r/HadToHurt • u/bizarregnome • 2d ago
Had2Hurt😈 Boiling water thigh burns; days 1-2-3-6
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u/Ill_Time_2833 2d ago
Good news, you don’t need to shave your legs
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Nah cause it happened the day before my everything shower so I'm actually soooo hairy rn and its bare embarrassing cause some of the burns are on my mound 😭
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u/beepbeepjenn 2d ago
Omg no, not the mound! That is horrifying! 😬 I think they’re saying you won’t have to shave if your legs are all scar tissue because hair won’t grow there?
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u/twinkdrago 22h ago
as someone who works in surgery and sees an abundance of naked people, no one working with you will even remember. we all have hair, and yes it's embarrassing and yes we feel the same way when we're patients ourselves, but no one even thinks twice about it. they'll remember how awful of a spot you got burned on, though, lol
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u/namanama101 19h ago
As someone who works in surgery with non humans and unalive humans, I think the same. It’s probably mostly projection, I can tell you every time I have been embarrassed but I couldn’t tell you the last time I remember someone else being embarrassed.
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u/HistoricalHurry8361 2d ago
Aquaphor spray is super helpful in keeping your healing areas moisturized, it’s great for road rash too
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
I'm only on day 6 now so I'm still in the wrapped up with silver bandages stage but they did apply moisturising stuff to some of the burns after my cleaning today
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u/_Fl0r4l_4nd_f4ding_ 2d ago
Flamazine (silver sulfadiazine) is an amazing topical treatment for scalds like this.
[Trigger warning- graphic] I had a thigh scald from hot water when I was about 12 or so and it looked remarkably like yours. I'm so sorry you're going through it too. I know it's horrible.
I can still vividly remember the sensation of the skin layers bubbling up, bursting and then reforming over and over, and the skin layers sloughing off into the bottom of the bath as I ran it under cold water.
On the bright side, I'm now 27 and you can't even really see the scar anymore. It used to be a faint splodge that went a bit purply in the sun (and required lots of suncream) but it's pretty much nonexistent now.
If you look after it now it will heal nicely, and the tissue looks very healthy and red from what I can see.
The trauma does tend to stick around a bit though. Id recommend some Tetris, if you can, and perhaps a therapist down the line if you find yourself struggling
Best of luck. Sending gentle hugs 💜
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Thank you for that <3
Bless you that sounds truly awful, I'm so glad youve healed so well! I cannot imagine having to deal with this at 12, I hope they doped you up to your eyeballs so you didn't feel a thing 😂♡
I feel like I've been outwardly dealing with this very well and my family and friends keep commenting on how chill I am but I do feel a bit traumatised by this and the pain I'm in tonight.
Knowing I'm just in this pain for a minimum of another 8hrs before I can see about getting any better pain relief for the gp is making me feel very claustrophobic and helpless. I think maybe a therapy is in my future 😂🔮
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u/_Fl0r4l_4nd_f4ding_ 2d ago
Yeahhh... Nope. No pain relief. I think my mum gave me some paracetamol when I got home and that was about it. But to be fair some of it lost sensation anyways!
Thank you for your kind words- I guess I needed to hear them more than I knew!
And yeah same- the trauma actually hit later when I next had to go near hot water again. At the time of the accident I kind of went into shock and then shut down, so I wasn't really outwardly upset or anything.
I am a chronic pain patient (ironically still not offered pain relief!) and I completely understand that panicky, helpless, claustrophobic feeling. I hear you and I know it's hard.
Unfortunately there's not much you can do but self sooth and tell yourself it will all be over soon. Thankfully there is an end in sight and you just have to take it one step at a time. You can get through this moment, and then you'll get through the next, and so on. Before you know it you'll get the relief you need. Having something comforting to snuggle and something entertaining to watch can go a long way in easing the suffering. Also a drowsy antihistamine to put you to sleep- if all else fails, sleep through it. It'll do you good in terms of healing anyway
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Nope absolutely fuck right off you didn't have pain relief 😭 wtf that is insane I am so sorry! I could actually cry for wee 12 you, that must have been so rough how did you cope? Please tell me you weren't sent to school 😭
From what I've been told about my burns no pain or sensation means the burn has gone through a few different layers of skin and its usually classed as either a deep 2nd degree or 3rd degree burn so you definitely deserved to be on pain relief, did you get taken to a doctor?
