Owie Documentation : One

Introduction
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Regrettfully;
Although i intended for this to be a first rate job at documenting this owie,
especially after i said--
...essentially; "Promised"
--to fully document my 'next' owie...

This documentation has several substantial deficiencies...

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figure a : Onset of Woogily Owie
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i set the camera's distance to auto-focus incorrectly here...
Or--
It may be that i was holding the camera
even closer than is allowed for it's 'Close-Up' capability...!
This was taken around January 14th to the 17th; 2006...
When i first mentioned in my journal that this owie is getting woogily!

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figure b : January 16th(?) 2006 without Yellow Cover...?
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This is the same day, without the weird yellow cover
That was probably dead skin...???
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figure c : Mysterious Yellow Cover
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The Mysterious Yellow Cover
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figure d : January 20th(?) Sever Woogiliness.
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It is getting worse, but perhaps amazingly...???
It Doesn't hurt AT ALL...!!!
--So i'm still not panicky.
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figure e : Same as d; Dug out a little
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i can't resist digging these things out...!!!
i definitely have a masochistic streak
and love to claw at my own flesh...!!!
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This owie didn't really present itself with
An opportunity for any really enthusiastic gouging...
i had one on my Right Knee a few months ago
That i decided to take care of all on my own,
And during the 'Cleaning' phase,
i used Q-Tips to poke into the owie
And discovered that it went down quite a ways...!!!
So i kept at it for awhile,
And the yellow pus & blood finally started to clear,
And i discovered a new region of White Pus...
That was considerably thicker than the Yellow Pus...!!!
So i dabbed that up as i continued to probe deeper and deeper...
( it continued to sink down for about a half an inch...!!! )
Then i found a larger 'Blob' that had a pudding like texture to it,
So i thought i might remove this with tweezers,
But it was just half way between a blob and pudding...
i decided to call it a Bolus,
Which seemed to be an entirely appropriate name for it...
Later; when i was telling this account to Nurse Practitioner Amy...
i'd forgotten that i called it a Bolus;
So the story seemed to lack the impact that it should have...!!!
So i struggled and dug, and probed and squeezed
And tried again & again to pull The Bolus out,
And FINALLY i was able to get a grip on it,
And yank it free...!!!
Then i cleaned it up some more,
Filled the cavity with 3 in 1 Antiseptic Salve
And with The Bolus gone,
i knew it would heal pretty quickly...
Which it Did...!!!
So these last two Owies,
Where they DIDN'T dig out The Bolus...
i felt cheated...!!!
And believed that they would Not heal as Quickly...???
But they both did pretty well...
i guess...???
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figure f : Same as d & e; Bandaged up
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i probably put on some 3 in 1 antibiotic salve
But i don't think that i particularly did anything to clean it...???
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figure g : Probably a few days after d,e & f; Hamburger Phase...!
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January 23rd...???
It looks like it's entering it's Hamburger Phase...
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figure h : Another view of g
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i was probably trying to get a good angle...???
It's really hard to see my view finder picture in bright sunlight...!!!
So would point with my left hand to the owie,
Wagging my index finger back & forth,
So i could see it in the camera's LCD...
And try to get the camera in position;
Then remove my left hand, and snap the picture...!!!
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figure i : Another view of g & h
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figure j : From the g, h & i Sequence...???
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These pictures were loaded by their sequencial positions in the camera...
But this certainly looks like it was taken before g,
Before i had a chance to scrape off some of the dead surface skin...???
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figure k : g, h, i & j Sequence; Antibiotic Salve
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i don't like to skimp on the 3 in 1 antibiotic salve...!
i've had some remarkable cures by using it... ( sometimes )
Another miracle drug i've discovered is a generic version
of Waldomart's Acne Creme,
Which i think has antibiotic action built into it,
And also dries out the owie...
Which is usually Very Good...!!!
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figure l : g, h, i, j & k; All Bandaged Up...!!!
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All Bandaged Up...!
i like to use the athletic stretch wraps
because my skin will just fall apart
if i put to much tape on it...!!!
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Next: Waikiki Clinic...!!!
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Owie Documentation : Two

Introduction
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Around January 23rd or 24th i was thinking...
'This owie is getting Very Woogily...!!!'
So i went over to The Waikiki Health Clinic
Where they fixed my last
UnDocumented Owie...!!!

