Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Day 18: Staples Off, Cast On! (My B-day)

This won't be a proper post because I still need to cram for a test, but I wanted to touch base with everyone since it's been so long since my last post.

Today happens to be my birthday...a lot of family drama to be honest, but I'm not going to launder my dirty laundry here.
While today certainly wasn't what I had in mind, I guess I can't complain since I'm still alive. I just got to keep reminding myself that each day is a gift and I know I'm extremely lucky despite it all.

The surgical staples were yanked out today without any lidocaine or any other numbing agent.  It didn't hurt as much as I expected but it definitely wasn't painless. A lot of puss came oozing out as some of that black coagulated blood was disturbed.

Casts are so easy to put on now! They just wet some bandages and wrap it tight and in 2 min., it's dry — presto! A few minutes of work and $300 is spent, yikes!

(Stay tuned.  I'll update this post tomorrow.)

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