{"id":12130,"date":"2017-09-22T11:01:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=12130"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T16:29:57","slug":"keeping-up-the-fight-after-nearly-losing-a-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/keeping-up-the-fight-after-nearly-losing-a-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping up the fight after nearly losing a leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The Army parachutist had jumped out of airplanes at night, done three tours in Afghanistan, one in Kuwait and served in Korea and Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl Scott had joined the Army at 19, sacrificing a chance to go to college.<\/p>\n<p>Close buddies had gotten killed in combat and Jandl had lined up far too many times over 20 years to salute service members as they headed home in flag-draped caskets.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the danger he faced, Jandl, now 41, never suffered a scratch overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Then, back home last April, stationed at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Jandl decided to go into his office on a Saturday morning to get a little extra work done. A first sergeant, nearly the highest rank for an enlisted soldier, he supervised 250 young people and liked getting paperwork done early or on weekends so he could keep his door open and check up on his folks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12132\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12132\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo.webp\" alt=\"Jandl Scott poses on an outdoor basketball court. Dotors were able to save his legs after a terrible car accident.\" width=\"418\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo.webp 810w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo-243x300.webp 243w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo-768x948.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo-122x150.webp 122w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044516\/Jandl-basketball-photo-200x247.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army 1st Sgt. Jandl Scott enjoys playing basketball after doctors saved his leg following a high-speed car crash. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jandl was minutes from arriving safely at his desk when disaster struck.<\/p>\n<p>He was driving his black Dodge Durango around a curve on a two-lane stretch of East 6<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue near Tower Road. It was 8:01 a.m. Suddenly, a silver Hyundai full of teens who had been out all night, crossed into Jandl\u2019s lane and crashed head-on into his car. He saw the car for just a second and tried to yank his steering wheel to the right. 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Jandl had been going about 50, so the combined impact speed was 125 miles per hour. Cushioned by air bags and strapped into his seat belt, Jandl stayed in the Durango as it spun and flipped, landing back on its wheels.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t remember the crash or flying through the air. He came to and gulped for air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI woke up scared. There was broken glass and metal everywhere. I tried to get out, but the door wouldn\u2019t open. Luckily, the car wasn\u2019t on fire,\u201d Jandl said.<\/p>\n<p>His training kicked in and he started assessing the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking, \u2018I\u2019ve got a little blood, but I think I\u2019m OK.\u2019 Then I went to move my right leg and that\u2019s when the pain set in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jandl reached down and felt something protruding out of his leg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh man. That\u2019s bone,\u201d he thought to himself.<\/p>\n<p>All he could do was wait for help.<\/p>\n<p>A crew from the Aurora Fire Department was first on scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, are you OK?\u201d one of them asked Jandl.<\/p>\n<p>He was wearing civilian clothes since it was a Saturday. He gave the first responders a quick, thorough update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m military. I have TRICARE. I\u2019m not allergic to anything. I have a broken bone and an open fracture. My blood type is B positive. I probably have a concussion. But my leg is the big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12134\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12134 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized.webp\" alt=\"This picture shows Jandl Scott's smashed Dodge Durango. In the background, you see a firetruck and several firemen are right near the wrecked Durangeo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22045427\/Jandl-car-crash-photo-sized-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jandl Scott&#8217;s Dodge Durango was comletely destroyed after he got hit in a head-on collision. Photo courtesy of Jandl Scott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As paramedics worked to extract Jandl, he looked over and saw that the young people in the other car were in terrible shape. None had been wearing seatbelts. Jandl later learned that the driver died on impact. A passenger sleeping in the back was ejected and died soon after arriving at the hospital. The passenger in the front seat survived. All were close in age to Jandl\u2019s son Brandon, who was 18 at the time. Their deaths would haunt Jandl, just like the Army buddies he had lost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could have been me. It could have been Brandon,\u201d he thought to himself.<\/p>\n<p>But he had survived. And though he hadn\u2019t been in a war that morning, Jandl now faced one of the biggest battles of his life. Helping him was a team of doctors, nurses and physical therapists from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-university-of-colorado-hospital-uch\/\">UCHealth\u2019s University of Colorado Hospital<\/a> who refused to let Jandl lose a leg or lose hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018A huge sacrifice\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jandl grew up in Alabama and Georgia. He split his time between his young mom, who wasn\u2019t ready to be a parent, and loving foster grandparents who could only care for him when they worked it out with his mom.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl never met his father and his mom bounced from place to place as she struggled to get by with three young kids. By the time Jandl was in high school, he almost had lost count of the number of apartments he\u2019d called home. He was a good student, but every move chipped away at his GPA.<\/p>\n<p>As a young teen, he always worked. He was a busboy at a restaurant near the famed golf course in Augusta, Georgia that barred African Americans like him from joining. He helped maintain and paint rental homes and stocked groceries. The hours crawled as he loaded food on shelves, but Jandl played tricks with his mind. He\u2019d look at the clock early in the morning. Then he wouldn\u2019t look again for a while. He purposely guessed that hardly any time had passed. Then he\u2019d look up and be happy to know that it was a little later than he expected. \u00a0Learning to put a positive spin on struggles came in handy many years later as he fought to recover from the debilitating car accident.