So cool!...Re: What would Uny do (deep cut/laceration) Re: ~~Testimony~~ Cayenne The Amazingly Powerful Herb!

Thank you!

Yeah, I can totally see you yelling for the camera! lol

Blood doesn't freak me out, either. It never has. Guess I raised too many boys for that!

Interesting that you wouldn't reach for the BFC. Well, you and I both know from my personal experience that BFC is a wonder worker on contusions (bruises). For the new folks, I fell once and tore a groin ligament which bruised like a massive black eye! That bruise was raging purple and spread from my groin halfway down my inner thigh. I applied a wet poultice of strong BFC tea (at least 3 power, Uny, maybe seven). In just  a few hours anyone could see where I had laid the wash cloth down on my leg and where I hadn't. So I think if it was me, I'd add the BFC treatment if there was brusing involved.

Another comment is that I have a long scar going down my left quad from my muscle biopsy ten years ago. It is a constant reminder of my diagnostic ordeal. It gives me the opportunity to practice forgiveness, because every doctor I have seen since said there was no reason to make an incision that big, and I told that surgeon in pre-op to make the incision as tiny as possible. Also, one of my sons wears his hair in a high and tight, and everyone can see his head scars. What if I had known about natural wound and trauma care back then?

This is so empowering. Usually, I think our first thought is to run to the ER for everything. I've done my fair share. But for me, it's more of wanting to know what the problem is... like, is there a bone broken? Once I know, I think I could handle most stuff at home. At the same time, I think we must become very well educated before we do anything irresponsibly or willy nilly.

Thank you, Uny, Willow, and all, for sharing your thoughts on this.

Wings