Stitches

Don't worry, I won't put pictures of my incision until it looks completely healthy. This is the dressing I wore for a week after my surgery which kept pressure on my wound and immobilized my wrist. It is a huge relief to have it off as it was very tight after a week, plus, my hand absolutely stunk. I will know for next time to bath my fingers everyday so I can keep that sweet sweat smell to a minimum. The worst part about the smell was that I had to elevate my hand so I often had it resting on my chest, under my nose. Yuck! Anyway, now I'm washing my fingers many times a day and loving the luxury.

My stitches came out on Tuesday so I'm taking it quite easy this week. It was a good reminder to rest when the doctor and the nurse reminded me that I needed to take it really easy for at least 2 more weeks, and that my strength may take months to return. I'm not too happy about the resting bit as I do feel quite useless. I am able to do a few things, here is the list;

1) water the garden by hand, left hand

2) wash light dishes with my rubber gloves on

3) dress myself entirely

4) shower without assistance

I can not, however, do my hair, which I'm realizing is the hardest part of this whole thing. Vanity is a terrible thing, but it goes beyond vanity, it's my profession! It's like brushing my teeth to me, brush my teeth, do my hair, same thing! I guess it's fair that if I can't do my client's hair, I shouldn't be looking fabulous myself.

I have been very blessed to have so many friends make delicious meals for us. We've had two different lasagnas, minestrone soup, veggie burgers, pasta and sauce, roasted vegetables with couscous, and muffins, buns, cookies and other yummy treats. Thank you for taking such good care of our hunger!