Infusion and Wound Repacking

WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS

Today I went to my infectious disease doctor with my camera and shot the antibiotic infusion and the wound repacking.

Please note that the pictures of the wound are disturbing. These are all self portraits--the nurse was kind enough to work with me to get good shots!

These first two images are of my getting my daily dose of Ceftriaxone. Thank God for the cool recliners.





However, I am just biding my time because in a few minutes they will unpack the wound, and I'm not looking foward to it--I know what it feels like, and it's not fun...

Next up is the unpack. Hmmmm. It's kind of like pulling a shoelace out of a shoe. This is where I try to keep from barfing...














Finally, it's out. One more shot of the wound. I skipped the repacking. That didn't feel good at all, so I set my camera down...

But not before taking one last shot of the hole. Don't you just love the human body? BTW, that "other" little scar below the hole is from my appendectomy back in college....