Jewells of Thought

Yesterday I actually got to watch as my Therapist took apart my bandage. I don’t think I have really observed it due to the angles of the surgical site on my arm. This time though I saw the bandage come undone and then the boatloads of gauze keeping my surgical site dry and clean.

Still I didn’t see the actual site. Then I got to see and feel the receptionist who I knew was also a nurse cut my sutures. No dissolvables this time. I have to admit seeing my arm take on the mold of the gauze was a bit weird looking for me, even though I have seen it before. Thank goodness this is the last time.

I drove yesterday with and without the bandage. I did feel the weight of how much I drove on the way home. There is a much bigger story about yesterday that I was too queasy earlier to post. I will be working on that in the next couple of days. Talk about going all the way around the world that’s what it felt like. You will find out how crazy it got.

So I was told to wear bandaids over the incision site for 2 days and then that would be it. The sutures should be good. I had some troubles last night though. I was also told to wash the site when I got home, like I said it was a long day, we didn’t get home really until 8 ish after the Ladies Meeting. The bandaids that my Therapist put on were still really stuck on and my site was tender enough I didn’t want to force it off. So I gave up and decided to continue with that today.

After a nice warm bath, even though I can’t submerge my arm I can wash it. So I could finally enjoy this bath without my tried and true methods of keeping water off my bandaged arm. I did get them off but even after heat and water it still really hurt to get them off. This is where the queasiness started today and lasted a while unfortunately. I literally felt like the surgery just happened again and just tried to take it easy and stayed off from doing too much this afternoon.

Yet here I am; another phase of surgery done with. Sutures is now checked off the list, therapy is now in focus. However, I already have good movement compared to the last surgery 2 cm less of swelling to start with was awesome news. I do feel though, that there are muscles I haven’t used in a hundred years today though. I have orders to go over therapy exercises 4 times a day. I know these movements very well from 6 surgeries now dealing with my hand wrist and now arm.

You can see the difference where washing it really helped it. All the purple marker came off. It usually takes me several days to get it this clean. I did it in one day this time. It’s a miracle.

Do you get queasy that easily? I have gotten queasy before looking at the site, but I have had to mellow out by now. I guess my stomach didn’t get the message today.