Moisturizing made an incredible difference – just 12 hours later, some of the raw, healing skin is 100% closed! That did wonders.  

Happy 4th! The skin around my site as been getting drier and drier; it’s been brittle, numb, and tender deep below. At the suggestion of a new friend yesterday, I put some generic Kirkland (paraben free) moisturizer on my finger and wrapped it over night. This morning, the skin was softer, more pliable, and sensation […]

Just a quick photo. Been sleeping all day for yesterday and today; I’m on my way out of the cold but it’s still got me feeling pretty cruddy. I’ve been keeping the wrapping on it to protect it day and night. I’ve removed a flap similar to the one you see from the wound perhaps […]

Healing continues. Not much to see. I’m really hoping the dark spot is the magnet showing through my very fair skin and not an indicator of oxidation (i.e. coating failure). My previous assumptions were that, based on a number of other magnet failure stories, a dark spot would develop after weeks of oxidation. I’m not […]

Healing continues well. The finger did very well in brackish water during vigorous activity and use for about two hours yesterday. I had a little bit of dead skin around the very edges of the incision, which I debrided. There is a little more skin this morning as well; I’m just keeping it covered and […]

Last night I checked in with Linda, as I was in the neighborhood. She said that the wound was healing beyond her expectations and that since the edges were approximated and the primary healing done, I could stop keeping it covered and start letting the skin get used to being out again. Last night (for […]

Well, I’m definitely getting sick… Dry and scratchy throat with wheezy chest congestion. Systemically, though, I feel fine. I’m guessing this is bad luck and stress/lack of sleep from starting work that’s worn down my immune system. No temperature; procedure site remains healthy looking. The wound is definitely not closing as quickly as I’d like, […]

I seem to have developed a slight runny nose and cough, precipitated by incessant symptoms of dehydration (chapped lips, dry mouth, heavy thirst) despite increased water intake over the last three days. I have no temperature and only a slight scratchy throat; I’m not coughing up sputum nor do I have any joint pain, muscle […]

I removed my stitches today. Below are a few pictures. There was a bit of bleeding when the stitches came out (not much), and there were some odd shadows in my skin that I hoped weren’t the magnet showing through. I remain ever paranoid, however unwarranted, that the magnet was nicked when I sutured myself […]

Healing continues well. Pain has remained nonexistent for the last couple days; I haven’t taken any pain medication since the day of the surgery, and I’ve been just fine. It has been tender to the touch both at the incision and where the magnet is settled under my skin, but only with pressure. The photos […]