The Good News and the Bad News.
Well the good news is the grafting scar near my ear has healed incredibly well. You can barely see it. Some areas have a numb sensation but nothing bothersome. My skin doesn't look crash hot in the pic because there is still the dressing tape glue.
Not so good news is that the graft didn't take. It seems the graft skin and scab died before all the healing and tissue bonding happened underneath so a new graft needed to be done. But the doctor is pleased with what he discovered under the scab. Despite being a deep wound it is healing well. I think the bleeding and perhaps the odd knock did not help the healing.
It's the cost that pains me the most. First time was knee buckling, second time floored me and I had to call in some favours.
I washed my hair before the surgery today (oh the joy) as I know it's going to be a week or two before I can do it properly again. Prior to that, I had my partner, David, wash my hair for me over the bathroom basin, so I didn't get the stitches wet. I showed him the scene from "Out of Africa" so we could set the standards! Ha ha. We had a good laugh. He complained I was not making the right "oh ah" noises that Meryl Streep made. I complained his prose was not as good as Robert Redford.
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