And for those who have been waiting. My foot makes it appearance!


So, after 2 full days in the same bandaging, I decided to hit the pharmacy, buy some sterile gauze and wrapping. It was a hassle getting there, but we arrived (Tom, my faithful wheelchair pusher came with) and I also ordered myself some Muletas. (Crutches, cause I’m gonna need them). Apparently crutches that support 6’6”ers aren’t readily available. However, I paid for some, and I can pick them up on Monday. Awesome.


Back then we went to the hotel, on the way, swinging buy a DODGY section of town in search of earbud headphones. I suppose we should have told the taxi driver that we didn’t need want just any pair. (Tom likes his music and the $1.50 set he ended up with aren’t going to cut it).

Back at the hotel we didn’t do a lot of much until I got off my ass, stopped surfing the web (great Wifi in the room) and whipped out the goods I had bought earlier. I laid them out in preparation, and then started removing my old bandages.

They looked like this… Ugh. Leakage.




A little deeper and it didn’t look so gnarly.




I do have some decent bruising though. Niiiiiice.




Hmmm. The incision is longer then I remember. I didn’t get a look at it before though…




Fully removing the gauze caused a bit of pain for sure… Like peeling a scab.




Ahhhh, the full frontal!




A little closer.




Next to a pack of Cigarettes for size comparison. I’m guessing about 5 inches? 12.5cm?




And, after application of some Neosporin, brand new sterile cotton, and a clean new wrap, it went in a clean sock. Presto.




I was well pleased with how well the stitching appeared in comparison to the incision. When the doctor told me I had only received 11 stitches, I was worried that there might be some gaps between the stitches that were significant enough to promote a less than satisfactory healing process. I was happy to see that I worried in vain.

Hopefully the bone heals well!

--Alex

__________________
NJ, NR, NBTTN