FYI, for those weird pains and swellings we've found a old fashioned Castor Oil pack works as well as anything. Take a piece of wool flannel, douse it in Caster Oil, wrap around the swollen area, and cover it with a piece of plastic wrap to keep the Oil from getting everywhere. Every couple of hours slobber the flannel with more Oil.
Castor Oil sounds interesting, but it is toxic (only use on unbroken skin). My mother had a very nasty swelling from a mosquito bite in the archipelago (you can take that however you like). My mother-in-law brought the inflammation down with slightly crushed cabbage leaves wrapped round...at least they didn't do any harm ;-)
In solidarity, we all wore vegetables that day. Luckily it was on the island, far from prying eyes. You can't be me, I'm taken
sure?
omo sapiens... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
