Somewhere between 5 and ten days, Mary, with probably at least one painful follow-up appointment if there are staples or sutures to be removed, which someone will have to drive me to, as I'll have to take some heavy duty pain meds in advance.

But now I'll have some skin room to stretch out those muscles. It'll be a bit of work, but hopefully worth it all and enable me to live and work somewhat, like a human being again. I'm not sure where they're taking the skin grafts from this time and what pain and problems the donor sites themselves will cause. Not much skin will be used, though. A WHOLE LOT was used last time, making me a lot slower in being able to get up from a crouching, squatting or kneeling position making gardening. assembling shelves etc.a bit painful.

Life will go on, but It will definitely go on hurting.....