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My New Hip

Here is a photo of the incision from this morning -- four days after surgery. The plastic band-aid looking things are 3M Steri-Strips which work well with self-dissolving sutures. A wonderful advancement in surgical technology. They will eventually fall off when the stitches are fully absorbed (in about two months). For now, we are keeping them covered with dry sponges. Pic below the fold:

Click to Embiggen... That is a USA 25� piece -- incision length is about five to six inches long. I walked the 0.4 miles from the store to our local Post Office this morning without any discomfort. Posted by DaveH at September 19, 2008 7:47 PM