huge grossness alert

Below is a picture of John’s surgery site. Warning: If you are easily grossed out, then don’t look at the picture. It’s really nasty. Now it’s starting to bruise up real nice with all kinds of pretty colors. Tonight was my first time seeing it without the bandages, and I kinda wish I didn’t have to. But he got shower clearance so I had to re-dress it afterwards. Just call me Nurse Nancy. Not. He has 21 staples and it’s going to be a really ugly scar. Guess this doctor isn’t too interested in the plastic surgery aspect.

He was a much better patient today (I guess after reading the below blog entry and reducing me to tears yesterday was a small wake up call) and he actually took it sorta easy. Sorta. There was still work and computers involved of course. And newspapers too. But he’s not feeling so great and I think he realized he HAS to slow down and let it heal. I think he was not expecting to feel this banged up. Well, they did drill a hole thru his spine!!! Hello….