update

As you probably know, I woke up at 5am this morning wondering why my t-shirt was wet. Well my midline incision decided it needed to erupt out some blood and pus. Picture me making a not happy smirking face and saying "Uhh, yeah."

Wasn't I just at the doctor on Monday for an infection caused pocket in my other incision? Why yes I was. So of course I just can't stand to be away from any sort of medical thing. Why do you think I got with a physician? You think I have a fetish or addiction to/for "medicine"?

I don't!

My frequent patient medical miles got me a 2pm appointment today to let the surgery department have a look at my latest and least greatest piece of bodywork. They were not happy. I was not happy. So we were the perfect pair!

Until he decided the best thing to do right away is what is called an "I-N-D". Basically this means cut you open, the I in incise. Then, or the N in and, and D you for whatever comes out of you, draining. It's not fun. It hurts. There is blood. More than a little. So my scar around where my belly button used to be is now re opened, open for the business of draining stuff out.

But why? How come this is happening? Whenever I get to the cusp (one of my favorite words of all time) of healing I get some sort of infection. They are totally stumped. So what does a clueless doctor do? He orders a CT scan! Meow.

Now I'm waiting for my HMO to call me to schedule my "stat" CT scan. And for my wound culture from Monday to come back. And for all of my doctors to pow wow and decide what to do next. Another surgery to reopen, explore, debride and clean was instantly thrown out there.

So there you have it. You are totally updated. Both my wounds are infected. They sliced one of them open today. I'm waiting on more tests. No one has a clue why or how this is happening. Thus I wait.

OH, by the way.... I was supposed to do the Warrior Run this weekend. No go. I was advised not to do anything physical that would make me sweat or wear me out. Let alone doing that jumping over fire and crawling through mud. I'm still gonna go up there though and get my hat!! I mean, it's a cool furry Viking style hat with horns. No way am I wasting the chance to get that!