So todayย (2/1/19) I went into the market, Relief Market in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria to buy a couple of food items and a special ointment called โAbuja ekeโ (the fat of a pyton). Literally it is what it says it is.
So I bought abubaย eke (fat of a pyton)๐ณโฆ. for my leg ooooโฆ.. to rub on the keliod under my footโฆ. but can I open the container to apply itโฆ NOโฆ. fear will not let me be great๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. I am petrified to say the least. I know the pyton is deadโฆ. and I did not kill itโฆ. or participate in its killingโฆ. yep, I have a phobia for snakes. Cos I donโt feel the same for all the other animals I eat on a daily basis.
I would rather not have another surgery on this foot. I stepped on a piece of glass a couple of years ago. I had a lot of scare tissue and I was not 100% sure that all the glass was removed on the day of the accident. The xray did not show any foreign body. I then decided to accept an operation under local aesthetic. It was an uneventful operation, thank Godโฆ.
Let me just say that I have first hand experience of the body having electricity. The healing process of the wound was the most painful wound healing process I have ever experienced. I have had major surgery, so I have something to compare it with. OMGโฆ I suffered multiple and constant electric shocks at the wound site under my foot. Jokes apart, till this very moment I have constant electric shocks at the wound site, which has grown into a large keliod under my foot containing all the nerve endings. I have a silicone sheet I used which merely dried up the keliod and made it more painful to walk on.
So I am looking for non surgical solutions to reduce the size and pain.ย ย Letโs imagine I am in a 3rd world country and could not afford an operation.ย So what are my options?โฆ. well abuba eke is one option. I have been told by a pharmacist (Karachiโฆ.well done oo) to rub this abuba eke in addition to silicone gel, on the wound daily.
The problem for me is the fact that itโs the fat from a snake. I canโt even get myself to open the container. The first thing I did in the market after purchase, was to transfer the content of the non transparent container into a transparent container. I did that right in front of the stall. Not me personally but my reliable Emmanuella and her friend Chichi. I just needed to breakdown my fears step by step.
Inshort at first I refused to go ahead with the purchase.ย I almost past out in the shop. I kept on sayingโฆ no wayโฆ i just cantโฆ. OMGโฆ. But the sharp electrical waves under my left foot quickly reset my priorities.
Emma applied the first dose in my hotel room.ย Effortlesslyโฆ I have had my showerโฆ. but i just cant dip my fingers into this oily gunkโฆ. I canโt even open the container.ย Itโs been by the bedside table all of today. But Iโve just relocated it into the bathroom and shut the doorโฆ. fearโฆ phobiaโฆ.
I will wait for Emma to assist me tomorrow.
ยฉ *Nene O-M*
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