Lindsey Vonn (L) and her jellyfish sting.Photo:John Lamparski/Getty Images; Lindsey Vonn Instagram
John Lamparski/Getty Images; Lindsey Vonn Instagram
Lindsey Vonnis in search of healing methods after suffering a jellyfish sting.
On Tuesday, the former Olympic skier revealed she was stung as she posted photos of her painful-looking wound on her Instagram Story, and asked fans for soothing tips.
Lindsey Vonn’s jellyfish sting.Lindsey Vonn Instagram
Lindsey Vonn Instagram
Vonn then posted a photo of her trying out one suggested method as she snapped her legsin a bath of clear water.
“Trying the hot water soak … ” she wrote.
A final photo showed aclose-up of her jellyfish sting, which appeared no longer swollen but still displayed a huge patch of deep red marks.
“How concerned should I be?!” Vonn wrote as she presented a sliding-bar poll to fans, near the bottom of the photo.
The sports star’s sting injury comes after having knee surgery just a few weeks ago.
Last month, Vonn shared in a candid post on Instagram that she had the recent procedure on her right knee and showed offher scars from the surgeryin a video.
“Big reveal … how do the scars look?!" she wrote in her caption. “One week post surgery and they are a little raw but shaping up well! Need to cut the stitches soon … WARNING don’t watch if you’re squeamish!! But honestly, it’s not that bad … Right? 🤷🏼♀️”
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“You got some small portals for like tools so they can wash the knee while they’re actually inside of it, which is pretty gross,” Vonn continued. “My stitch got a little bit tangled in the steri strip, so obviously I used a kitchen knife to cut it, because, why not?”
She added, “It’s a little bloody still, but pretty closed up.”
The athlete, who has wonthree Olympic medalsand a total of 82 World Cup races, previously said thatthe procedure was neededas a result of “all the damage from my ski racing career.”
“Maybe not doctor approved 🤭but man I had fun!” she wrote alongside the Aug. 13 post. “First day on a foil and knee feels great. Full steam ahead 💪🏻#healing.”
source: people.com