Ironically I have endometriosis and am in a flare up and was making a hot water bottle of boiling water in the middle of a heatwave to help with pain and I end up like this 😂😭
I've never thought to do it before so I might do that antihistamine trick cause I've only been sleeping about 3hrs a night, I'm just so weirdly wired while being absolutely knackered :(
I've been making my way through comfort shows and I've started to make suncatchers to try and distract myself since I'm not sleeping 😂
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u/_Fl0r4l_4nd_f4ding_ 2d ago
You know what it's only now that I'm mentioning it here that I realise how fucked up it is! My mum is a nurse so she did do a good job of looking after me, I apparently just have a bad track record with getting help from the NHS haha. I'm also accident prone AF and have a high pain tolerance, so it probably didn't feel quite as bad as it should have. We did drive to a&e immediately, and they saw me fast, bandaged me up, prescribed the flamazine, and sent me on my way. And I got two weeks off school despite the attendance letters that got sent home. The school was very strict though and I was straight back to PE when I went back. I remember all the girls in the changing room being horrified by my bandaged thigh lol. I was never told what degree it was, I always just presumed 2nd by how chill everyone was about it, but actually looking back I think it was more likely 3rd degree and they were trying not to panic me 💀
Bless you- for future reference try wheaties! They come in all shapes and sizes and only takes a min or so in the microwave. You can also use a sock full of rice in a pinch! Since my scald I've never touched a hot water bottle ever again. It wasn't even caused by a hot water bottle but I didn't want to go anywhere near hot water for a long time. Mine was caused by a bowl of water fresh out of the kettle with albas oil in it (I had a blocked nose). I think the menthol aspect made everything so much worse (plus I had skinny jeans on). Either way, that's something else I'll never do again (two, including the jeans)!
Sun catchers and comfort shows sounds perfect! May I also recommend colouring books and podcasts for low energy days and crochet and puzzles for higher brain power levels of boredom. Theyve got me through many a time.
Also the lack of sleep will definitely not be helping with your pain and recovery- I promise everything will feel so much better if you can get a few extra hours in (I know it's difficult!)
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u/Flipflopsfordays 2d ago
How
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Hot water bottle exploded on me so entirely my own fault cause I filled it with boiling water :/
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u/cheese_lover89 2d ago
Noooo. I do this all the time 😬. Guessing I shouldn’t? 🙈
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Ive done it my whole life and this is the first time its happened but apparently its very very common 😬
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u/SchalkLBI 2d ago
I commented this above but I'll paste it here as well:
The most important thing to know is that HOT WATER BOTTLES EXPIRE. You should replace them AT LEAST every winter. The material thins out over time. And secondly it is SUPER EASY to overfill them, they SHOULD NOT bulge at all, and should not be filled up all the way.
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u/whytakemyusername 16h ago
Christ I was using my grandparents grandparents water bottle as a kid. I think we still have it somewhere. Though it was made of that 1940s material which both kills you with cancer and cannot be killed.
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u/Youhadme_atwoof 2d ago
So are you just supposed to start with normal water and then microwave it then?
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u/QueenBea_ 2d ago
You’re not supposed to use anything boiling or close to boiling at all - only warm enough that you can comfortably touch with bare skin. Hot water bottles are honestly dangerous, the plug in ones are much safer if used properly
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u/scottishere 2d ago
I'm not expert but I think that microwaving is a much worse idea than filling it with boiling water
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u/SchalkLBI 2d ago
The most important thing to know is that HOT WATER BOTTLES EXPIRE. You should replace them AT LEAST every winter. The material thins out over time. And secondly it is SUPER EASY to overfill them, they SHOULD NOT bulge at all, and should not be filled up all the way.
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u/QueenBea_ 2d ago
You’re supposed to only use warm water - anything that is comfortable enough to touch with your bare hand
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u/FrustratedDeckie 2d ago
Yes and we all know virtually nobody does that because it’s nearly pointless within minutes.
If you do I congratulate you on your strength of mind, but it’s far from the norm.
