[As soon as the woman begins to feel the bandages moving across her skin and the air hitting her wounds, the itching intensifies once again. She takes a sharp breath through her teeth and tries to move her arms, but the attendant has a good grip on them and she doesn't move them much, though a grunt does escape her lips. The attendant is stronger than she looks, that's for sure.
Once Becky has unraveled enough of the bandage for the cuts underneath to become exposed, the attendant leans over and is taken aback at what she sees. The cuts aren't completely healed, of course, but the deeper cuts certainly look more shallow, and the longer ones do look shorter. The amount of residual scarring from the cuts will in turn have been reduced, as well as any inflammation surrounding them. It amazes the attendant.] I'll be honest: I didn't expect to see this much improvement from that small amount of time. A lot of the wounds look like they would if they'd already scabbed over and had some time to heal, but without the scabs or the time. I wonder if you could finish healing her with another round or two of treatment. Her mental state is another matter entirely, unfortunately.
[The patient does try to rub her leg on the cot in an attempt to soothe the itch once the air tickles her exposed cuts. She grinds it against the sheet underneath her with as much force as she can muster, which at this point isn't much because she's tired all over. In response to this, the nurse tries to talk soothingly to the woman once again in order to reassure her.] Everything's okay. That itch you feel is proof that your cuts are healing. [Her words have very little impact on the woman's movement, but the movement might have an effect on Becky's current task.
The attendant turns her attention back to Becky.] There was a particularly long nick on the underside of her calf that likely would have left a scar. Could you check that for me, and describe how it looks? I won't be able to see it from here.
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[As soon as the woman begins to feel the bandages moving across her skin and the air hitting her wounds, the itching intensifies once again. She takes a sharp breath through her teeth and tries to move her arms, but the attendant has a good grip on them and she doesn't move them much, though a grunt does escape her lips. The attendant is stronger than she looks, that's for sure.
Once Becky has unraveled enough of the bandage for the cuts underneath to become exposed, the attendant leans over and is taken aback at what she sees. The cuts aren't completely healed, of course, but the deeper cuts certainly look more shallow, and the longer ones do look shorter. The amount of residual scarring from the cuts will in turn have been reduced, as well as any inflammation surrounding them. It amazes the attendant.] I'll be honest: I didn't expect to see this much improvement from that small amount of time. A lot of the wounds look like they would if they'd already scabbed over and had some time to heal, but without the scabs or the time. I wonder if you could finish healing her with another round or two of treatment. Her mental state is another matter entirely, unfortunately.
[The patient does try to rub her leg on the cot in an attempt to soothe the itch once the air tickles her exposed cuts. She grinds it against the sheet underneath her with as much force as she can muster, which at this point isn't much because she's tired all over. In response to this, the nurse tries to talk soothingly to the woman once again in order to reassure her.] Everything's okay. That itch you feel is proof that your cuts are healing. [Her words have very little impact on the woman's movement, but the movement might have an effect on Becky's current task.
The attendant turns her attention back to Becky.] There was a particularly long nick on the underside of her calf that likely would have left a scar. Could you check that for me, and describe how it looks? I won't be able to see it from here.