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figure 1 : Waikiki Clinic Entrance
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This is kind of an odd location for a Health Clinic
That ostensibly serves the local peons & other chattel...
Because it's only about a block from
The Purportedly Fanciest Beach in The World
Outside of France.

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figure 2 : Sign out front
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figure 3 : Reception area
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figure 4 : Generic Waiting Room
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i took these pictures on the 26th
Even though this visit, my first visit for this owie,
Was on the 25th...
( because i forgot to take any pictures
of the waiting room that day...!!! )
( i also forgot to take a picture of Shane Millard PA.C )
[ Physician Assistant - Certified ]
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figure 5 : Where the Doctor ( or equvalent ) sits
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figure 6 : Stuff
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i should have looked through all the drawers,
But i'm too shy.
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figure 7 : Generic Nurse
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She came in after 'Not a Doctor Millard',
And she was supposed to clean my owie and put a bandage on me,
But she just wiped it off--
( like last time...!!! )
And i think she also game me a shot in the ass...!!!
( i really should have asked ( or remembered )
what they shot me with...!!! ( ? ) )
( they didn't give me a shot in the ass last time...! )
Before this:
When 'Not a Doctor Millard' came in,
He took one look at my owie,
Recoiled in horror, and refused to even get near it...!
ugh.
i also got a prescription for Climaycin 150mg.
NaDM also said that he wanted me to come back the next day
And when i told them this down at The Reception Counter
They acted as though this was absolutely unheard of...???
And asked me if i wanted to make an appointment...
And i was thinking 'Yes...!'
But they were acting so quirky about it,
That after a considerable amount of lollygagging-- ( ! )
i said i'd changed my mind, and would just 'drop by'...
which is how i think most of their appointments
are done anyways...???
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figure 8 : Owie on January the 25th 2006
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It doesn't really so bad here...
does it...???
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figure 9 : Still January 25
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i think that all the dead skin on top is keeping you
from seeing all the gore just below it...???
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figure 10 : Very Nice Bandaging...!
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figure 11 : The Pills
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i think there was enough,
4 per day, supposedly every 6 hours...???
So that they lasted about a week.
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figure 12 : Nurse Practitioner Amy
January 26th 2006
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This is Nurse Practitioner Amy...!
She took VERY Good care of me!
She squeezed a lot of the pus out of my owie
And disinfecting it with antiseptic germicide povidone-iodine
And gave me some P-I swabs...
( i was supposed to get some more on my own,
But The Longs Drug Store only had Huge Bottles of it...!!! )
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figure 13 : The Second Owie...!
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This owie had been around for a few days,
And wasn't getting any better...
So NP Amy Bandaged it up too...!!!
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figure 14 : Owie with Iodine
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i didn't really take very many picture of my owie on the 26th,
But it looked ALOT better after only one day...
NP Amy thought that the shot i got
The day before was The Wonder Cure...???
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figure 15 : Second Owie after squeezing...!
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i was hoping that with all The Drugs i was taking that this owie,
Which was just 'starting' would short circuit and
Not 'Cycle Through' the usual bell curve of woogliness...
What that consists of is starting off
As a harmless looking scratch, or puncture,
Then getting progressively worse
Until it looks decidedly life threatening
Then it heals VERY quickly...!
Usually within a week or 10 days...!!!
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Next: On My Own...
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Owie Documentation : Three

Introduction
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This is After The Waikiki Clinic
Where i finished up taking care of it myself.

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figure i : Two or Three after...
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It's really healed up pretty well...
Considering...???

