Wednesday, May 17, 2023

toe update

This is the first time this has happened since last October:

Not a single drop of blood!

We shouldn't get too excited, of course: I'm still leaking into my bandage:

It's a smaller and smaller leak.

But this is a good sign that real healing has been happening. The wound is definitely closing if my heavy ass isn't squeezing more fluid out of my toe when I walk. The stains on my sock and bandage have served me well as markers of progress: the healing proceeds apace. I still can't judge when I won't be leaking anymore, but I continue to think I'll be distance walking by summertime. Just in time for the hot weather!

Here's what the wound looks like now:

I'd call that an improvement from even just four days ago.

The nightmare will soon be over. This has been quite an adventure—not one I'd like to experience again anytime soon.



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