The Patient

It's been four days since Chris' surgery, and his recovery has been remarkable. He's still quite uncomfortable (and bored as hell), but his stitches seem to be healing quite well. The procedure, in case you haven't heard, was an incision behind his ear, literally peeling the ear off the skull, removing some fat from that area, building a new eardrum out of it, and putting him back together. He has a set of stitches behind his ear and foam, a screen, more foam and a sponge (that you can actually see) in his ear. It is truly a work of art.

I'm becoming skilled at both cutting C-shaped gauze pads and opening the Neosporin tube with one hand. Thanks for all your cards and thoughts! I know they are helping. Tomorrow, Chris goes back to the doctor to see how he's doing!