Staple-less and proud!

By Katharine Swan On Wednesday, February 22, 2006 At 5:41 PM


Yesterday Michael had his 10-day (well, 11-day, to be precise) checkup with the doctor who performed his microdiscectomy. While he was there, the nurse took out his staples. She used a little tool that wasn't a staple remover, but rather similar... Michael said it hurt, as I can only imagine. However, he really has healed up rather fast - faster than you would think, considering that surgery was performed through this incision less than two weeks ago.



Michael has also been able to back off on his Percocet doses, which is a sign that it's probably healing just as quickly inside as well. He still is not allowed to twist or bend, and he's supposed to change position - between sitting, standing, and lying down - about every twenty minutes, but he is definitely more mobile than he was a week ago.

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I am a freelance writer with nearly three years of professional writing experience. In addition to maintaining several blogs, I write marketing copy, web content, articles, features, and short stories. My current projects include several longer-length works of fiction and nonfiction.

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