Diary of a burn--update

This evening will mark one week since "The Burn" happened. The pain is still present and accounted for, though Stacey would prefer that it not be so. This photo is a couple of days old, but gives a fair sense of the burned area. Since this was taken, the dead skin on the thumb as well as down toward the palm have receded more, leaving a nice, big, raw area. The last visit to the Dr. yielded a prescription that would have cost about $350 for a week's worth of ointment (the wonderful insurance, of course, no longer covers that medicine--SCAM!), so Stacey pleaded broke with the Dr. and they prescribed a different ointment that's much more affordable, covered by insurance, and stings slightly. As you can imagine, her use of the hand is still rather limited, and she faces the daily dilemma of being lucid and very uncomfortable or being loopy/asleep and pain-free.