Finger Avulsion Update
Well, I just got back from the doctor's office and my followup visit. Things are progressing very well, and the gel-foam cap that had been placed on the missing tip at the emergency room is now off.
I'm happy to say that a layer of nice pink skin (very thin, but still a layer) has formed on the end of the finger, and the doctor thinks it is progressing nicely. There's nothing open on it, thankfully, so I just need to keep up with bandaids and a little Neosporin.
Dr. Herlands says he thinks I might not need any skin grafting, so that is encouraging.
It will probably be a numb spot on my finger, since he is pretty convinced the nerves there are gone. I told him that would be fine, since it would match my numb skull from having done such a trick.
He said not to feel bad ... two days after I came in to see him post-emergency-room visit, another one of his patients came in with the exact same thing. Must be something in the water, I guess.
I'm happy to say that a layer of nice pink skin (very thin, but still a layer) has formed on the end of the finger, and the doctor thinks it is progressing nicely. There's nothing open on it, thankfully, so I just need to keep up with bandaids and a little Neosporin.
Dr. Herlands says he thinks I might not need any skin grafting, so that is encouraging.
It will probably be a numb spot on my finger, since he is pretty convinced the nerves there are gone. I told him that would be fine, since it would match my numb skull from having done such a trick.
He said not to feel bad ... two days after I came in to see him post-emergency-room visit, another one of his patients came in with the exact same thing. Must be something in the water, I guess.
posted by Lee at
7/25/2005 12:21:00 PM
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