Here are a few photos from my recent abdominal incisional hernia surgery (those of you faint of heart shouldn't scroll down!): |
 First day home from hospital; still bandaged but JP drain is collecting fluids well | |
 First day after removal of original dressing. JP tubing showing full flow of fluids and reddish, bruised area around staples. | |
 More of same. | |
 Closeup of area showing staples and nasty bruising. Redness has mostly turned yellow, black, and blue. | |
 Second closeup of staples and improved coloration of bruising (somewhat). | |
 First day after removal of JP drain and staples. Got steri-strips on incision and gauze dressing over JP tube insertion point. | |
 Lower part of incision showing extra goopy part under the steri-strips. This was the last area for the steri-strips to fall off on their own. That took almost two weeks after they were applied! | |
 August 19, healing well, still pretty red. Notice wider, redder part near bottom. |
 August 25, continuing to heal. |