Going Pop!

Just when everything seemed to be going well, I have had a set back in my recovery. Last Tuesday, I was going to get some lunch when a 1 cm hole opened in my wound and drained about a pint of fluid all over my kitchen floor.

As you can imagine, I was pretty scared and gave my doctor a call right away. They said that it was a good thing that all that fluid drained. I was scheduled for an appointment for Friday anyway. The doctor took a sample of the fluid to see if my wound is infected. I have not been running a fever or feeling ill but I'll find out this Thursday for sure.

The biggest issue that I was having was that the wound wanted to drain every time I stood or sat up. The doctor has me (well my wonderful wife has to) putting packing in the wound twice a day which helps a lot. On the down side, the removal and insertion of the packing into the wound just about drives me nuts. Of all that I have gone through this bothers me the most. There is just something about having this hole and "stuff" going in and out. I can't even watch. I hope this is all over soon and I can get back to total recovery.