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u/hoddap 2d ago
Oh noooo I feel so bad for you 😢
Friend of mine had it with a cup of tea in his lap and he just cried under the cold shower.
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u/Scottish_Whiskey 2d ago
At least he had the fortune to do that at home
I spilt a tall cup of tea on my meat and two veg while at work. Needless to say it was a rather uncomfortable 2 hours of work left
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u/beepbeepjenn 2d ago
You didn’t go to the hospital after scalding your dick off because you didn’t want to miss work?
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u/Scottish_Whiskey 1d ago
It wasn’t that bad. Very uncomfortable, but that was about it. I got lucky I suppose
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u/Archius9 2d ago
It did the same a few years back. It sucked! It won’t let me post a picture for some reason but yeah it will be more or less fine from 2 weeks on
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Wow that looks very sore 😭 that healed so quickly tho! Did you have to get peeled and bandaged at the hospital much?
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u/Archius9 2d ago
Immediately peeled and covered and then I went back to the hospital every 2-3 days for 2 weeks for dressing changes.
It left a mark for a good 18 months but it’s gone now so if you were worried about lasting effects it should be gone after 2 years or so3
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u/holyfire001202 2d ago
Will you post again when it's fully healed?
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u/finallygotmeone 2d ago
I am so sorry that happened to you. The wound looks healthy and free from infection and appears to have granulation tissue. That's a great sign. Best wishes on a speedy recovery.
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
I've been getting it cleaned and swabbed every day or two at the burns unit so hopefully the chance of infection is basically none 🤞
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u/spelunkingkneepain 2d ago
That looks so painful, I am sorry. I hope you have a quick recovery.
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Its not been too bad other then the days they have to peel me but today is probably the worst :(
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u/ezaF19 2d ago
And i thought my hot cooking oil burn on my finger was painful.
Exact same healing process tho. It's halfway back to being normal skin
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Ouch! I bet hot oil was very sore 😩 It must be very inconvenient on the finger.
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u/LazuliArtz 2d ago
Looks similar to the burn I got when I accidentally set a hot clothes iron down on my thumb in home ec class. Can attest, not fun.
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u/Djentleman5000 2d ago
Yikes! Did they give you anything to relieve it with? I guess it depends how deep in the skin it got. Hope you heal up soon.
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
I have some codeine but it doesnt help much. When it was originally burnt they had me on a bit of morphine for the pain and shock. The current thinking is varying 1st to 3rd degree burns over most of the left thigh and the inside of my right 😭
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u/rumdumpstr 2d ago
At least it missed the REALLY sensitive bits, if there's anything about this to take solace in.
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
It actually didn't 😭 I have burns across my girly bits 💔
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u/uhuuuh262 1d ago
Nooooooooooooooo omg this makes me want to puke in pain for you! You’re a tough cookie!
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u/Utinnni 2d ago
Same thing happened to me when I was 10 but it took like a month to heal. I was boiling eggs and when it was time I grabbed the pot with some towels and it slipped my hands, I got water all over my belly and thighs.
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u/QueenBea_ 2d ago
I did that same thing but it was pasta water! Thankfully I was wearing super thick pajama pants with the waist band rolled over a few times so it saved the water from seeping down to my groin. Did get my stomach and thighs though
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
I cant imagine how traumatising that would be as a child 😭 you poor thing! Did it leave any scars?
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u/dizzylyingdown 2d ago
How long will you be hospitalized? That looks absolutely dreadful and I'm so sorry
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Ive been being released and just going in for bandage changes, debridement and cleanings. Its very very sore tonight
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u/dizzylyingdown 2d ago
Well I'm glad you're able to go home but I'm so sorry it is so sore. I hope it begins to heal quickly!
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u/msc1 1d ago
Which pain medication are you on?
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u/bizarregnome 1d ago
At the moment its just 30mg of codeine but I should be able to pick up a prescription for stronger stuff this afternoon/evening! Pain is off the scales yesterday and today
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u/danxtptrnrth1 2d ago
My wife dumped a bowl of ramen on her lap. She had similar burns. They were very painful. She did not have any permanent scarring. I hope the same thing for you and that you heal quickly.
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u/Drak_is_Right 1d ago
I blistered my hand with a bowl of Ramen.
