Yesterday I saw the reconstruction surgeon Dr. Friedrich the second time and I told him and shown him my rashes on good skin of left calf area from his wound nurse massaged my wounded leg with a new cream last time and it coasted the rash for the last four weeks…..it was so awful that I have not slept well all those time under the wound nurse Rhonda’s care in Federal Way UW clinic………
Dr. Friedrich wanted to send me to a dermatology doctor but I can’t have an appointment for
another 2-3 weeks or months, don’t know why, making an appointment to see a doctor here has to be this painful………..hope by the time I have an appointment my rashes will be all gone……
September’s visit to Dr. Friedrich, he looked at the size of my wound and said that he can only do the reconstruction surgery for me a year after skin grafted, for they need the grafted skin well massaged and be as soft as surrounding good skin so the reconstruction work could take place…..this time he was happy with grafted skin and surrounding area had greatly improved but he can only hope that I will be in good enough condition to receive the reconstruction surgery in another 3-4 months instead of a whole year from the skin graft surgery done in South Africa.
At the main time I should see the Dermatologist and have my rashes all cleared than have Dr. Friedrich reassessed again on my wound condition and the possiblity of schedule for
reconstruction surgery in early 2012.
I tried so hard not to be depressed for the last four weeks, not until Dr. Friedrich reduced the length of waiting for the reconstruction surgery from a year to six months after skin grafted in South Africa that kind of brighten me up a little……..now have to wait for an appointment for the dermatologist………..well, things just getting pilled up as always, isn’t it?……
This time they arranged me to see the physiotherapist too, for the first time to have my left toes and angle strengthen up, hope with this exercise I can bend my foot into my hiking shoes to try a real hiking for the first time.........but weather here gets gray and cold and rainy often times now.....hope by the time when I can fit into my hiking shoes, there will be good weather and good friends to accompany me for my first hike in the woods......
Hope you all are in great health and in wonderful spirits........I miss you all........Cheng 10/28/2011
