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Lesley West of Mountain loses leg...
Guitarist Leslie West recovering: leg amputated
(AP) – 11 hours ago
BILOXI, Mississippi (AP) — Leslie West, guitarist for the rock group Mountain and a 65-year-old diabetic, is recovering after his lower right leg was
amputated.
The amputation Monday was needed to stop a septic infection that started in his foot, according to an e-mailed statement from his wife, Jenni West.
"The doctors tried for two days to save it to no avail," she wrote in the statement forwarded to The Associated Press by publicist Steve Karas. "The
decision to amputate was one that was necessary to save his life as the infection was spreading throughout his body."
The infection was complicated by peripheral arterial disease and "blood clotting factors," she wrote.
Mountain was among the groups that played at the 1969 Woodstock festival. Early hits included "Mississippi Queen," ''Never In My Life," ''Theme From
An Imaginary Western" and "Nantucket Sleighride." The group is widely credited as an early influence on heavy metal music.
The group split up in 1972 and West began a solo career which continued after the band re-formed in the 1980s. The original bassist, Felix Pappalardi,
was killed in 1983.
The Wests married on stage after Mountain's performance at the Woodstock 40th anniversary concert in Bethel, New York.
Known for his girth in his younger days, Leslie West has slimmed down significantly over the years. He also has become a part of radio shock jock
Howard Stern's circle, sometimes appearing on Stern's show.
Leslie West had been scheduled to perform with Mountain on Friday in Biloxi, "with future touring plans coming together to support the release of his
next solo album 'The Unusual Suspects,'" Karas wrote in an e-mail.
But after the flight to Biloxi, "his leg started to swell and go numb and turn blue. So they took him to the hospital Friday afternoon," said manager
Bob Ringe.
The operation was performed at Ocean Springs Hospital, Jenni West wrote. "The nursing staff and doctors at Ocean Springs Hospital have taken excellent
care of him and should be called angels for their efforts and tenderness they showed us in this time of crisis."
Karas said the release date for "The Unusual Suspects," which includes performances by drummer Kenny Aronoff and guitarists Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top,
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Joe Bonamassa, and Steve Lukather, has not yet been set.
"We're still waiting on guidance on whether it'll be fall or early next year," he said.
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BKT
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That is too bad, but at least they were able to save his life. When you have diabetes you best be taking care of yourself or problems like these can
become a very real reality.
BKT.
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As a diabetic, I hate these stories.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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BKT
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Same here.
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My ex is a type 1 diabetic, and she's constantly keeping watch over her sugars and her overall health. I can only imagine what it must be like when
you're a touring musician.
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Quote: Originally posted by Johnny_Whistle  | | My ex is a type 1 diabetic, and she's constantly keeping watch over her sugars and her overall health. I can only imagine what it must be like when
you're a touring musician. |
I am typer 1 as well. It has forced me to live a healthy life and keep myself in shape. You are right as a touring musician that would be a really
hard thing to do.
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clevohardcore
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That shit stinks so bad. Sometimes we get this in the hospital. They fucking fabreze the shit out of the ER when people come it with shit like that.
How the fuck you let it get like that is beyond me. There houses must stink. My family has a history if diabeties but not this bad.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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i worked for a severe diabetic last summer who didn't take care of himself.
ate bad
popped glucose tabs all day long
was on the meter thing too.
he ends up in the ER twice a year, and he goes into rage if his sugar drops.
i swear to god I thought I was going to have to take him to the ER daily.
well he's nuts too so there you have it
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clevohardcore
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There is one guy that has been in our hospital twice to have part of if leg removed. Then a year or so later when I saw him he had it lopped off even
higher because he never took care of himself. Dude had like another 6" taken off
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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my friend's dad went like that with both legs, chopped bit by bit.
poor guy rotted away.
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clevohardcore
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Thats really fucking disturbing when you think about it. Just change eating and physical activity habits. No need to lose limbs.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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