Self medication on the high seas
Stamper
Sun 28 Feb 2016 10:58
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Sometimes you have to help yourself. Still 700
miles to go to the nearest land I had a parasitic infection (I think). a lump 1
cm long 4 mm thick between my knuckles which contained some kind of worms.
No idea where they came from but after a couple of days it was clear that this
was no normal infection. I was contemplating putting a knife in to prevent these
things from 'hatching' inside me and causing more horrors. Then I thought about
the MRSC infections that many sailors got in the pacific. The best way to treat
them was using as hot compresses as you can stand. The heat will kill the
bacteria and I thought worms just under the skin would probably not like that
either. So after multiple treatments now the pain has gone and the swelling is
only half. I guess it works. In Sint Maarten if needed, I will visit a GP and he
might be able to tell me what it was.
Position at 11:00 UTC 28 February 2016
12:56.73 N 053:05.57 W day distance
163 Nm, 654 miles to go
Winds 15 - 27 knots , from E Speed 5-7 knots. COG 280-297 All OK. I expect the lastr two-three days to have little wind, we will see. |