Argh, Newton is still only peeing twice a day. What is up with that?!?! All I can figure is that it must hurt him to go. I did discover that when he sits down and looks up it must pull on his staples because it is the only time that he will cry out in pain.

When I was taking his incision pictures, I noticed that there is a considerable more bruising. I sent Dr. Perry an email with a photo comparison of the incision site. Dr. Perry indicated that based on the amount of muscle that they had to take off with the leg, that amount of bruising would be expected.

Today we started using the heat pack several times a day verses the ice pack that we had been using over the weekend. After the first heat pack session, I noticed a tremendous amount of seepage coming from the "Y" portion of his incision. This had me concerned since we had not had any seepage all weekend. According to Dr. Perry, as long as it remains clear/red tinged and not malodorous, Newton should be fine. Newton has so much space where tissues were removed, that every time he lies down or moves, he is likely to stimulate more fluid production in the surgical site. When he lays on his side, the seepage just seems to stream from the "Y" portion of his incision. Since I work from home, I have been wiping the area dry and changing his t-shirt frequently.