Day 49

Healing nicely. Pain is unchanged. Nerve reaction is not as intense, but I'm not pushing it. The sensitivity though is enough that I believe I have decided to forgo any further treatments. I'm not sure at this point if that means a temporary, prolonged or permanent  cessation of treatments. I fear permanent nerve damage, or permanent debilitating pain or loss of arm control if I continue. 

 I hate to leave this undone, but I will continue to take the bloodroot black salve capsules internally in the hope we can kill it from the inside out. I will try some alternative methods as well as the recuperative power of the human body. Now that I am getting better, and the arm and muscle atrophy are showing signs of improvement, I will be starting a much too long delayed second round of P90X. As a 50 year old male, with a known spinal degeneration, nerve issues in the left leg/ lower back, and this elbow tumor removal and subsequent pain and tumor that remains...I will chronicle my efforts here. I also, hope to record a video of myself drumming within 2 years. This is my true love, and I believe was my calling, but I believe God allowed me to follow a different path in life other than what I desired in order to give me what I needed, not necessarily what I wanted, and in turn allowed me to live. Had I continued the path of my dreams, I believe I would not have lived past my late 20's, maybe into my early 30's.
I hope to share my love with my grandchildren, and in the lyrics of an old Jethro Tull song proclaim: 'No, you're never too old to Rock'n'Roll if you're too young to die'

Day 45

Looking better every day!

Superficial pain on the surface of the skin persists. So does the pain in the elbow area.

Day  43

Liftoff!!

Good progress. Still a little left though. Had to cut one tendril that didn't want to release from the eschar. 

Not as deep as I would have expected! I'm pleased. I do have concerns however. The pain in the elbow persists. The pain in the forearm skin is still there as well. The biggest concern is the fear of nerve damage. I barely touched a region where there there is still some white left. The entire arm lit up in intense pain that brought tears to my eyes. to make matters worse I did it not once...but twice!! The nerve is right at the surface of the new skin, and irritated.

 

Day  42
Liftoff soon!!

Day  40
Pain on the skin of the forearm. Worried about nerve damage. Skin is actually painful. The hair on the arm feels painful like 'hat hair' ...very sensitive.

 

Day  38
Swelling has gone down as eschar becomes looser. Also elevating the arm at night while sleeping at DCM's suggestion has helped.

Day  36

Feels Good laying the arm on a pillow while seated in the evening.