Today I met Lippy! He's pretty cool.
Short version: #1.) Have my home health care, Visiting Nurse Assn of Florida, attach a V.A.C. to my wound. VAC therapy is a medical device, system, that creates a vacuum. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a therapeutic technique using a vacuum dressing to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and enhance healing. This will help with new skin growth prior to doing a skin graft.
#2.) Meet again next Tuesday to check the site. If continued improvement sustained, we quickly schedule and do the skin graft.
#3.) After the surgery, keep graft immobilized, elevated above your heart, for a week. (you can get up to cook, eat, bathroom breaks. otherwise stay off Leg.)
4.) Then, live happily ever after. (honestly i dont know anything past that, but expect some time for healing to continue.) Time will tell.
The Doctors visit today was pretty quick but not anywhere near as horrible as i expected. Dr. Lippy was pleasant and spent lots of time to explain all the possible scenarios i should expect going forward. He was pleased with the progress of the wound so far and optimistic we can keep to our tentative timeline. I was thrilled to get out of the office with no pain and no tears!
I hope your legs are already beautiful
and that you dont have any hideous scars.
-Peg Leg Pirate Captain Skip
Lynn, the question sister asks: "why is there no mention of Butt Wound care after the skin graft?" Frankly, i was so happy that i didnt get a lot of PAIN today that i forgot to even quiz him on the donor site. GREAT QUESTION LYNN. I'll put that one down for next week when i see him again.
*If anybody else thinks of a good question, please ask it in the Comments.
Thanks for...ahhhh........ 'covering my donor site.'
