Time for some photos! I've been making collages and posting them on Facebook, so most of these have been shown there already... But some went only in my wall. Feel free to friend me if you like! I update there more than here. I need to let changes accumulate and fund the hours it takes to make these posts. Facebook is faster for just one photo. But first, here's some news:
1) for not quite 6 months post op, my ear is doing really well. Dr. Griffiths said that this is the peak time for the scars to be noticeable and red. After that, they will begin fading.
2) the grossness behind my left ear where the skin graft was feels a bit lumpy but otherwise normal... Yay! Likewise, the additional great behind my right, new ear is slowly blending in better too. As of today, there is finally starting to be a ridge behind the ear there now that the swelling is going down more!
3) my ribs still click when I use my arms a lot. This is not typical and dr. Griffiths has never had it happen before, but I am also not a typical patient since I found out I've had fibromyalgia since I was 9 AFTER the surgery. The clicking is more of an annoyance than anything else.
4) I've realized that I never felt I looked different than anyone else before surgery. And, even during this healing process, I have not really felt self conscious about the ear. This again shows me that I was being honest with myself when I decided to have this done. I totally get why insurance pays for it as medically necessary... This was not about my appearance, it was about getting whole inside. This makes me happy... I LOVE how my ear is coming along!!! It's so fun to watch it change little by little. As in some of my collages, you will see that sometimes I just like looking at the extremely subtle things that happen within just a few days... Look close...
Pictures!
