KiwiCat's updates

Today I drove for the first time since early November, after the hand physio gave the go ahead. It’s been quite the wait. I could have driven over the weekend but my only outings were to church and to dinner at my parents place, and both times I let my husband drive.

My short drive today was to the District Nurse and there I got more good news: my major surgery wound has finally healed enough that they can discharge me. No more dressing changes, no more dressings at all. Not or that, at least. It’s been a long road, the wound opened up and has been stubborn about healing fully, but we got there.

So now there’s just my finger.

We’re down to a simple gauze dressing, it’s healing up well. I see the hand physio again on Thursday and will continue to have regular appointments with her over the coming weeks, but that in itself almost feels normal since I was seeing her weekly from July to September. My current mobility is very limited but I’m working on it.

Also, this Friday I return to work, not just for a couple of days but properly. Even better, while I still can’t use that finger, I can use the others so typing is getting easier.

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