The Healing has Begun

We went in for his follow up on Friday. All the tests were back and they showed nothing wrong - the doctor was very relieved but sort of confused. He said he wouldn't have been surprised if the tests had shown cancer since the appearance of the nodes was cancer to a "T". So, it's nothing and we probably don't need to ever worry about it again but that, if he ever has more lumps, we do need to get them checked out. 

Then we had to remove the stitches. And, let me tell you, it is not an easy task for a sensory child. One of his most difficult things is laying down on his back. So, we had to pin him down to keep him still. If he would have relaxed it wouldn't have taken half as long but it was a screaming battle so it took a while. 

The stitches were removed but, unfortunately, there seemed to be a small pocket that formed when the stitches were in place (like a purse) so an infection formed and we had no idea. There was no sign of an infection at all but, when he took out the stitches, the wound popped open and puss and blood came out of a hole in the wound. I didn't see it since I was on the other side but Ethan told me. 

Phoenix is now on antibiotics and we have to use antibiotic cream and a bandage. And the scar will probably be much larger now. But just 24 hours later it was looking so much better. It looked pretty bad the day of. We've kept it covered with a special bandage for several days now that you don't remove so, I haven't seen it since then.