Not so bad underneath it all

Today I was allowed to take the bandages off of my shoulder and find out exactly what lay underneath. I was pleasantly surprised last time I had the surgery and was hoping for the same results this time.


However, as I started pealing layer after layer of blood soaked bandages away, my heart started racing and I got more concerned.

It's really amazing how many layers there were and how much blood... some of it still moist.

Finally I got down to the last layer and found the three holes where they cut through to do the laproscopic surgery.

I peeled off the square pieces of tape that covered the wounds and cleaned the area up with alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.

Considering the amount of disgusting, blood soaked material I had just pulled off of my shoulder, it looked awesome!

I have three small incisions with a couple of stitches in each. The area is still fairly swollen, but considering they just did major surgery on it, I can't complain. Thank God for laproscopic surgery!

Tomorrow I meet with the surgeon to discuss the details of exactly what he did, find out what kind of physical therapy and how long a recovery period I will need, and most importantly... find out when I can get back to the gym!