Izzy's Leg: Update 9

There might only be a few more updates; Izzy's wound is starting to close really fast. I am pretty positive that the wound will be covered with new skin before the end of March. I am hoping for Friday the 27th, the last day of school before I am on Spring vacation.

I have an appointment with Dr. Tolley for Friday, April 3rd. I am keeping it wrapped until then even if the wound is completely covered by new skin. I imagine the skin is pretty delicate at this point, and I'd hate to have it break open.

I wanted to show how fast the wound is closing. These three photos were shot over a one week period - the first on March 7th, the second on March 10th, and third on March 14th.

March 7, 2015

March 10, 2015

March 14, 2015

If you can't quite tell the difference between the photos, compare the "V" at the top. The other way to see the growth is to compare how much "white" encircles the wound; this is new skin. Also look at how wide the wound was on the 7th compared to the width just a week later. The bottom "loop" closed some time ago, but even in the last photo you can see that some of the "scabbing" skin has flaked away.

Dr. Tolley said that the wound will close a pencil tip width a day. I think his rate of healing is pretty accurate. Using his "classroom" calculation, I estimate that there are only about ten to twelve pencil tips left at the widest part of the wound.

We're almost finished ...