Got the good news from my Australian doctor yesterday. Toe should heal well -only a few mm shorter at the tip will be the worst of it. This is consistent with the feedback I received from an Italian doctor who gave me the good news 2wks ago. Still waiting for the nail to fall off...but I think it will not fall off as it is still growing from the nail bed. We will see who is right. The nail may 'look different' depending on the extent of damage done to the nail bed.
It can take up to 2mths for the dead tissue to fall off and for the new tissue underneath to grow...I'm hoping it will only be another month but this is an unknown. Nobody can set a time. The nerves may recover at the tip but that will take a long time. Not so good for climbing :-(
The best thing about coming back from an expedition is that you get to go back to work...because you can start using your brain again. Expeditions can be quite boring. One needs to really test the ol' noggin...still going strong :-)
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