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl played football, basketball and ran track in high school. A man from a small college in Kentucky was interested in recruiting him as a defensive lineman for their football team, but he didn\u2019t want to live in Kentucky and no one pushed him to grab the opportunity. A friend was going to Alabama State University and encouraged Jandl to talk with a counselor there.<\/p>\n<p>He also went to see a military recruiter, who convinced him to enlist in the Army.<\/p>\n<p>Days before he was slated to leave for basic training, Jandl received an acceptance letter from Alabama State. He called the recruiter back and asked if he could delay his enlistment. The response sounded like a line from a bad movie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry son,\u201d the recruiter said. \u201cYou\u2019re in the Army now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jandl headed out for basic training. Of all places, he got sent to Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Those first weeks were full of brutal workouts and mental mind games, but Jandl put his trademark positive spin on things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at it as exercise and I was competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After eight weeks, he got his first leave and called his high school girlfriend. She broke the news that she was pregnant. Barely out on his own, Jandl now was going to be a father.<\/p>\n<p>He decided to be the kind of dad he never had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to break the cycle and be different. That\u2019s what pushed me through basic training,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His role models were his foster grandfather and Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the attentive African American TV dad that Bill Cosby made famous.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl and Brandon\u2019s mom didn\u2019t get married until many years later, but Jandl supported both of them and doted on Brandon whenever he got leave. When Brandon was a baby, Jandl loved taking him to visit his foster family in Tuskegee, Ala. By the time he was a teenager, the two were bonding over basketball and video games.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl served first in Korea, then in Kuwait. He returned home and volunteered to go to Airborne School, where he learned to jump out of airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was scared, but back then, we were averaging about $9.66 an hour,\u201d Jandl said.<\/p>\n<p>The pay for parachutists was a little higher and he had a family to support, so off he went.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll that wind is blowing in your face and you just go. The night jumps were the hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12133\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized.webp\" alt=\"Jandl Scott poses in his Army uniform. His doctors saved his leg after a terrible car accident.\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized-1024x629.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized-150x92.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/09\/22044530\/Jandl-lead-photo-sized-200x123.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jandl Scott jumped out of airplanes and did three tours in Afghanistan, but a car crash at home nearly cost him his leg. Photo by UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jandl never had to jump in combat. He worked as a gunner, manning a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and he worked in military intelligence and force protection during three tours in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Serving in the military gave him stability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a means for me to take care of my son,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But the losses were tough. About half a dozen close friends died in combat, including a 34-year-old father of two named Kyu Chay. He had survived a tour in Iraq and was on patrol in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up and killed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were at Fort Bragg together. He supported the Special Forces,\u201d Jandl said. \u201cHe was a caring individual. He tried to sympathize and understand people around him. I learned a lot from him, especially patience. That one was really heartbreaking. But they\u2019re all heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When people thank him for his service, Jandl thanks them for caring.<\/p>\n<p>But, he thinks few people understand all that service members endure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge sacrifice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl has now served in the Army for 21 years. Two months after the car crash, he was due to report to Miami, where he would be up for a promotion to the highest level he could attain. After reaching the pinnacle for enlisted soldiers, he planned to retire and settle down in one place, a luxury he had craved since childhood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the tenth place I\u2019ve lived in 21 years. I wanted (a stable home) after not having it with my mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jandl returned from his last tour in Afghanistan late in 2012 and soon after that received orders to move to Colorado. In 2013, he married Brandon\u2019s mom and they settled into a home on a cul-de-sac in Aurora. Brandon had done his first two years of high school in Florida and moved to Cherokee Trail High School for his last two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to give him something he never had, that family environment with both parents there, eating dinner at the table together and supporting him in sports,\u201d Jandl said.<\/p>\n<p>Life in Colorado was calm and happy until that April morning. The accident shattered Jandl\u2019s leg, but he refused to let it destroy his spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018We\u2019re in the business of saving limbs\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jandl\u2019s leg wasn\u2019t just broken. It was destroyed. Along with fractures in multiple places, he had lost a great deal of bone. One of his ICU doctors delivered devastating news. He thought Jandl would need an amputation.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl consulted with one of the hospital chaplains, who advocated for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the toughest individuals I know,\u201d the chaplain said. \u201cHe\u2019s jumped out of airplanes. He has served our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, the ICU doctor offered little hope: \u201cI\u2019m sorry. There\u2019s nothing I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That night, as Jandl pondered losing his leg and read in news stories that two of the young people in the other car had died, he wept. Then, he got busy trying to accept his new reality.<\/p>\n<p>The next morning, he was stunned when a fresh team of orthopedic experts arrived in his room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are you doing?