Ty did so good at his burn appointment Tuesday, Jan 18th. He is a tough kid. He was premedicated which helped immensely. It is taking me a bit but I am learning some tricks that help him out. First off, thanks to Pages for watching kiddos again. And thanks to Marilyn for coming with me. It helped to have someone to entertain Ty while driving and while getting dressings changed, especially since he can't hold any toys in car or feed himself any snacks! Of course Marilyn came prepared with camera and nail trimmers! Ty's nails were longer than mine have ever been. They said they couldn't cut them but they would let the nail pro Marilyn.
Yesterday as the "champ" sat so still while they changed dressings.5 days post skin grafts to both palms
The right hand was looking fairly good. There was a swollen patch in the middle and a blood blister by the palm of his thumb. They tried to drain the puffy part with a needle thinking it was a blood clot. Nothing happened so we are just watching it close until next appointment Saturday.
We were excited to see that the left hand was not white anymore like it was 2 days post op. He is starting to get good blood supply and new skin forming around the edges.
This visit he was fitted with some plastic braces they formed to his hands up to his elbows. The braces are supposed to help keep the fingers stretched out straight so he doesn't develop contractures. He really likes to keep 2 fingers on his left hand bent and one on his right hand.We soon found out that the braces are hard and hurt when he tries to give hugs or accidently catches you in the face! He has built in weapons and doesn't even know it! Another thing to get used to.
We had to retire the left hand brace after the first night. I don't know how but he kept getting it off. He has learned to use teeth in amazing ways.
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