PUT ON YOUR PARKY FACE 81 The Derma Bond on my head scars is starting to flake off. Feels like rubber cement. The staples over my little frame holes will be coming out soon. Gonna do it myself... ordered a stainless steel surgical staple remover over Amazon. I’ll do the front two (4 staples total) then show TJ how to do the back two (another 4). No sense paying someone else to do that which I am perfectly capable of doing myself. And TJ’s been ITCHING to do something to my head... back when I had the bone markers put in, he volunteered to take them out for me using tools from his garage at work. When I said I was going to buy a surgical staple remover, he said a friend of his at work has a staple remover, so I should save my money. It’s a staple remover, a regular one. Such a good son to his doddering old dad. Anyhoo... I’m just a little flat. The writing is coming along nicely (and if you don’t think so, who the hell asked you?) but the speech is still a little rough and stilted. I’m not quick with a comeback like I was pre-op. In a few different conversations today, I found myself struggling to keep up the banter. Oh, I’m sure that I still seem like Noel Coward to some of the folks around here, but to my own mind I sound more like Barney Rubble. The timing just isn’t there. No snap. No zing. But I feel good. I feel strong, considering. I am tired and fatigue easily. But I knew what to expect. And I know it gets better with time. Just don’t anyone ask me to do any “stand up” in the meantime...
Do Not Peel the Derma Bond! June 29, 2007 The head scars are coming along nicely. Most of the “Derma Bond” has flaked off. Nah, that’s not accurate. After each shower, the edges of the “Derma Bond” on each scar would sort of pull away from the skin, like dried rubber cement. Although the post- op instructions said, “Do not peel the Derma Bond” – I dare you NOT to. It’s like peeling skin from a sunburn. There’s this little edge there, taunting you from the mirror.