Well, I thought I would give an update. It has been a long week. I went to the doctors on Wednesday and was told that my wound will be a very slow healing process. Taking weeks and weeks...at least 1 month and my wound would slowly heal from the inside out. I am so devastated by this. The pain is intense and I am home bound. I was also having heart palpitations and ended-up finding out that my pulse and blood pressure is high. I had an EKG done...Thank God it was OK. I am now taking a beta blocker. The doctor thinks it is due to the pain level. This week has not been good.
The visiting nurse finally came on Tuesday along with a Worker's Comp rep. She basically treated me like I was 100 years old and kept putting words in my mouth. It was kinda creepy. She told me how to get out of my house in an emergency, to keep a flashlight next to me, hold on to things when I walk. I know they are obligated to do that, but it was a little annoying. She was also suppose to bring everything with her (to pack my wound) and of course she wasn't prepared. I also think she was more concerned with "her" getting contaminated than keeping my wound sterile. She put her gloves on and then picked up her pen, touched stuff other than my wound care things. She also hardly packed anything into the wound and acted like she had never done it before. Even the Worker Comp lady seemed concerned. I called her later and told her we would pack and care for my wound. She said that they would still have to come out a couple times a week to check it. So the nurse is coming in a few. No new pics today. The wound looks pretty much the same. I am out of work again which is a whole other subject. Happy V Day!