Shorter Version of Events

As I reread it I realize how long the first post is. For those of you who don't want to read the lengthy tale (I completely understand) here is a summarized version.

February 23 2006  Broken left ankle, broken right tibia and fibula, compound fracture. Same day, surgery to clean the open fracture
April Left ankle healed, start using a walker instead of a wheelchair
May Switch to crutches
June Non-union
Summer Multiple blood tests, WBC, Bone scan, Bone density scan, etc. results are inconclusive
August Leg healed outwards at 16 degree angle
October Surgery to re-break leg, realign, and stabilize it with hardware
December Ditch the crutches
January 2007 Ditch the "Darth Vader" boot
Summer Leg swollen, hot, painful, draining tea colored fluid - several courses of antibiotics, told the red spots on my leg mean nothing.
March/April 2008 Leg swells, hard egg shaped/sized lump forms on shin. Given antibiotics at ER and orthopedic surgeon orders bone scan
Summer at cadet camp. Several courses of antibiotics, go to ER several times, last of six week on crutches
September hardware removal
December 2008/ January 2009 Lots of pain, surgeon dismisses as "not his problem"
2009-end 2010 Family doctor tells my many times that what is happening is normal
2010 increasing fatigue/exhaustion, both mentally and physically
February 2011 bumps appear, oozing fluid, abscess forms and bone chip "sequestrum" comes out of it
June referred to infectious disease specialist, MRI ordered
July 3 MRI
July 12 diagnosis- Chronic Osteomyelitis, start oral antibiotic treatment - Levaquin and Cephalex
August switch Lavequin to Apo-sulfatrim double strength (aka Septra), continue Cephalex
September MRI, shows minimal improvement
November 27 third MRI, waiting for results on December 8

UPDATE: The results from the MRI on December 8 show only minimal healing. The ID and OS argue about surgery to remove dead bone from leg, and the resident at the hospital is absolutely useless. Plan is to wait several months before next MRI, likely end March/early April 2012. OS wants to wait 6-8 months to see if things improve on their own... and so life goes on.