S – Scars

I have 13 scars physically on my body. 

Two from Achilles lengthening above my heel, one from a nerve removal vertically up my ankle/leg, one on each foot/across my ankle from my triple arthrodesis fusion, one on my right big toe from getting my toe fused. Moving up, I have a scar from my bum upto my neck from my spinal fusion, 4 scars on my stomach from getting my appendix out, one on my forehead from a fall as a toddler and one on my cheek that I woke up with after a back op that I have no idea how it happened. Potentially lying on a tube, or having something taped to my face. 

I had my back surgery x2 in 2005 and had my scar glued, dissolvable internal stitches and paper stitches on the outside, the whole healing process I was obviously oblivious to coz it was on my back. 

A few years later when I had my first foot surgery and I saw the scar on my ankle before I was plaster cast, I thought my life was over. It was the most gruesome thing I had ever seen in my life and it was on my body. I remember I was crying and wanted to chop my foot off. 

My Mum was just laughing at me saying how did I think my back healed and how did I think it looked. 

I’ve fucking PROUUUUUD of my scars. I like it when people see my back scar coz it’s a beast. 

I hope if you have scars that you don’t worry about having to cover them up, or hiding them under your clothes. They are battle wounds and they are beautiful. ❤