My colleague Randy came by tonight to look at my wounds. As head of plastic surgery at USC, he is probably qualified enough to give his opinion. Good news: just keep it clean, change the dressing every day (damp dressing), and try to stay off the knee, avoiding flexing it. Whew. No skin off my arse (literally). I still have some paranoia about a staph infection (or just general wound infection), but ever vigilant. Sharon went to the local medical supply store so now I have a bunch of zeroform dressing, peroxide, gauze, and all the other accessories.
So its into the shower tomorrow morning, then a fresh dressing. Repeat every day. I'll be out of vicodin soon though....oh well, the pain is subsiding a bit. Work from home this week, then likely rent a car with an automatic transmission so I can drive (no way to work a clutch right now). We'll see how long it takes to heal, but it's all good. Considering any of the alternatives, I'm way ahead of the game. And thanks to all my friends and colleagues who have offered to help out. And of course to Sharon for hanging on when it went down, and being a trooper of epic proportions.
