Let the good news roll on!

Jacob came today and did my wound change and there was some slough in the bottom of it, but otherwise it looked a bit smaller and more shallow. He was able to scrape out a lot of the slough. My hopes remain high, even if it takes forever to avoid any kind of major surgery.

Last night I actually had to take a pain pill because it actually was hurting some. This is good news actually because the thing feels as dead as it appears and I haven't had much of any sensation from it... even after extreme debriding. The pain felt like a pinching sensation. This may mean better circulation to the wound (i.e. pain sensitivity) and also the VAC is working on cinching it up. The pain was even while I was up in my chair and no pressure on it, so that was/is a first. Jacob still remains leery on the prognosis. But, I remain positive.

Also, I am so happy because my claim finally was approved for my short term disability pay for work. They work with a 3rd party company that denied my claim first. So my boss worked with HR and they got it for me. I love my company. I got a check yesterday for the back pay. This will help with some of the medical bills rolling in!

We have a team party on Wednesday at the Hula Hut which should be a nice day and fun, and my boss also picked me to be a mentor to some of the new hires starting on Thursday. I hope the positive vibes keep flowing in!!

I have some other good news I can't quite talk about publicly yet, stay tuned!

Today is football day, so my dad and 3 brothers (Jamie, Ryan, and Eric) and my nephew Lucas, and Jo Ann's nephew Joel are all over here. I will be so glad when Jo Ann gets here so we can have "girl time!"