OK, it's been a little over three months since all this started, and it's pretty much done. Right foot still hurts sometimes, but that's just because something like that takes a while to get completely back to normal. The area is still a little pink and swollen, but it isn't an open wound. Looks like… Read More »

The wound-vac is done.  Went to the wound doctor today and he said it was good to go.  Peeled off the last dressing, washed my whole foot with iodine to kill the bacteria that were building up under the plastic wrap, and changed it out for a regular cloth wrap.  Next step is possibly a… Read More »

Just got back from the wound care doc.  Received news that surprised absolutely nobody. I’m wearing this wound vac for another month.  Which means I don’t go back to work until late September instead of two weeks from tomorrow.  On the upside, the doctor said it looks good, definitely shrinking, it’s healthy, all that good… Read More »

Sometimes it's the littlest, dumbest things. It's been just over a month since the Saga Of The Foot really started. It had been acting up badly enough that I went to Urgent Care on 9 July, but it went berserk on 13 July. Thanks to the open wound, I had a bandage on my foot… Read More »

Back in Devil Monkey Laboratories.  Finally.  Foot is doing well enough that I can climb the stairs again.  Not often, but with my meds being on track I’m not running up and down the stairs to the bathroom every half hour either.  You’d be amazed how tired growing back a chunk of meat that size… Read More »

Saw the wound care doctor on Monday.  He looked it over really good, poked it with a stick (not joking), and said it looked really good.  Foot hole looks healthy, no infection, no tendon or bone visible, is getting shallower, and 4cm x 1.5cm x .5cm.  Had yet another follow-up appointment today, this one with… Read More »

It looks like I’ll be out on disability for the next six weeks.  Turning in all the short-term disability and FMLA paperwork tomorrow.  When I went to the doctor a week and a half ago to get my foot looked at, he said two months and we’ll go from there, so yeah.  Going in tomorrow… Read More »

So I found the pending charges for my trip to the hostibule. I'd seen the first part, which was revised up a hundred bucks or so, but knew there'd be more. Comes out to about $21,000 before insurance. That includes stuff like the $2,600 MRI, $3,000 in drugs, etc. On the upside, the ER component… Read More »