"gtr" > wrote in message news:2012050720535327657-xxx@yyyzzz...
> As if.
>
> I just burned the hell out of the side of my thumb shuffling salmon about
> in the broiler. Any ancient wisdom on how to treat it?
>
> I've got a blister 1 inch by 1/4 inch. I'm dosing it every hour with a
> fresh application of aloe vera goo.

Ice. Nothing oily. Real aloe vera is good. Put some ice cubes in a glass of
water and keep your thumb there. Remove from time to time. Breathe. Polly