fApr07.jpg 12 days after. Enlarge this pic to see how deep it goes. I think it was about 4 inches deep at the center. Starting to be a consistent color and look. gApr11.jpg 16 days after. Looks pretty deep, but healthy. Pain is finally lessening. kApr28.jpg 1 month and 2 days in, looking better. aMar25th.jpg This is the day before surgery. A small opening is present. You can sort of see the scars from previous closed procedures. hApr17.jpg 22 days after, width is closing a little bit. There is very little pain. pMay-18-2004.jpg 1 month and 22 days. Keeping it clean and being patient. nMay-11-04_004.jpg 1 month and 15 days. Little by little this wound is filling in. sJune-25-2004.jpg Almost 3 months now. It's getting there. bMar27thb.jpg The day after surgery. This pic is ugly. I'm home after spending the night in the hospital. I'll never forget when I first saw this picture. tJuly-8-2004.jpg Nearing 3 and a half months. uJuly-19-2004.jpg Nearing 4 months. This last part will seem like the longest. x8-11-2004.jpg There is still a small open spot in the center. Playing the waiting game. Click next at the bottom of the page to continue... y8-23-2004.jpg Some good progress. It had been looking the same for the past two weeks, but over the weekend it seems to have gotten smaller. zb9-26-04.jpg 6 months post-surgery. It split open a little bit at the bottom 3 weeks ago. Things have been good since. zc10-6-04.JPG It's a miracle! It's almost finished! zd10-9-04.JPG A few days later, no drianage whatsoever. ze10-29-04.jpg Things are going good. It's difficult to see, but near the top there are a few spots where the skin became dry and raw. We have been putting some vitamin E oil on it lately. zg11-12-04.JPG Doing well. No drainage to speak of. zi4-8-05.jpg A little more than a year after the surgery.