Pretty Face
King Leonidas: I trust that.. scratch hasn't made you useless.
Dilios: Hardly, m'Lord. It's just.. an eye.
--300, the Movie
Early autumn '06. It was a lovely sunny afternoon in Cap D'Ail, just outside Monte-Carlo. I was having fun on a ATV. The next thing I remember is the high pitched sound of the brakes and uncomfortable pressure on my chest. Then silence. I didn't hear the sound of glass breaking. But I did go half-way through the car window. And I didn't wear a helmet. Bad idea.
My consciousness returned 45 minutes later. I was bandaged. I ordered to be taken back home. I had Aajonus' book with me.
I followed his instructions for Burns/Abrasions. Applied a layer of honey and a slice of raw beef and covered it with damp cloth. I kept reapplying the dressing for 14 days. By then most of my scars were healed completely on my face and body, except the deepest one just above my upper lip. The hole was completely filled, but there was a nasty pink scar and it looked like the body had produced too many cells to fill the hole.
The problem I had was keeping the wounds from drying out. Although it was autumn already, it was still very hot and half an hour outside completely dried the bandage out and the slice of beef on the skin turned into jerky.
Although I only fractured my ribs, my whole ribcage gave me pain for next 4 months or so. My knees were knackered for even longer with occasionally very sharp pain that stopped me from even walking. I lost 20 kg of body weight. It wasn't fun.
Now, almost 20 months later, I feel 100% again. All that remains is the scar just below my nose. It's still pink, bit higher than undamaged skin, star shaped looking exactly like a bullet hole. I haven't done anything with it apart from rubbing with honey from time to time. When it's cold the scar turns blue which is kinda cool.
All in all I think Aajonus' recommendations for wounds is very good as all my other cuts healed completely without scars. So my score is 9/10. :-)
