Day 114 Old Wounds

 

What to wear for a surgical procedure?? Humor me while I backtrack to catch you up to speed. A year and a half ago I had the great idea to do a bit of gardening, foolish of me. The ground was wet and as I climbed up out of a gully my foot slipped sending me face first on my paved driveway, ouch! It was a pain explosion followed by a steady blood flow. I was home alone, not sure how bad the injury was so called a friend to come help me assess. Upon her arrival she immediately brought me to the ER, where they seemed as concerned as she was! I had hit my forehead pretty badly as well as smashed and cut my nose. The dr. confirmed my nose was broken and I had a mild concussion, no one seemed concerned about the cut,  just the broken nose and head injury! A few days later I underwent surgery to straighten out the bones in my poor nose, again, ouch! As I healed I noticed the cut seemed to still have a piece of gravel in it from my driveway, but figured it might work its way out. I tried to help it along by steaming it and picking at it but that darn piece of gravel wouldn't budge. It looked like I had a blackhead, not the look I go for. My dermatologist suggested I have it surgically removed before scar tissue envelops it and creates a bump. So here I am a year and a half later finally going in to have that darn piece of gravel taken out! It was a quick procedure and only needed a couple/few small stitches. I took the before photo knowing I'd be bandaged up for a week, crossing my fingers the new scar won't be too bad. So, what to wear for a surgical procedure? Well, when it's your face I recommend anything button up so nothing has to hurt coming off. This jean dress was perfect for the day with full front buttons. I wore my comfy boots with a tan sweater that looks like it came out of someones grandfathers closet. You'll have to check back tomorrow for bandage picture, I'm not one to share gory photos so don't plan on sharing the uncovered wound until it's healed.