8TH MAY DRESSINGS AT HOME (GRAPHIC PICS)

it still looks so much better - than when i first saw it

lets hope it continues to improve

Chris

The cavity is healing well Peter -  but make sure those bumpy pink bits aren't over granulation, - so whilst it is a good idea doing your own dressings you need professionals making sure everything is OK.

I never did my own dressings as such , - only when the dressing fell off then I re-dressed it,  but never did anything more than putting a new dressing on, - I left the cleaning etc to the nurses just in case I caused an infection.

Look after this now Peter, you have come a long way and you must make sure everything is right.

Sorry to sound like a mother - which is what I am, and perhaps a little bossy too.!!!!

xxxLynn

hi lynn

thanks for the message.... i am being careful. this last week was the first time i have done it myself for a whole week without going to the walk in centre at the hospital and letting the nurses do it. logistically and financially that was becoming a nightmare to get to and back etc. tomorrow i am back at the plastic dressing clinic and i am sure they will let me know if i am doing anything wrong or if i can continue. but i know the wound isnt going to heal unless it is dry and it wont happen unless the wound it re redressed daily,  

the nurse at the walk in centre gave me a lesson in re dressing without infection and gave me gloves and a dressing tray kit and scissors and enough bandages to redress for at least a week. they are all district nurses and regularly teach patients how to do their own dressings.

and yes you are too bossy...! its bad enough having marsha on my back all the time .... oooh errr matron... so to speak!!!

have a good night

peter x

hi chris thanks for the message...

glad i took all the photos of my leg since a week after surgery up to present... when i think its not healing i look back and remind myself how it was.. its not so bad but i cant wait for the pain and numbness to go so i can get back to normal. the worst feeling is the lumpiness in the groin from the SNB but everyone says thats normal so i am ignoring it as much as i can and hope it will go away.

thansk for your comments

peter