During my last trip to Tioman, on my penultimate dive, I accidentaly brushed against a crimson soft coral (I was wearing a singlet that time). It went on defensive and injected me with its toxins. I tried brushing it off but it got worse. I told my mind to forget the pain and irritation as I continued my dive.
After the last dive, I poured lots of vinegar on the affected area trying to stop it from injecting more toxin; applied an antiseptic cream on it and continued on living the day.
A whole lot of rash appeared the next day followed by some swelling. Then the skin ruptured, and itched like hell. So I’ve been applying 10%hydrocortisone on it, downing antihistamines at the same time to fight the itchiness.
Last Sunday, a week after being stung, a friend reminded me of an old remedy which is sulphur mixed with water. I bought some yellow sulphur from the local Indian groceries and did what was told.
After 4 days, everything’s now drying up, the itchiness have all but gone…but the scars are horrendous that I’ve gone back to wearing long-sleeved shirts to work.
Next time, I’ll just wear my wetsuit when I dive.
SeaDemon Says 