New uses for seran wrap
Last night, I went to the KC Clay Guild to get my piece ready to be bisque fired. Near the end of the evening, my pal Todd told me we were all going over to his friend's house to hang out in his hot tub. I remembered the skin doctor told me earlier that day, after he silced off two moles, "do not take a bath or go swimming until your skin is healed." But I didn't want to miss a chance to hang out in a hot tub. When we got to the guy's house, I asked if he had some seran wrap and duct tape, and then explained the situation. His brother who just moved in with him, just graduated from medical school and is starting his residency. Another guy there was a pharmacist. I explained my plan, that I wanted to cover the wounds with seran wrap and duct tape so I could get in the hot tub. We had what seemed to be a lengthy discussion by everyone there about the best way to go about doing this, so my wounds would stay dry. Long story short, the doctor brother and pharmacist fixed me up. After they explained I wasn't supposed to "soak" until the wounds were healed because they could get infected, they began the procedure. They slathered antibiotic ointment on the wounds, covered them with gauze, covered the gauze with seran wrap, taped the edges of the seran wrap with electrical tape (that's all they could find). Then they wrapped seran wrap completely around my torso quite a few times to cover up both places on my stomach and back, and taped the end of the seran wrap with electrical tape. Then the doctor decided we better wrap it some more . . . and they had me bend a little and move around so they could see where to apply tape to keep the water out. I wish someone would have had a camera, because I'm sure to an observer, it was hysterical. And I'm sure if someone heard snippets of our conversation, it would have raised some eyebrows . . . because while this was all happening, I was trying to keep any clothing from getting wrapped in the seran wrap. So, things like "undo your belt," "pull your pants down more," "are you wearing underwear," and "I'm a doctor, just drop trou" were said. I caught a glimpse of my seran wrapped torso in the mirror, and it was hillarious. The doctor brother made me promise I wouldn't sue if it got infected, and that this was his first "procedure."
Then I got undressed and got in the hot tub. Having a tightly wrapped seran-wrap torso in a hot tub felt very weird. After I got in, I realized that no one else was naked. With other sets of friends, when there is a hot tub or sauna or pond for swimming, we just get undressed and get in, no big deal. These people all had on underwear or shorts. Who wants to drive home in wet clothes? Not me. This hot tub was outside in the yard, and the lights were off. No privacy fence, but it was dark. The other woman there was in her underwear and sitting in the hot tub, with her arms tightly crossed to cover her breasts. The guys were either in underwear or shorts. How can you relax if you are worried that someone might see you? I asked why I was the only one naked, and they said I wasn't naked, I had on seran wrap. I forgot that people have hang-ups about their bodies or people seeing them. It's something I've never had a problem with. As a kid, I always ran around the yard naked or without a shirt on, playing in the yard. It's just a body. Everyone has one.
I'm not exactly sure if the whole seran wrap thing worked or not. At times, the end came undone on my back, and someone would have to tuck it in for me. When I got out and took off the seran wrap, there was a very chemically smell. So maybe the seran wrap was just trapping in the hot tub chemical water. The doctor brother told me when I got out, I should wash off the areas, then put more ointment on and bandages. Since one of my wounds is on my back, I couldn't really clean it up myself. So Todd, did it. The bandage had fallen off the front by the time I got home. It looked all pink and swollen . . . I have no idea what the back one looked like. The front one still looks like that. I'm hoping it's okay. It was very nice to hang out in a hot tub, but I hope I'm not going to have to go back to the doctor because of it. If I do, I'll leave out the seran wrap/hot tub story. While I was hanging out in it, the pharmacist said "when your doctor said just not to take a bath or go swimming, I don't think he had this in mind . . . ."
Then I got undressed and got in the hot tub. Having a tightly wrapped seran-wrap torso in a hot tub felt very weird. After I got in, I realized that no one else was naked. With other sets of friends, when there is a hot tub or sauna or pond for swimming, we just get undressed and get in, no big deal. These people all had on underwear or shorts. Who wants to drive home in wet clothes? Not me. This hot tub was outside in the yard, and the lights were off. No privacy fence, but it was dark. The other woman there was in her underwear and sitting in the hot tub, with her arms tightly crossed to cover her breasts. The guys were either in underwear or shorts. How can you relax if you are worried that someone might see you? I asked why I was the only one naked, and they said I wasn't naked, I had on seran wrap. I forgot that people have hang-ups about their bodies or people seeing them. It's something I've never had a problem with. As a kid, I always ran around the yard naked or without a shirt on, playing in the yard. It's just a body. Everyone has one.
I'm not exactly sure if the whole seran wrap thing worked or not. At times, the end came undone on my back, and someone would have to tuck it in for me. When I got out and took off the seran wrap, there was a very chemically smell. So maybe the seran wrap was just trapping in the hot tub chemical water. The doctor brother told me when I got out, I should wash off the areas, then put more ointment on and bandages. Since one of my wounds is on my back, I couldn't really clean it up myself. So Todd, did it. The bandage had fallen off the front by the time I got home. It looked all pink and swollen . . . I have no idea what the back one looked like. The front one still looks like that. I'm hoping it's okay. It was very nice to hang out in a hot tub, but I hope I'm not going to have to go back to the doctor because of it. If I do, I'll leave out the seran wrap/hot tub story. While I was hanging out in it, the pharmacist said "when your doctor said just not to take a bath or go swimming, I don't think he had this in mind . . . ."