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Yes. To you it might be boring, but hey, it's my life, and until it completely heals, it's a daily part of that life (I truly won't be insulted if you skip my posts on it).
To update everyone still reading, I've been taking off the big Band-Aid every morning before showering (the water does not do any harm, and it doesn't even sting --although, of course, I'm careful not to wash the area). Then I dry off around the wound, put some of the medicated gel into it and put on a new Band-Aid.
I'd been doing this almost a week, beginning last Tuesday morning and for the first 5 days saw no difference in the size of the wound. But today I did--it definitely looked smaller to me. Just got back from the surgeon and indeed, it is smaller. New photo with measuring tool will be posted on flickr shortly (only for those who choose to see the set). He's very pleased. Needless to say, so am I. I'll see him again next Monday, leave for Florida the 11th and we both hope that it just might be closed up by the time I return to see him the 23rd.
To update everyone still reading, I've been taking off the big Band-Aid every morning before showering (the water does not do any harm, and it doesn't even sting --although, of course, I'm careful not to wash the area). Then I dry off around the wound, put some of the medicated gel into it and put on a new Band-Aid.
I'd been doing this almost a week, beginning last Tuesday morning and for the first 5 days saw no difference in the size of the wound. But today I did--it definitely looked smaller to me. Just got back from the surgeon and indeed, it is smaller. New photo with measuring tool will be posted on flickr shortly (only for those who choose to see the set). He's very pleased. Needless to say, so am I. I'll see him again next Monday, leave for Florida the 11th and we both hope that it just might be closed up by the time I return to see him the 23rd.
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(My mum turns 80 in a month or so and has been plagued by leg ulcers for the past 18 months. The arterial bypass she had two months ago seems to have helped, but it's much the same situation wrt. healing: hurry up and wait for the thing to start filling in. Meanwhile, it sucks.)
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"Peripheral circulation in the lower leg is notoriously dodgy"
Hah! In my instance I had to wait until the wound had healed before they'd do the stenting to improve the circulation in the leg . . . This may be another reason why E's is healing quicker than mine did.
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And it's not boring but then again, I'm a sadist (and you're a horror editor after all... who knows what microscopic life your wounds give birth to).
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I just posted the new photo. I asked Dr. P if he thought it was weird that I was posting photos. He kind of mumbled. I gave him a copy of Poe but told him I wouldn't quiz him on it and he doesn't have to read it if he chooses not to.
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Glad to hear it's healing up so quickly! (And jealous: the cavity in my own leg took a lot longer than this . . .)
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We didn't take photos of mine. Just sonar.
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Oh, all right then.
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Received. Today Flickr, tomorrow Playboy, eh?
The wound looks about the same diameter and depth as the one I had, perhaps 15% or 20% smaller if at all. Aside from that, and aside from the obvious fact that they're on different parts of the leg, they could be twins. Yours seems definitely to be clearing up faster than mine did . . . which may be because of the different area of leg: mine's just above the knee, so the relevant flesh gets flexed the whole time.
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http://community.livejournal.com/theinferior4/440452.html
then I updated the day after I got home from London:
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/158702.html
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/159624.html
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/161269.html
http://ellen-datlow.livejournal.com/163321.html
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