Physical and Emotional Wounds

Today's discussion of the deeper significance of Andrea's leg wound
has me focused on the deeper meaning of this story in general. There is
a great deal of focus on the bleeding and draining and stretching and
opening of her wound. Likewise, she describes the unbearable pain and
the way movement makes the pain worse.
The bleeding and draining can represent the way that she has become
physically drained and has lost a lot of her ability to see the
difference between consensual sex and rape. She quickly loses the power
to overcome her sexual hardships and sinks further into the world of
abuse. Thus the imagery turns to a gradual opening of the wound.
Andrea's wound stretches open with each movement she makes. Thus it
relates to how with each sexual abuse experience she has throughout her
early life, the deeper the emotional wounds exist and thus the less
likely she would be to heal herself. The pain she faces is an emotional
as well as physical representation of her struggles.
However if this argument doesn't quite suit your interpretation, I
could also see how the draining and opening could relate to her letting
go of her abusive past and realizing that she will have to confront her
pain if she ever wants to become healthy.