Well, it's a good sign that the Imperial Splint was no longer needed.
But the description of those incisions left me speechless.
Utterly at a loss for words. except ooooooooh.

And then, at some stage,
is there going to be physical rehab?    More ouch.   

JennieG,
it was good to hear that you were back under your own roof.
No longer in a hotel?