What I Did Today, In Pictures

In case you missed that last post, today I began my day in a most wonderful way--by burning myself with scalding water. YESSS!!!!

Here's a photo of the top half of my left leg, after two hours of cold compresses. You may notice the big welts. Those are blisters. Pretty!



If I'm going to burn myself, I'm going to do it right. I went ahead and got some little blisters on top of the big blisters. I am all KINDS of fancy. Also all kinds of disgusting. See? Who takes photos of their gross burn and shows the internet? Me, apparently.



After that I slapped a little aloe on it, threw on some very attractive flannel penguin pajama pants, and went to CVS for burn care supplies. The first thing I picked up was some special burn gel. On the box it said it was used by EMTs and the military. I'm a sucker, so I totally bought it, took it home, and smeared it all over my burn. It felt great, seriously. If I could be the spokesmodel for this product, I would, even though it smells like dead, rotting animals.



WebMD recommended that I also use antibiotic ointment, so I bought some of that, too. Maximum strength. PLUS pain relief. Load it up!



Also necessary: Huge ass gauze pads.



Those are my own scissors, though. I didn't let CVS overcharge me for anything other than what was necessary.

After smearing the burn gel, er, excuse me, BURN JEL PLUS all over my wound, I discovered that the antibiotic wouldn't just smear down nicely on top. So I smeared it on a huge ass gauze pad instead.



Then I smacked it right down on my burn! Okay, wait, no, I laid it gingerly on my burn. I might have a high tolerance for pain, but I'm not a total moron. You know, this time.



And then it was puzzle time with Mary.



But those gauze pads won't stay down on their own. I recommend using gentle paper tape, even though later I had to add some waterproof first aid tape to make it all stay put.



Once it was all taped down, I thought it looked pretty good.



And then I stood up, and it looked like a small child or perhaps a monkey had done first aid. I was too embarassed to take a photo, so I just got dressed and added one final ingredient.



And you know what? I think I'm going to live.