Over 39? Got lotion? TORN SKIN

The lotion I promised to use for those peeling nails should also be protecting me in another place: arms, or at least the skin on my forearms. The first row of scratches was caused by dozens of tiny brass nails,installed crooked in all my closets. Later, on the top of my left forearm...an L-shaped cut, seemed deep. Doctors like to put a thick dressing over such cuts, to prevent infection. The catch is that removing such dressings from cuts on delicate skin has CAUSED more cuts: wheel chairs are named as another big cause. You would think home or apartment designers would measure a wheel chair before drawing a small space...they don't. You can be sure they know how many inches they need to get a nice car into the garage. But back to bandages... the dressings. I like I like the old style. Adhesive on the back. Big ones but not too much adhesive close to the wound. For one thing a shower beating down on a cloth bandage HURTs . To sit around in the evening, you many not need any bandage., The cat, dog, or child will help you decide. You can put a huge sport bandage on just long enough for the shower, then take it off to dry and let arm dry. Shop around till you find the size that make sense for you. If you' toss and turn at night, maybe a bandage for that arm at night. It is okay to cut these things up, use the left half of one if it helps. One of my cuts seemed deep, needed a little more impact protection. So the donut bandage was born. From halves of a round bandage or two, I cut some half circles and stuck them on top of each other, leaving a thin a space like halves of a donut. They guard against bumps, the bottom ones stick to the arm without touching the wound. The rest hold each other. I could gently take the thing off before I went to bed or leave it if it seemed to stay in place. Air and sun but no dirt blowing in. My very young doctor didn't even want to hear about it. Hmmm. So you won't need another bandage soon, I suggest plenty of lotion (which I still sometimes forget.) NOW I HAVE TO SAY SADLY: The new Blogger is so far over my computer skill level, this may be the last post. I will I WISH YOU HEALTH.