My Journey with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

"On the girl's brown legs there were many small white scars. I was thinking, do those scars cover the whole of you, like the stars and the moons on your dress? I thought that would be pretty too, and I ask you right here please to agree with me that a scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. But you and I, we must make an agreement to defy them. We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived."

- Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Incision Update

My incision is looking better, it's not great, but it's better than what it was a week ago. I'm still on antibiotics, which make me nauseous every time I eat, but they seem to be doing their job with the infection. My incision hasn't closed up anymore, but there isn't as much granulated tissue (which was preventing my incision from closing), and it doesn't seem to be as oozy. Both good things. When I change my dressing there is a little bit of blood, which is a good thing and shows signs that it's healing. Before there wasn't really any blood, just excess fluid.

I'm going to PT later today and then again tomorrow. Also, tomorrow I go to see my old knee surgeon's PA again to have my incision checked and make sure it's moving in the right direction.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Glad to hear you can see some improvement. My thoughts are with you.
    Love Ama Jo

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