Summer's over -- where'd you go?

"Ross Richardson" wrote:

Dan, my wife also stepped on a stingray this summer on the Gulf side of
Galveston. She is a pretty strong person and she was reduced to a baby and
she is a nurse. She said that was the worse pain she has ever had.

Agree completely. Kind of like having your foot hit with a hammer and then
set on fire. Unbelievably excruciating.

The only thing that eased the pain was keeping her foot in hot water. Drugs
did not do it.

Very hot water brings instant, blessed relief--breaks down the venom protein,
I believe.

Unfortunately, it took an hour or so to get me to the guide's house where I
could apply the cure. That was a long hour.

We had to have her foot X-rayed to be sure no barb was left in. It was a
very deep and nasty cut.

Fortunately, the beasty was not able to embed the barb in me, although it
certainly tried. That was Aug. 11, and the wound is just now looking like
it's healing well.

I've enjoyed wade fishing in the bays and surf since I was a little kid. No
more.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

Dan Luke wrote:
"Ross Richardson" wrote:


Dan, my wife also stepped on a stingray this summer on the Gulf side of
Galveston. She is a pretty strong person and she was reduced to a baby and
she is a nurse. She said that was the worse pain she has ever had.


Agree completely. Kind of like having your foot hit with a hammer and then
set on fire. Unbelievably excruciating.


The only thing that eased the pain was keeping her foot in hot water. Drugs
did not do it.


Very hot water brings instant, blessed relief--breaks down the venom protein,
I believe.

Unfortunately, it took an hour or so to get me to the guide's house where I
could apply the cure. That was a long hour.


We had to have her foot X-rayed to be sure no barb was left in. It was a
very deep and nasty cut.


Fortunately, the beasty was not able to embed the barb in me, although it
certainly tried. That was Aug. 11, and the wound is just now looking like
it's healing well.

I've enjoyed wade fishing in the bays and surf since I was a little kid. No
more.

I had to keep changing the hot water at the hospital ER for about 2.5
hours. We had to wait until she could get into X-ray. The room was
soaked. She said she was through with the ocean.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

"Ross Richardson" wrote:

I had to keep changing the hot water at the hospital ER for about 2.5
hours.

My experience was a little different. The pain was GONE within 30 seconds of
applying the hot water, but it was *very* hot, as hot as I could stand it. I
soaked for about 20 minutes on the advice of my friends, and the pain never
returned.

We had to wait until she could get into X-ray. The room was soaked. She
said she was through with the ocean.

I can relate.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM