Time again for more grusome, yet wonderfully intriging photos of my still-swollen and semi-scarred knee. (Stay tuned for the pictures of the inside of my knee that I just got from the doctor.)
I often get asked the simple question, “Does your knee hurt?” Of course it does. Pain meds can mask most of it, but when I bend it sometimes, I feel like my stitches will pop right out, even though most of them are gone. The remaining stitches in my leg will dissolve. As of now, I still have two small scars with steri-strips over them waiting to heal. One scar (the major one) is over my patella tendon. I’m predicting it will end up being about 2 inches long. The other is on the right side of my knee. This one is about one inch long. This week I hope to rip all of the steri-strips off, but I know there’s still a bit more healing that needs to take place. But for now, I managed to take two out of the five steri-strips off of my patella tendon scar site. Please ignore the cheesy floor tiles. I take all my own pics.
Hi!
I know each surgery is different, but my doctor said the longer I could keep the sterile-strips on, the better my scar would look. Of course, if you’re over two weeks out, it’s probably as mended as it can be, and now you can start using something like Mederma to help with the ‘scar’.
Although, a battle wound isn’t all bad, is it?
Cheers!
Hey Summer!
That is good to know about the strips. I actually have still kept them on, with the exception of taking two off. But I agree with keeping them on longer. Also, I just started using Mederma. Have you used it? Happy with the results?
Crack open Vitamin E capsules and massage in daily. May help with how the scar heals. Also, use SPF chapstick on the scar when you eventually bare your legs. Sun can really make it appear much worse.
Of course I say this all after doing done of it.