WARNING! Some people may find many of these pictures pretty gross. If you do not want to look at an open wound, go back to the main page by clicking here.
This page will change every few days as I add more recent pictures.
| Nov. 7, 2006
The morning before surgery. Just above Lew’s belly button is his zipper from his facia repair about 35 years ago. |
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| Nov. 8, 2006
The day after surgery in Intermediate Care. Lew’s right kidney was removed because of a golf ball size Kidney Cancer growth. His left bowel was resected to remove a Colon Cancer mass. |
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| Nov. 11, 2006
The line in Lew’s neck was attached with three staples. |
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| Nov. 15, 2006
There are 34 staples down his front. |
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| Nov. 15, 2006
This picture was taken in profile to accent swelling of belly. |
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| Nov. 16, 2006
Nine days after surgery the infection is starting to become evident around Lew’s belly button. |
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| Nov. 18, 2006
Due to the infection, Lew had to be partly opened up again. Six staples were removed. The opening stays packed with wet gauze. Outside the opening, he’s covered with dry gauze to wick the collecting fluid out of the opening. |
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| Nov. 21, 2006
Staples Out - Taped Up - Two Weeks After Surgery. |
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| Dec. 19, 2006
Preped for Second Re-Opening - Six Weeks after Surgery. The wound opened a month ago, hasn’t healed. It needs to be cleaned out. |
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| Dec. 22, 2006
3 Days After Re-Opening |
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| Dec. 23, 2006
4 Days After Re-Opening |
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| Dec. 24, 2006
5 Days After Re-Opening |
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December 25, 26 and 27, 2006. Looking closely, you can see the wound is starting to close. Not to worry — that growing red dot on the left is a pimple. And, yes, that thing just opposite it is Lew’s belly button.
December 28, 29 and 30, 2006. I’m dying of curiosity as to what that horizontal thing is in the middle of the opening. If you know, please let me know.
