This photo of my left leg was taken at home on Tuesday, May 2. The lighter colored area in the center is the homograft. We were concerned about the dark areas on the homograft so these photos were printed and shown to the nurses at my surgeon's office the next day by my wife who works in the same building as the surgeon. They said the discoloration looked normal.

Unfortunately the homograft continued to get darker. The doctor was out of the office until Friday, May 5. By the time the doctor saw me, the homograft on my left leg had turned black. The problem was there was more dead tissue under the homograft because the burn was deeper than originally assessed. The homograft and dead tissue were removed in the office and it was determined that the burn went down to the bone.

The doctor wanted us to do wet-to-wet dressing changes on the wound and see him on Monday. When we saw the doctor on Monday he didn't like the way the wound was looking. He wanted me to see a specialist to get a second opinion on the best way to treat the wound. I was referred to the head of the burn unit at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis.