Hidden under this are two or three very large, ie inches long, deep tension sutures. I'd blanked this horror out of my mind from last time. Whatever job they are perceived to do, one thing they do do is cause a lot of pain. They're out tomorrow, screw the timetable. And a new dressing will ease the equally relentless dragging from the wound as it heals and shrinks.
Just to add insult to all this, mega-painkillers are causing mega-constipation. Ok, too much info...but I'm drowning in laxatives also, so once those sutures are out, it's down to the human-compatible drain cleaner that is a phosphates enema. It will mean a couple of hours spent in the bathroom, but then I'll have you lovely lot for company...
