Finally after almost 3 weeks my stitches are OUT! I am very happy with that, even though my foot hurts a lot after getting them out. Dr. L is a good guy but he wasn’t very good at taking stitches out in my opinion; being a nursing student I have learned how to take stitches out and he did not do them the proper way. Also he didn’t really sterilize his equipment properly. When he took the stitches out, he was ripping at my skin so much, it hurt like hell. I was squeezing Steve’s hand so hard I put dents in it. I haven’t had anything that painful for a while. Don’t think stitches are supposed to hurt that much, but anyways.

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Well my arms are slowly feeling better from my big crutches escapade, and my foot is getting better each day. What is really driving me nuts lately is the fact that I’m waking up at night due to itchiness. The skin is itchy and the incision is the worst. The stitches itch so bad sometimes I can’t even fall asleep. I will be so happy to get them out in a week. Icing my foot helps a bit, and keeping it elevated. The itchiness and the throbbing both seem to get worse when I put my foot down, I guess because all the blood rushes to it. I also still get random bone pain, and stabbing pain where the pin is inserted.

I’ve been trying to keep myself preoccupied but I’ve fallen into a bit of a funk lately being stuck inside. It hurts too much still to go out on crutches, but hopefully within a week or two that will change a bit. I’ve been trying to eat healthy but it’s not always easy. And it’s so hot here lately I feel like I’m melting.

I shall keep hanging on though. Trying to remember that this pain is temporary, and the bunion will be gone for good.

I got my dressing changed today! It was a little bit painful, but not too bad. I didn’t realize quite how much gauze had been on there; there was about 18 layers or so and it had bled through every single layer. When he changed the dressing, he left the bottom layer of gauze on because it was some special “silk gauze” and he said that ripping it off may rip the stitches. It feels good to have a new, fresh, non-bloody dressing on. I couldn’t see too much, but I did take some pictures.

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