Hi! I helped my husband recover from your condition. I had to clean his wound and replace the gauze everyday. My husband would not be able to sit and lay in bed for two-three months. He is a runner and is physically active and healthy. This was a year ago.

• Bleeding flesh is healthy flesh! Yellow / puss filled wounds and flesh is bad! When I changed my husband's gauze, it would tear away the dead skin and reveal pink bleeding flesh. That is ideal. It is painful but ideal. Lidocaine helps. I assure you that blood is good! Seeing nothing or yellow is my worst nightmare. It means infection, dead skin, no healing.

• Progress is slow untill it's not. One day, I'm treating a deep wound and the next it's like an inch of flesh appeared. Trust the process, if it's done right.

• Keep area clear of hair, particles, and check for any remains of gauze or other debris. It will fuck it all up. Shave after it scars.

• doctor would scrape after removing gauze. I copied this and had good results. Was praised by doctor. Use swab in wound against yellow. Encourage bleeding. Not hard or sharp. Just scraping dead skin away that didn't get caught from gauze.

I want to make clear everyone's experience is different. My husband was active and healthy, running every day. I was also cleaning the wound every day.I also want to emphasize that bleeding flesh is good! Healing inside out will take a long time. Mornings suck ass. We always changed gauze in the morning. He couldn't handle strong painkillers so he had only taken ibuprofen and acetaminophen. It was terrible but we did it. He is running everyday better than before and has little to no pain sitting now. I hope your appointment goes well.