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figure ii : Same as i
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figure iii : Bandage from The Clinic
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Features the paper tape that is slightly better than
The white tape that is commercially available...
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figure iv : Two or Three Days Later...
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i.e.; 4 or 6 days since The Clinic Visits.
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figure v : Second Owie / 4 to 6 days later...
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This is acutally going to continue to get worse,
Then finally a little better...
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figure vi : Another 2 or 3 days
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About a week later...
It looks like i've picked the scab off the big one...
And what is the deal with the little one in the foreground
That will Not Stop bleeding...???
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figure vii : Second, Arguably Smaller Owie...
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It looks like it's getting better...???
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figure viii : A Week & A Half
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Does this strike you as Amazing that
That Horrible Hamburger Mess
Has Healed to this point in a little over a week...???
If it's going to heal this quickly...
Then why does my immune system not stop it
When it's a tiny little scratch...???
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figure ix : Second Owie
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This does not look good...
It is not healing over like the big one...!!! ???
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figure x : Something like 2 Weeks
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The colouration is awful,
And it's got all these weird little blistery things...???
But it's not showing any signs of Re-Exploding...!!!
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figure xi : Little Blistery Things ( on the right )
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It's looking pretty good... ( ??? )
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figure xii : Second Owie
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It's not getting exactly better...
And it's not getting exactly worse either...???
[ three weeks or so later;
It's still lagging way behind the Big Owie...??? ]
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Done!

Right Arm Owie...!!!

Right Arm Owie: Critial Mass
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Apparently: First mention in Journal is April 2nd '06

i think that i was just 'letting it go' up to about this point,

Then i decided that i really should put a bandage on it...!!!

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April 2nd
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Same Owie...

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April 9th '06
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i noticed on the bus one day, a sunday, i think...

That this bandaged Owie was starting to leak pus..

So i found a spot over in the big park near Waikiki...

And when i took the Bandage off,

it just started 'Fountaining' Brown & Gory Pus...!!!

After which i contiuted to squeeze more pus out,

and when i saw a clear 'Bolus' at the focal Point,

i started digging away at it for about 5_minutes with Tweezers...
A Bolus has the consistency of Tapioca Pudding...

So it's kind of hard to get a grip on it...

When i finally got it out, it left this gapping hole...!!!

Isn't it Scary Looking...!!!

Surprizingly though, it didn't really hurt much at all.
That is; It didn't hurt very much when it was 'At Rest'

While i was digging the Bolus out...That was Owie, OWIE...!!!

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Bandage & Q-Tip used for digging out the Bolus!
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Last Bandage & Q-Tip used to poke around in the Owie

To remove excess fluid, to make the bolus dry enough

to get a hold on it...

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Recomposition of Elements
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i didn't like the Diagonal/intersecting lines in the first picture...

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April 16th '06
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i'd been trying to ignore this owie as much as possible,

But due to Itching and some drainage i changed it.

i also dug out a little more of the Bolus that was left behind.

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April 16: Second Picture...
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Chanaged Bandage again on the 22nd,

But forgot to take pictures...

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April 27 '06
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There's still quute a bit of redness

blackness and blueness,

But it's filling in...

So that is good.

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April 27th...???
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i wasn't sure how these pictures were turning out,

Since it's hard to see the images in my lame rear screen,

So i would always take 2 or 3 pictures

under varying lighting conditions...

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This looks like an April 27th Shot...
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It's coming along...

Changed Bandage again on May 2nd,

But forgot to take a picture...!

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At about this same time...
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At about this same time,

i was having trouble with another

'Hamburgerish' Owie on my hand,

and in this picture it has pretty much healed.

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Probably around May 4th...
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i still had a bandage on this when i went to

The Wahiawa Hospital,

But even then, it was pretty much completely healed...

i just didn't want to 'Take any Chances'

Since; Like the Owie on my hand, it kept 'Flaring Up' again

and again, after i thought it was healed,

and i'd take the bandages off...!!!

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