I was at CVS Pharmacy today searching for clear iodine (which is really hard to find), but found some povidone iodine ointment instead. It says on the box, "no sting, no stain" so I bought some and giving it a shot. The stuff is orange, but after half an hour there is still no stain. I figured there would be something, so I'm pretty impressed. I doesn't burn, which is a major plus since everything burns right now. The only thing I noticed is that it began to run once it warmed up from my body heat. I mixed it with some vit. e ointment to keep it from running. I'll let you know if anything exciting happens.
I also picked up some Gold Bond power for the times I want to dry out my ulcer/lesion. Has anyone tried this stuff? I've used it in the past, but never on a sore. I'm worried it'll burn like crazy, but my sore will soak a bandaid in an hours time. I'm constantly changing them. I need something to keep it dry. I'll try it tomorrow on my day off. Hopefully I won't go through the roof.
