Pattye, yes the healing is coming along nicely with the hand...no bruising or swelling to speak of. It doesn't hurt, only itches at the bandage. The chemo gel treatment is another story. I put the gel on the area (with a Qtip) for 3 days in a row. It burned & now after 3 days, I have this nasty looking blistered area. Last night, part of the blister ruptured. It looks awful & while it doesn't burn like before, I can still feel heat when I touch it. This will also take 2 weeks of healing so I'm hoping there will be improvement when I go to get the stitches out of my hand. Personally, the gel treatment is worse than the hand surgery, but the area on my face was not conducive to surgical removal. Everything I had found on my face was able to be frozen off before it became a problem. Thankfully, there have been very few until this one came along. So I will be staying in for the next 2 weeks.
Ladies, keep posting those pics! I'm loving every one of them!!