July 21, 2014 – Eureka!
Warning – this post contains a graphic description of a
medical procedure that may be disturbing to some readers.
At last, the likely culprit causing Elliott’s nasty
infection has been found. On Sunday
afternoon, the surgeon re-opened the stitches, probed deeply (ouch), and discovered a
thick splinter of wood, about one inch in length, embedded in the wound. The extracted object is pictured below.
Elliott was in quite a bit of pain afterwards and, of
course, he’s continuing his intravenous antibiotics. We’re hopeful now that the redness and
swelling will subside quickly. A
gigantic piece of red velvet cake (baked by our talented neighbor, Mike) seemed
to be helping in his recovery.
No word yet on when he will be home again. It’s been a stressful time for me, as
well. At least I had my fused glass
workshop on Sunday to keep my mind occupied.
I had my first taste of sandblasting, a tiring and time-consuming
procedure. The worst part is wearing the
protective mask over my mouth and nose.
It makes me claustrophobic. Matt
and I are continuing to learn new techniques, and are developing ideas for a
larger project.
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| The sandblaster (glass piece goes inside, arms go in through the holes) |
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| Sandblasted piece ready for intermediate firing |
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| My "plaid" layered piece |
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| Matt with some of his recent pieces |
Woah, how did that get in there? With that out of the way, Elliott should be feeling a lot better now. Both of you must have felt relieved when they yanked that out. I hope the infection did not last long after! And I'm sure that cake surely helped make him feel better! Take care!
ReplyDeleteJavier Carol @ U.S. Healthworks, Everett (Broadway)