Thoughts From the Dirty City

Just a quick update:

Last week I wrote about the tragic mishap that led to me needing 7 (I counted when the bandage came off) stitches. I’m not posting the picture of it all unwrapped (you’re welcome) but I will post this one:

I took that yesterday and today’s bandage is even smaller! Hooray for being able to use my left hand again. Still have to keep it clean and dry and stuff, but for the most part all the pain and discomfort is gone. And now that the bandage is shrinking I can wiggle my fingers. That means the cramping and aching from keeping it straight all the time (due to the bandage) is going away.

It still looks gross under there, but no where near as bad as I was expecting. The healing process has started so the skin is shrinking. I can already see and feel some scaring and the skin is getting that nice shiny dead look. Eventually that will fade and the skin will soften up. I remind myself of this every time I clean it.

The really good news is my nail. There is some bruising where the stitches are but I don’t think it is going to fall off. Another hooray for manicures in the not so distant future!!

The stitches come out on Tuesday. I’m more nervous about that than I care to admit. But my friends assure me it is totally painless so I’m trying not to freak. Additionally, I am so ready to not have stitches anymore that the fear is balanced out.

I know I’m still giong to have a bit of time before it is totally healed. My hope is that after the stitches come out I will at least be fully functional again. As of right now, typing and washing my hair among many other things are still a royal pain in the ass.