Beginning to Heal

November 27 Right thigh

November 27 Left thigh

December 1 Right Thigh

December 1 Left Thigh

As you can see, the burns are beginning to heal, but they hurt LIKE HELL constantly and there's nothing I can do about it.  I go back to the burn center tomorrow to have them rechecked and I'm going to ask them if they can give me something for the pain.   I've tried Advil by the handfull and that doesn't do a bit of good.  As for emotional healing?  That will take longer, I suspect.  I'm still trying to understand why it is that I would inflict such horrible pain on myself purposely. 

Third Degree Burns to Thighs - Day 1

 

As the wounds around my navel area began to heal to the point that I no longer needed to bandage them, I revisited the burn sites on my thighs.  The result was 3rd degree burns on both upper thighs.  I don't recommend this for several reasons:

a) it doesn't hurt much because you've destroyed all the nerves from such deep burns

b) medical and psychiatric professionals tend to think you've "lost it" because of such serious injury