Feeling of Freedom…

First note – since I can’t get the photo off of my phone yet, and I can’t hold the heavy camera – the red socks are done! I finished the toe last night, did the Kitchner stitch and finished off all the ends. Yeah! I’m wearing them as I type this. (Post photo, I haven’t managed to get them off yet. It takes effort with just one hand.)

Last night I unwrapped the ace bandage to give the plastic tape underneath some room to air out. It itched along the top of my hand – not anywhere close to the stitches are, but rather where the plastic tape is right on my skin. It was then that I noticed the red, irritated skin on the inside of my wrist. I thought maybe I had just pushed myself a bit too much by finishing the socks, so I put ice on it, took some ibuprofin and went to bed.

This morning, it was still red. So I called the doctor’s office, because it is better to be safe than sorry. The decision was that I should take off the ace wrap, take off the plastic tape and set my hand free. Free! This was a bit scary for me, as I knew in my head that there are stitches and steri-strips and stuff, but I still felt like I was going to fall apart as soon as the bandage came off. But I did it anyways, and all went well. No hand parts falling out of a gaping wound or anything. I am soooooo happy to be rid of the scratchy tape. Now we will wait until this evening to see if this makes the redness on my wrist go away.

I also successfully managed to avoid looking at the stitches. I could never ever be a doctor, because I don’t do things like that well at all. When they did my surgery, they asked for permission to photograph it, and I said only if I could have photos to post here on my blog. I take it all back. It was the “we’re going to give you this drug to help you relax” meds talking, I swear. No hand photos. Ew.

Other than that, all is quite well. Typing with the left hand is still a bit off – my pinkie finger doesn’t want to type much. So I do a hand dance thing across the keyboard when I type – I am sure that will be fine in a day or two. Meanwhile, there is always the knitting. Oh, and Trig homework, since I have a test on Tuesday.

We fought Black Friday and we were victorious! Saving $80 at Wal-mart on things that were not discounted otherwise, and we were about the third people in line. (Mike drove *and* got the good spot in the line.) We also went to CompUSA on Thanksgiving night for their 9pm – midnight sale, and while we were in this loooooong line, they split the line and had some people go to customer service to pay – I had gone out to the car to get my cell phone and I left Mike in the line, and when I came in he was 4 people away from that register. I think he has much better luck than I do with these things, and I will have to make him go out for the good sales more often! I have the major gifts taken care of now, and it is a good feeling. Heck, maybe I’ll even wrap them before December 24th! So? How did everyone else do?