Throughout the ordeal Paul has had:
16 months of physical therapy
20 limb salvage/reconstruction surgeries
His left arm sewn to his side for 6 weeks
Severed tendons where the shrapnal sliced through - surgery 4/09 because they came untied.
10cm section missing from his ulnar nerve from shrapnel - the nerve is permanently paralyzed.
Severed ulnar artery that’s still not pumping blood as well as it should causing numbness, lack of movement and sensitivity to hot and cold
Burns throughout his hand and arm from the blast
Tennis ball size chunk of flesh missing from his forearm
Damaged, missing tissue from his hand and arm
Piece of his thumb missing, cuts throughout his fingers
MRSA staph infection
Other infections
Groin flap to repair the missing skin and tissue leaving a 10 inch scar along his side, over an inch wide in some places
Diminished lung capacity, breathing at 60%
Fractured and bruised tailbone
Chronic back spasms
Tininitus
PTSD (tested negative for TBI) - from Iraq 12/03-2/05, Afghanistan 4/08-7/09
Cone Dystrophy eye disease
Chronic Sleep problems and possible apnea - had sleep study done in 2009
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