[SheHulk07]

The it's been __ days thread made me think of this question. Is it rare for people to take care of their SH wounds? My T has said in the past that she didn't know of a lot of people who actually made sure to take care of their cuts/burns/etc afterwards, but I do. It's almost part of a routine, I cut then I make sure I clean it up and bandage it. Seems like this might not be the "norm" though.

Amy,
When I would cut too deep, if there is such a thing, I would stitch myself up. Then wait the normal time for things to heal. So yes I would take care of things. It may not have been till the next day but I would.

Possible trigger:

Yes and no. I remove the blisters from the burns, first with my fingers (unwashed) and then with (non-sterile) tweezers and a day or so later I again remove what's left of the blisters (a little always remains) with a needle and said tweezers. So I do carelessly (through nonsterile tweezers etc) and deliberately worsen the wounds.
But I do cover and bandage them etc, although that's mostly because otherwise they'd stick to my clothes. When I didn't have gauze that didn't stick to the wounds, I used a salve between the wound and the gauze so it would stick less - because the wounds kept reopening when I removed the gauze.

Edit: added trigger

[StarGazingFish]

i woudnt take care of my own if i didnt live in a care home,staff forcibly clean my wounds up and bandage it,they also lock away my cutting instrument so i have to look far again for another.

[SheHulk07]

Originally Posted by Breadfish

Possible trigger:

Yes and no. I remove the blisters from the burns, first with my fingers (unwashed) and then with (non-sterile) tweezers and a day or so later I again remove what's left of the blisters (a little always remains) with a needle and said tweezers. So I do carelessly (through nonsterile tweezers etc) and deliberately worsen the wounds.
But I do cover and bandage them etc, although that's mostly because otherwise they'd stick to my clothes. When I didn't have gauze that didn't stick to the wounds, I used a salve between the wound and the gauze so it would stick less - because the wounds kept reopening when I removed the gauze.

Edit: added trigger

That's more along the lines that I do. I clean them, cover them up for the day, but have been reopening them the next day or so afterwards and repeating.

[roboanxia]

Hydrocoloid patches are convenient and effective if used properly. Get water resistant. I used them for bicycling wounds.

not really.

I don't care about myself at all, and wounds are included in that

[random_emotion]

I have always taken care of my cuts after I use Isopropyl alcohol to clean it and then I cover it with gauze

[PinkFlamingo99]

No, it's part of it for me. Neglecting to get stitches, clean it, etc