So yesterday was the big day! After twelve days stuck in a splint over my elbow, we finally got to see my latest surgical results. The doc cut through the bandaages, off came the splint and there it was: my now withered left arm. It’s weak as a kitten, but I’m free! It’s one dat later and I’m now back to typing with both hands. I can’t lift anything heavy or do anything requiring much strength yet, but it’s getting stronger with every passing hour and most exciting, I can type with two hands now. Cool! Now I’m sporting a wrist brace and feeling very liberated and a good deal cleaner. I soaked the arm in the tub and did some serious molting. Several layers of dead skin came off my arm, leaving a gross film all over the bathtub. Yuck! But also ahhhhh…. Pics of the inveiling here (all we had was my Razr camera phone which, I must say, did a nice job recording the event!

The arm looks kind of funny now. I was pretty used to that ulna bone sticking out and now it’s gone, leaving my already skinny arm looking even skinnier. The scar wwill be almost invisible though. So all in all, another great surgical experience, couresy of the doctors at USC!