Openbah / Journal of a Marine Officer Candidate

Category: Marines

  • 7 month update, and one of the last!

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    Today was a very good day. I had my monthly meeting with my orthopedic specialist at Boston Medical Center. He took another set of x-rays and was very happy with them. My hip appears to be almost healed, and it shouldn’t be more than a couple months before I’m active again! I keep my crutch…

  • Motivation – Cpl. Nick Beberniss

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    The Commandant of the Marine Corps came to visit the injured Marines who are currently patients at Naval Medical Center San Diego on Sept. 15. A brief visit was not the only event on his schedule as he arrived at NMCSD. Gen. Michael Hagee was there to reenlist Cpl. Nick Beberniss, the Marine Corps’ first…

  • 6 months later, finally some good news

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    Had my meeting with my orthopedic specialist yesterday at Boston Medical Center. The specialist I regularly see, invited his partner Dr. T (a nationally renowned ortho surgeon) to give a second opinion, and they both agreed to hold off on surgery. There are two factors that make them think that surgery is not necessary/helpful right…

  • Surgery likely

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    Met with the LtCdr at Newport Naval Hospital again today to discuss my MRI. The good news is there is no evidence of osteonecrosis. The bad news is that since my femur hasn’t healed yet, it probably isn’t going to heal. He has recommended that I have another surgery, an osteotomy. An osteotomy involves removing…

  • MRI

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    A week ago I went to Beth Israel Hospital for my MRI. After a little waiting around, I was lead into the MRI room by Matt. He stopped me at the door and told me the crutches had to stay outside. I told him how about I crutch in, and then he can bring them…