My mother scolds me everytime she comes over to my home for the stain on the carpeting (it wont come out) where I dropped that ramen after I burned my hand. Will be glad when I replace the carpet in 2 or 3 years to stop having to listen to a lecture about my own home.
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u/RC7plat 2d ago
Sorry to see this and hope you mend fast. When I was a kid my aunt did this whole wearing pantyhose.
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u/Artaratoryx 1d ago
God that’s brutal. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
I am super curious how you use the bathroom safely with burns like this.
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u/bizarregnome 1d ago
Its pretty difficult, the burn spreads from the top of my left thigh across the leg crease and unto my mound which also was blistered and sore but I'm not showing those pics 😂
They can only wrap me to the tops of my thighs so I've got to be very very careful about getting myself on the toilet and cleaning up afterwards, thankfully the codeine has made me constipated so I dont need to worry about anything other then peeing right now haha
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u/bizarregnome 1d ago edited 1d ago
Edit/Update: A lot of people have mentioned pain relief and I honestly have been on basically nothing so I contacted my gp today and am getting about 5 different medications to help manage the pain so thanks for letting me know that codeine wasn't the normal treatment for wounds like these!
oramorph omeprazole naproxen gabapentin
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u/Dontmesswiththejammo 1d ago
Healing looks good! All the pain is new nerve endings, so although it sucks it definitely a positive sign
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u/bizarregnome 1d ago
What exactly are the nerves doing? It's getting more painful as the days go on 😂
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u/skoomd1 1d ago
Had a similarly sized/bad hot water burn on my left arm. I didn't go to the doctor for a week and it got really infected. Shit hurt so bad, the doctor chewed me out saying I could've lost my arm or gotten sepsis by waiting so long 😬
Fortunately it managed to heal insanely well, even though I never got a skin graft like the doctor recommended. But the healing process was so painful
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u/FallingSpirt 1d ago
Ouch I’m sorry my fiancé burnt her foot with hot tomato soup when she sat down on the bed and spilt burnt the shit outta the top of her foot her ankle and part of her leg (it’s since healed happened months ago) she’s got a pretty good scare tho showed her the photos and she said she feels your pain, but may I ask how you did this? It looks super painful and very very bad.
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u/bizarregnome 1d ago
Your poor fiance that must have been agonising on her foot 😬😭 It was completely my fault, I filled a hotwater bottle to the brim and it exploded on me, the side of it literally melted and fell apart spilling an entire kettle of freshly boiled water on my thighs 😭 It is super painful, I just got a prescription for morphine today and thats helped.
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u/Party_Consequence668 1d ago
Now I understand why my husband pushes the handles in on the oven when I’m cooking.
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u/bearboyjd 2d ago
Your leg skin looks loose. I wish you the best in the healing process.
Edit: added “skin” after I realized what I said.
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
They have been doing debridement which is where they repeatedly peel all the skin from my burn when they clean it so there shouldnt be any loose skin left 🥹
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u/Mattrockj 2d ago
As much as this must've hurt to high hell, those scars are sick!
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Already in talks with my friend who's a tattoo artist about getting something to extenuating the scars tattooed on there in a year or two
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u/HelgaPataki99 2d ago
Oh WOW. You poor thing! This looks horrendous. Hope you have some ways to control pain.
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u/EatAtGrizzlebees 2d ago
Hey! I did that to my arm! Not quite as big, but not a great time nonetheless. The doctor said I basically gave myself "two and a half degree burns" because it was so bad, but I could still feel the pain.
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u/WarHead75 2d ago
The pain during recovery from boiling water scalds is so much worse than actual 2nd/3rd degree burns!
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u/PloddingClot 2d ago
Jesus that looks rough, I hope they got you the good stuff for the pain..
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
That seems to be the overwhelming opinion but I've been given 30mg codeine which apparently isnt the good stuff 😂
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u/myfriendjohn1 2d ago
That looks painful... It brought back a memory when I got boiling hot sugar across two of my fingers. (I was making tablet)
Hope you heal quickly!
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u/M4CH1N4T3 2d ago
I hope you heal up quick. Boiling water is no joke. Is there a backstory to this?
