Today was the meeting with everyone (but a doctor): nurses, social worker, the three therapists, and a host of other people who were never introduced to us. (which I suppose we should have asked about but we didn't). My sister couldn't get back to NY for it but it was really short, and we didn't get any more actual info than we received from Zinni ( Read more... )

Monday night my mom called and asked me to stay over Tuesday because she was very upset and didn't think she could stand being alone. So I went up to Yonkers, we visited my dad (who was much better), shopped for an electric razor for him, and went home. She made steak for dinner and then we watched Four Weddings and a Funeral, which I'd loved the ( Read more... )

Saw my surgeon/doc this evening and it's healing. Looked too icky to me for me to want to have it photographed. It's going slowwwwly. He said I could opt out of the unaboot at any time but he also said that a skin graft would be painful so...nah. I think I'll keep going for now. I'm probably going to have to find a surgeon who can change my ( Read more... )

He took off the dressing and I peeked (but not for long) and it's healing!!!Visibly. Much less like something took a chunk out of my leg. I had him take a photo (which I probably will NOT post--don't want to gross anyone out). Re-bandaged the leg, it hurt this time so I came home and just took two motrin. First time it's hurt this much but I ( Read more... )