More than 3 million cases per year in US)
Treatable by a medical professional
Often requires lab test or imaging
Can last several years or be lifelong
Common for ages 60 and older

 

Yes, but he had other health problems that attacked his immune system.
Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response.
He also had Parkinson’s Disease
Previously underwent surgery for prostate cancer
Elderly man at 84 yrs. old