Nose Bleed

I have had very little sleep for days, as I write this.  NO sleep on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd.  My blood pressure skyrocketed to ER levels.  Add to this the stress of being cussed out by my mother for telling her she is wrong that "THEY" are spying on her.  Then cussed out by Gaelic Girl because I was thinking of going to my mothers for a few days see if someone is hanging around - because she would have to drive me down there!  And the nose blew a gasket.

Now, I have had an ongoing nose bleed since the last surgery on the beginning of October, not a big thing just a semi-constant light flow that is irritating.  But, Monday midnight - blam!  The flood was on!  I have no idea how much blood I lost in 2.5 hours but it was enough to leave me light headed (which did help me sleep later) and freezing old.  I bleed on my blankets, my pajamas, the carpeting, the toilet, the counters!  Obviously someone was killed in my house last night - it is a sea of blood!  I was at the point of calling 911!

Then I was reminded of pinching my nose.

Well, you have to remember that I have NO memory any longer, so it was a learning exercise on where to pinch, how hard to pinch and for how long.  Monty Python sketch in progress!  LOL!

After about 10 minutes that flow of blood stopped and I was able to go back to bed after I changed out of my blood soaked clothing and bagged up that precious Hapsburg stained Kleenex ....

So, you lean forward slightly, pinch the fleshy part of your nose (or if that does not work, the top of the nose between your eyes) for about 8 to 10 minutes.  Viola!