\u201d one of the doctors asked as he updated students on Jandl\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl nervously listened for a word he didn\u2019t want to hear. Finally, he asked the doctor, \u201cSo you\u2019re not amputating?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, most definitely not,\u201d the doctor told him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the business of saving limbs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jandl was now part of UCHealth\u2019s Limb Restoration Program.<\/p>\n<p>And an entire team of experts was ready to help him get back on his feet. They didn\u2019t want him jumping out of airplanes any time soon. But, they were eager to repair his leg, help him walk and eventually get him back on the basketball court with Brandon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/som.cuanschutz.edu\/Profiles\/Faculty\/Profile\/21152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Jason Stoneback<\/a> is a complex limb reconstruction specialist, an assistant professor of orthopedics at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cumedicine.us\/providers\/orthopedics\/jason-stoneback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Colorado School of Medicine<\/a> and director of the Limb Restoration Program, a team of interdisciplinary experts that\u00a0jumps in when a patient is coping with complicated problems or is at high risk for amputation.<\/p>\n<p>Every week, about a dozen doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses and physical therapists meets to map out treatment strategies for patients like Jandl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re the best and the brightest out-of-the-box thinkers in each of their respective fields. It\u2019s very collaborative and the power of the program is the team-based approach,\u201d Stoneback said. \u201cTwelve heads are better than one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team includes experts on orthopedics, complex limb reconstruction, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, vascular and radiology interventionalists, infectious disease, wound care and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>They were eager to step up for Jandl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gentleman had served our country and been in very dangerous situations. Then, here at home is where he faces his most serious injuries,\u201d Stoneback said. \u201cWe were happy that we could be there to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stoneback performed post-traumatic reconstruction surgeries including bone grafts after Jandl lost about two inches of bone from his accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bone had come out of the skin. Some of it was crushed in the accident, some lost in the car and some of the bone was not alive,\u201d Stoneback said.<\/p>\n<p>Jandl also was dealing with a problem called compartment syndrome. In an injury like he suffered, pressure can build up in parts of the leg that can cause nerve and muscle death.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, Jandl has had 6 surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Loker, a nurse practitioner, and Lauren Lewis, a nurse, are both with the Limb Restoration Program. They have seen Jandl frequently for follow-up care. He always shows up with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is an amazing patient. He has a great outlook,\u201d Loker said. \u201cHe always rolls with the punches. He\u2019s an active guy and he was ready to get back to work. It was refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jandl spent 13 days in the hospital and went home in a wheelchair. Thanks to his many friends and large military family, Jandl had plenty of support. But he didn\u2019t like asking for help. He lives in a two-story home and he and his wife figured out the best way for him to get up the stairs. He\u2019d leave one wheelchair on the first floor, crawl out of it, then sit on the stairs and hoist himself up backwards one step at a time. They left a second wheelchair upstairs. Once he made it to the top of the stairs, Jandl would climb into the other wheelchair. It was a humbling struggle for a man who had been an athlete all his life.<\/p>\n<p>To cope with the pain from the injury and surgeries, Jandl had been prescribed several pain medications. After 33 days, he was frustrated that he didn\u2019t feel like himself. He\u2019d grown a full beard and had lost considerable weight. He decided it was time to wean himself off everything but occasional Tylenol pills. To handle the pain and get off the pills, he played games with his mind, like he had when he was a stock boy. He was supposed to take oxycodone every four hours, but he tried stretching to every eight hours, then every 12. Then, eventually, he gave it up altogether.<\/p>\n<p>After three months, he worked his way out of the wheelchair and started using a walker. Then he graduated to a cane. Throughout his recovery, he has continued to work at Buckley as much as possible. Two months ago he got rid of the cane.<\/p>\n<p>When pain creeps up on him, Jandl uses ice and tries not to dwell on it.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he focuses on his good fortune.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are always blessings. I have guardian angels,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Stoneback is convinced that Jandl will heal 100 percent. He knows his patient is still dealing with pain, but he expects that to keep getting better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has such severe trauma that it\u2019s going to take some time,\u201d Stoneback said. \u201cWe expect him to make a full recovery. We hope he\u2019ll be able to do anything he wants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what all this is about: restoration of his optimal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Jandl has started playing basketball again. Back when he jumped out of planes, Jandl was careful about how he landed. He\u2019s the same way now on the court. He\u2019s a little careful with his right leg.<\/p>\n<p>But, he gets a great sense of freedom as he dribbles, runs and makes shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to basketball, he works out hard on a stationery bike and does long sessions walking at an incline on a treadmill. Soon, he\u2019s hoping to hike up the steep railroad bed outside Colorado Springs. It\u2019s called the Manitou Incline and climbs nearly 2,000 vertical feet in less than a mile.<\/p>\n<p>As Jandl thinks of his future, he\u2019s planning to retire from the military soon. Through all his moves and over more than two decades, Jandl saved the acceptance letter he received from Alabama State. Now, he\u2019s considering dusting it off and finally embracing the chance to go to college.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever he lands, Jandl already has military friends all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s convinced that he survived the crash to do more good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here for a reason. I still have more work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army parachutist had jumped out of airplanes at night, done three tours in Afghanistan, one in Kuwait and served in Korea and Colombia. Jandl Scott had joined the Army at 19, sacrificing a chance to go to college. 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