luckyguy17 - 3 weeks post op pics

[Luckyguy17]

well, well surgeon sewed my head back on at the request of the group

also pics with no shirt, so i can showoff fine physique (grin), ooppps time to cut back on food

scar is fading quite well

drain holes still very prominent and finally scabbing (4 in my case), but then again not much fever from 48 hours post op onwards...was burning up for 1st 48 hours, expecially when AC conked out on a very warm evening while in step down from ICU

still have the loose skin syndrome, as had blown up into the Michelin blimp in last days at hospital likely from fluid retention and not much upper body activities since op

 

[nngbwh]

your scar looks damn good for 3 weeks. Thanks for the update.

 

[ARGreenMN]

Looking good Gil. Can hardly even see the scar already! And your chest tube holes are looking better than mine - jealous Mine's still a big hole / dent. Seriously thinking about asking the surgeon this afternoon if it's too late to put a stitch or two in to close it up (not oozing at all - just is a hole/dent - looks like a belly button). Glad you finally got your head screwed back on straight! Enjoy the nice weather. Like you mentioned earlier, I'm anxious for a long walk today too. In fact, maybe I'll just walk up there to Canada and meet ya. Or better yet, let's meet halfway - not sure where that would be - hope it's not in the middle of Lake Superior or something.

 

[Ross]

I got you all beat. I can take my shirt off and go as Frankenstein at Halloween time.

 

[Mentu]

Gil, it is good to hear you are doing well. They must use a different glue in Canada; your scar is barely visible! Oh, and Andy, the dimples fill in with time. At 8 months now, I can still feel a slight depression but they look flat to the eye.

Larry

 

[Luckyguy17]

In fact, maybe I'll just walk up there to Canada and meet ya. Or better yet, let's meet halfway - not sure where that would be - hope it's not in the middle of Lake Superior or something.

Heh Andy, if we both start walking now, we might meet halfway by about November/December, but we would surely be fit (Grin)

 

[Luckyguy17]

Mentu,

no glue on incision that am aware of , had Kryptonite glue done on bone, but there were 54 metal staples holding things together on the incision for 1st 10 days...did post a pic somewhere around end of May, I'll see if i can track it down...maybe staples leave less of a scar or something, but am quite sure that the multi drain holes have many more weeks of healing until they fade

no big deal anyways, thought it might be wise not to register any running marathons or beauty pageants for the next few months (grin)

Gil

 

[malibu82]

wow that is looking really nice! way better without all those staples! this is probably a dumb question but how did they get those staples out? did it hurt? the first thing i thought when i saw your first picture was OUCH!

looking good!

 

[ARGreenMN]

Gil, I just mapquested it, and it looks like halfway is somewhere near Saginaw, MI. But since I'm gonna have to walk all the way around the southern end of Lake Michigan, Nov/Dec may be optimsitc. I'd say more like early Jan lol. I'm catching a plane back home though - I don't need to be in THAT good of shape

 

[Luckyguy17]

Thanks guys and gals,

Malibu, staples thing had me bothered as well, but turned out to be not so bad, although my 70ish old nurse probably had lots of experience

procedure quite simple, tug one side, tug other side, grab and remove....each feels like a pinch 54 x 3 or about 20 minutes total

Andy, think i prefer Eric's idea of meeting in Hawai, walking not an option (smile)

 

[ottagal]

wow that is looking really nice! way better without all those staples! this is probably a dumb question but how did they get those staples out? did it hurt? the first thing i thought when i saw your first picture was OUCH!

looking good!

Gil,
I was thinking the same thing as Malibu82. Your scar looks amazing! I can hardly see it. Good on you.

 

[Bina]

Great scar. Mine didn't even look that good a year later. But I've now got 2 belly buttons!
Oh, the staple removal was a bitch, but well worth it.

 

[malibu82]

Thanks guys and gals,

Malibu, staples thing had me bothered as well, but turned out to be not so bad, although my 70ish old nurse probably had lots of experience

procedure quite simple, tug one side, tug other side, grab and remove....each feels like a pinch 54 x 3 or about 20 minutes total

oh glad to hear it wasn't so bad!