Mummy Unwrapped

[judifilksign]

 My wrist and thumb mummy wrappings came off this morning.  

Lots of purple dots from where the doctor marked up my hand for the procedure.  Lots of blue knotted threads sticking out jauntily.  Bright yellow skin, which at first I thought was bruising, then realized was the stuff they painted my hand with to make it sterile.  I will have a boom-a-rang shaped scar.  Weird not to have a bump where I have had a lump for the past year, though.

My hand and wrist tingled like anything to be released from the wrappings.  It was nice to bend my wrist back and forth again.  It was depressing to realize that bandage or no, I still cannot bend my thumb.  I know my tendon was cut into, and will need time to heal, but I guess I thought I'd be all better as soon as the big bandages came off.

So now, I have layered flexible fabric BAND-AID bandages about my thumb, and at least my hand is cooler.

But I guess Burton will have to wait a little bit longer.  *sigh*

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Glad everything is healing well. It took my daughter about two weeks, but her tendon wasn't cut into. So do expect longer.
Do bug them for PT to help you get that thumb back. Burton will appreciate it. ;)

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I'm not even at a full week until tomorrow, so really, I'm doing well. I just want to do so many things right away...