Taking off the splint...

Curtis gently pulled away the gauze that had been put on right after the surgery.
Curtis was cutting away the layers of gauze.

I held my two legs together. Can you see the differences? Without much use, the muscle shrinks in size. The discoloration near the bottom was where all the trauma had taken place. This will subside with time.


A close-up of my leg after the gauze was removed. The thin skin and wrinkles were a good sign actually. This was a result of the many hours I had kept my leg elevated. Dr. Edmonds carefully stitched the skin back together so that the design on my tatoo matched perfectly.