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And so it goes on. The wound in my buttock is still wide and sore but the flesh is red and sore not pus-ridden. This is a sign of healing or so I am told. I pop along to hospital every day where they cleanse and dress the wound. They have moved on from algae based packing to a silver packing and it seems to be drying out. Not as much fluid but still a significant amount that constantly threatens to slide out of the side of the dressing and be-spoil my trousers or whatever I happen to be sitting on. I cannot see inside the wound and sadly MrsO didn't bring her camera to hospital yesterday and so I can describe how it is looking but have to rely on the comments of nurses.
At least now i can walk. Not far but previously I was under instruction to walk only where necessary. Now I can walk gently and further which is nice and, instead of spending the weekend lying in bed being morose I was able to drive Guy down to Herne Hill yesterday and the two of us sat in the sun like a pair of old invalids. Luckily Guy's broken leg is a little more obvious than my butt wound and so people probably just thought I was an old man who liked to look a people cycling. Another Winston perhaps. Today I went to the football which was far preferable to watching it on television. Seeing cyclists while driving is frustrating but I am considerate and do not vent my frustrations by trying to push them off the road.
A few more weeks. Hopefully I will soon be down to dressing changes every other day and then in a month or so....