Ooh... OK, get some activated charcoal, and if possible, some lavender essential oil. Moisten the charcoal with the oil (or colloidal silver, or just plain water), wrap it up in a piece of gauze and tape it over the bite site.
It's late, but I've seen it work even days later, in terms of preventing tissue necrosis and other damage.
Summerthyme
If you are seeing black, I would consider heading to the ER. Brown recluse bites are not venomous they are necrotic. The core of the bite will die. Sometimes, despite medicine, the doctors will need to clean it out physically to help stop the progression.
I've been bitten by them twice. The first time I had no clue. That made a mess and had to be cleaned out. I had a rather large divot to mark that spot for years..
The second time it was in a weird spot on the back of my neck and triggered some warning in my head, so I ended up at the doc within 24 hours. Not as much of a mess then.
Trying to motorvate the body. Yes I typed that correctly. I'm awake. My brain is going. My body just doea not want to move.
Got to love a woman that makes sure she schedules reading time!Prayers continue for you Sherree (and all here on this thread).
We are getting a cold rain here today which should last all day. Fire is going in the wood stove, and we will be making two slow cookers worth of chili (we freeze extras).
I am working on taking the Christmas tree down and would like to finish a book or two this weekend.
Tomorrow I am driving into “big town” (lol) to have a belated Cmas with my dad and sister and her kids. While there, I might spend the $10 gift card I got for Xmas to Target. Is it sad I can’t think of something to get? Lol
I also plan on doing our meal planning for the week and want to use up things that need to be eaten.
Slow and steady …. may everyone have a great day!
I am not ST but I open up capsules to make a paste. I think the concern is in using grill type charcoal that has additives in it. Praying for you SBSummerthyme......All I have is activated charcoal in capsule form 520 mg. Do I open up the capsule and pour out the powder to mix with the lavender oil? Do I need to get another form?
Sure... just open a capsule and use the powder. Leave it on as long as possible... you can remoisten it with the oil as needed...Summerthyme......All I have is activated charcoal in capsule form 520 mg. Do I open up the capsule and pour out the powder to mix with the lavender oil? Do I need to get another form?
I added a daily dose of cayenne and I still have some itching but not as bad as it had been. Cayenne is good for the immune system, so it will help in other ways too. I've been taking other supplements for several weeks but one day a week I skip all but the biotin. The biotin is for my hair loss. I'm pretty sure the other supplements are helping me feel consistently better and the Curcumin is helping reduce my over all pain, of course I take Bioperine with it.
I take all of them at night, but sometimes wonder if there would be a better time to take them.
I read 108 books last year. I definitely schedule time for reading. (Don’t watch a lot of tv)Got to love a woman that makes sure she schedules reading time!
Fun fact! I was raised in a home with no TV so I spent much time reading and playing whatever musical instrument that was at hand. I used to be a person full of trivia! Now nothing I know is pertinent! At present, even though you didn't ask, I am reading the diaries of women who were part of the westward expansion. Adding to my knowledge of how to survive an Indian attack! Very useful info in this day and age!!I read 108 books last year. I definitely schedule time for reading. (Don’t watch a lot of tv)
Sherree, praying you continue to get relief from the spider bite. Have been bitten 2x in my sleep and those bites hurt.
We use glue traps and DE and spray, lol. I am allergic to spider bites so they all look like brown recluse bites at first. They just don't do the nasty decaying that real recluse bites are known for. We rarely see spiders in bedroom. We just have those icky ones that like to stay high in the corners and look like they are cousins to granddaddy longlegs. I have a little dustvac just for getting rid of them.I've used spider and scorpion spray all throughout our bedroom and laundry room this morning. I'm just not seeing any spiders or webs, though. I don't know if I should spray in indoor firewood box or not. I sure don't want to make ourselves sick from all the spray.
I've got the poultice on my eye now. It really burned when I first applied it.
I leave the grilling of steaks to the guys and it is too darn cold today. Have a freezer full of our home raised beef so I have something good to work with. A good steak shouldn't require anything but pepper and maybe a dollop of garlic butter. We were visiting in Des Moines once when friend gave us half a freezer of Iowa raised Angus beef. She was moving and her DH didn't want to mess with it. Seriously? We filled the coolers and moved it to our place. Yum.I cook my steaks on the grill whenever possible. It seems like those always taste the best! If I can't do that, I broil them in my toaster oven, keeping a sharp eye on them so they don't over-cook.
We have really great beef in Iowa, so I don't use anything on them, except maybe a little freshly-crushed pepper at the end.
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Pizza is always easy....I had planned to oven fry chicken breasts for our supper last night. Once, I made the doctor's appointment, and not knowing what to expect, I just threw them in a baking dish, sprinkled with salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and rosemary. Baked them in the oven, before we left. I'll have to do something with them tonight, but I don't want to just heat them up. That might dry them out too much. Any ideas? Something really easy would be nice.
I just wanted to use the chicken, since it's already cooked.
I'd reheat it quickly under the broiler with cheese on top. That'll help keep it moist. Or cut it up and add it to a stir fry. The cheese method is easier, if you have any.
I need to start scheduling some reading time for fun stuff. Great idea!
Prayers continue for you, SB! I hope it'll feel better soon.
I totally forgot about trash day being today (moved ahead due to the holiday), so I had to hit the ground running, but I had enough energy to collect the trash and get the worse of the smudges and spills off the walls, plus I swept and damp moped the basement steps. So glad that got done!
No snow here, yet, but it's gray and dark outside. I've got beef stew going in the slow cooker for later. I'm ready for a nap!
Wishing everyone a great day!
I wasn't concerned about interactions with the supplements, just wondering if there would be a better time to take them.I take a handful of supplements and RX meds every morning when I get up. Another different handful at lunch, another at supper, and another at bedtime. I have to spread all of mine out throughout the day. I've always been afraid of certain interactions if I take them all at once, especially my RX drugs. I know you don't take RX drugs, but wonder about all the supplements taken at once, too.