Bananaman88

Just wanting to ask, was there something I should have done or put on to the "open wound" after cutting off the desiccated portion of the p-stem? Or any advice about what might help to avoid shock from doing that?

No, there is really nothing special you need to do. As long as there is some air circulation, it will dry on it's own and should be fine. If the plant is trying to resume growth any at all you should see the new growth starting to emerge from the center soon.