Goals are to be reached, wounds are to heal · 2008-09-17 12:58
It's been a while since my last update. To be honest I haven't really felt like it, even though I've had bloggable material. The constant background pain of my knee has slowly resided. Now it's little more than an occasional annoyance, usually triggered by overly-tight dressing. One thing I didn't know about the human body is that we need skin to form a scab over a wound - when we lose skin, scabs don't appear.
For the last three weeks, and to right now, I have an area of raw flesh visible over my knee. Needless to say, this needs constant attention to prevent infection and is the bane of my life. The damn thing smells like a vagrant because I haven't been able to get the dressings wet, therefore no washing of that area.
I think I've learned my lesson already - I just want the damn thing to heal. The nurse who does my dressing every day reckons another week. I hope to christ she's right.
I will always wear all of my gear, every time, even for short trips, from now on.
The Hoon reckons I got off light - now I know what it's like to be in a motorcycle accident. I'd have to agree. I had always wondered what it was like, now I know and it didn't cost me any digits, toes, limbs or broken bones.
In unrelated news, I've finally managed to weigh in at a hefty 80kg. This has been a goal of mine since about this time last year, when I started working out in earnest. "To be a bit of a bruiser" was the aim, I seem to remember. Finally, after eating everything in sight for months, and going to the gym 2-3 times a week, I've done it. Feels great, looks much better than skinny nerd too :-)
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