Iron got me: Burn advice?

Moogie, I'm studying to take a Klose training course, and they were discussing compression with cellulitis, and said that it only needs to be held until you get the first few doses of antibiotics in--likely we all hold it for a bit too long.

I think, you should keep on with the local treatment, use compression judiciously--like if it hurts to compress the burn, don't do it, but if it feels better, you're helping with lymphatic return.

Keep the arm up, hydrate, deep breath.

Keep in touch and let us know how you're doing.

I need to do the compression on line module, and if I learn more, I'll let you know, ASAP.

I've missed you!

Kira

Moogie, any question, with your history of cellulitis, break out the meds. Even subtly feeling lousy or increased pain/redness at the site.

Well, you are an amazingly talented artist, and what a great concept of mindful meditation through drawing. I start a Sumi class next week--I need guidance, but I hope it's relaxing.

A holiday weekend and hot weather, low threshold to treat--but I have a sense you'll dodge this bullet.

Hugs and hopes for a rapid healing, and no complications.

I hope all is well with your burn. I've been burned twice, but never had cellulitis, so please stay mindful of that.

Other than this, the burns go ok for me, I start drinking as much as i can, use neosporin, cover, wear the compression sleeve in the daytime (If it feels ok) and elevate at night.

I also begin MLD and do that a few times a day, as well as get my arm up in the day as often as I think about it.

let us know how it went over the weekend...

Moogie, how are you?

Tina, I went to the first Sumi class, the instructor's English isn't great, but we seem to be working on traditional forms. Yesterday was a flower, with a "peacock's eye" that needs to be bisected.

I've taken art classes before, and I'm no artist, and I find this weird hierarchy happens where people kind of look over to see if you're "serious" or not, and luckily, I sat by another woman who wasn't caught up into being the best. I did show them to my dh when I got home, and it was funny how one or two were clearly more of what I wanted.

Next week, bamboo.

I'll check out Lynda Barry as well.

One of the woman there, is a friend of a friend, and she's been working with bc survivors/veterans to use drawing to express themselves. She seemed nice.

I was the final student to get checked, and I'd bought my Sumi brush at an art store, and I guess it's "soft"--she sold us brushes from China for a 1$, and ink.  She showed me all the cool things I could do with it.

I do like the form, and for a non-artist, it's structured enough that it's not scary.

My older sister got her BFA at RISD and always talks about the dynamics of these classes.....

Kira