First positive sign!

Today I saw the surgeon at the wound clinic. I see him once a week. Every time I go its the same story... more slough, no healthy viable tissue formation that they call granulation.

Well like I said in my last post, I had seen some bloody fluid in the wound VAC and blood is GOOD. So upon looking at my wound today the doc and nurse both said first off... there is new tissue growing over the bone, the tissue is granulated, and there is also some granulation around the edges! Yay!!!!

The FIRST time this wound has responded to anything in the last few months! I think it is from the wound VAC being turned up to 150mmHg. Now... the doc totally debrided the slough off again, and they are cranking it up to 175mmHg and setting it to intermittent pressure instead of continuous. They said sometimes the on/off can promote circulation better. They have it set to 5 minutes on, 2 minutes off.

Anyway, my ear is feeling better too. I am so happy! Please pray for no slough and good bright red healthy skin from here on out. They talked to me about a skin flap surgery and that is a BIG surgery... might I add it requires 30 days of being in bed on your back... PERIOD! That may kill someone like me.