Medical Update
S heila and I went to my primary care doctor this morning for a follow-up visit pertaining to my partially amputated left thumb. The plan was to make sure there is no infection, make sure it is healing well and, if it is ready, start removing stitches. My doctor says that, considering the situation, my thumb is looking very good so that is good. This means that Sheila and I did a good job of keeping it clean even though that was unbearably painful! After taking a close look at the wound, she decided that at least some of the stitches needed to come out today. She was afraid that the skin would start healing around and over the stitches so they needed to come out. Unfortunately, I still have some exposed nerves and the whole area is hyper-sensitive. Removing the first couple of stitches was painful but 'tolerable'. The next couple of stitches were unbearably painful though. Just touching around the area was remarkably painful. My whol...