The itching is gone....at least for now

It's Sunday nite March 26th. I had to relax again today because the drainage gets to be too much. We now call it red drainage. I had to change the dressing today and as I am pulling out the packing strip from the top tunnel it hurts some but gotta get it out. I finish taking out the rest jump in the shower to wash and make sure the wound is good. Again after my shower I head for the couch to pack the top tunnel and then relax back letting the wound get some air. Today the rash is almost gone but it looks way better than it did yesterday. Looking at it yesterday I wasn't for sure if it was gonna get better or not. Tomorrow my home health nurse will come and we will decide if we get to put the wound vac on. I am suppose to have it for a month. It's the last step before surgery. On a completely different note the itching finally stopped, of course realizing that as soon as the wound vac was off the itch took off as well. Hopefully tomorrow we get better news.... Heres the thing, this is the second time around that I have had to deal with a wound vac. The first time was not a happy ocassion at all. That thing hurt bad enough I would cry when they would take it off. You learn though to breath through and know that the pain doesn't last long and then you can relax afterwards. I have tried my best to be strong and hold on to my faith and be positive throughout this journey. It's not been easy and today was kinda a blah day but I am still pushing through. I have to take the small victories when they happen and run with them because eventually they turn in to big victories. Peace out Tater Tot