maximum exposure

Okay, not really.  There will be no video.  But, I do have some pictures of Mason's arm without any covering.  I figure since he posted a picture of it on facebook that it is safe for me to do so.


However.......if you are squeamish, you may not want to look.


That was your warning.....


Here are the photos.  The first is Mason studying for his Geography final, which was this morning.  The blue pins sticking out on each end go all the way into the bone.  You'll notice the bar (giant screw) sticks out on the end closest to his hand...the length of that part of the screw will become smaller as he tightens the screw and lengthens the bone.  The white things are the spongy-forms that keep a bit of distance between the fixator bar and Mason's skin.  He has to change those every day.  He likes to leave the old nasty ones on Olivia's side of the bathroom, preferably on top of something of hers that will make her yell.

The next picture is just a close-up of the arm and the Geography book.  You can sort of see the rash all over his arm - he had a reaction to the solution they used to clean his arm prior to the surgery.  It is *extremely* itchy, and Mason's chief complaint, even above pain most of the time.

This is what we call "better living through science".  Crazy weird stuff.