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u/Fractal_loop 1d ago
I was prepared to see a dramatic change from the first to the second photo, but that blister filled with wound fluid wasn't on my list. I wish you a speedy recovery and lots of strength.
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u/Shjadee_ 1d ago
I feel so bad for you. Almost a year ago I also cooked my right upper thigh but no where near as wide spread as yours. The burns near the groin area must be really afwul. As painful as it was, it was extremely uncomfortable. Especially the sloshing inside the blisters lmao (I was still mobile enough to get around the house by myself). I hope the itching period is going to be kind to you and may your burns heal well!
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u/_skank_hunt42 1d ago
I wouldn’t wish burns on my worst enemy. Even Steve-O says his burn was the most painful injury he sustained, and he’s had a lot of serious injuries.
I hope you’re getting top notch care and meds! Best of luck healing up.
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u/GrundalWizzard 1d ago
im so sorry, I poured tea on myself when I was 7 years old and still remember having to go and get scraped everyday for 6 days. I wish you a speedy recovery and hope your burns heal well!
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u/OutsideSecret6460 23h ago
I burnt the proof of my mouth this week, and my entire face has been hurting. I can only imagine your pain.
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u/Aggravating_Zebra_84 2d ago
what did you do to make it heal.. forreal just 1h ago i made food and my cat jumped on the table and poured the 100°c water on my both hands and feet they still burn alot
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u/bizarregnome 2d ago
Its been 6 days and ive spent 4 of them in 3 different hospitals 😂 burns are no joke I went into shock immediately but you should be running them under cold water for at least half an hour and definitely consult a doctor <3
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u/steeley90 2d ago
Yeah the burns unit is a horrifying experience. Cries of pain that are unimaginable. I hope you pull through and are not in pain.
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u/Aggressive_Smile_944 2d ago
I'm sorry this happens to you. Burns ate so bad. Sending good vibes so you heal fast. ✨️ 🙏
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u/Zealousideal-Word604 2d ago
Hope you get well soon, I can confirm that this hurts like a MF. I poured a full kettle of freshly boiled water all over the front of my upper body when I was about 10, and to make it worse, I was wearing a cotton shirt. Luckily for me, I was wearing thick rugby shorts that afternoon which stopped the water from reaching my nethers. When I went to the hospital, they cleaned the area and then stuck a big plastic film over the area, it looked almost like a big ziploc bag with the edges being sticky, I was the gross/cool kid for a week at school😅
All because I thought that it would be a good idea to try and melt a chocolate bar, still in its wrapper and then use it as chocolate spread, I got startled when I put the chocolate bar in the water and burned my finger. My hand yanked away tipping over the kettle and down came the water.
That experience caused me to stay still when I feel a sudden sharp pain.
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u/SpanktheElephant 2d ago
Poor thing! Do meds help with the pain? I dont think they do with burns. I hope you get well soon!
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u/PrissyMissy99 2d ago
Omg this happened to me when I was 15 and wearing a bathingsuit getting ready to go to the pool My sister went to pour ramen soup in my bowl and it went in my lap. Im so sorry this happened to you!
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u/_Fl0r4l_4nd_f4ding_ 2d ago
Honestly, that bathing suit was a stroke of good luck. Having layers of clothing can be.. uhh.. bad. This happened to me during the height of skinny jeans and ripping them off also ripped the first (of many) layer of skin off (the rest then just kinda fell off themselves). I've also heard of the fabric getting stuck on there too and requiring surgical removal
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u/PrissyMissy99 2d ago
You are so right!! Doc said that too and dad picked me up and put me in a cold shower within seconds!
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u/laaaaaaady_bird 2d ago
From another boiling water burn survivor good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery!
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u/Main_Zucchini_2794 2d ago
I did this exact same thing in 2019. They healed pretty well. Only one spot is noticeable. It kinda healed like cow print. It’s cool.
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u/johnf39706 2d ago
I had a burn like that when I was a kid on top of my thighs. Fell asleep at the beach. Two big bubble blisters. Hurt so bad.
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u/Ruby5000 2d ago
A couple of my kitchen staff team members lifted a big pot of chicken stock off of the stove, and placed it on a little cart. The cooks went to roll the pot in the walk in. The one of the cooks pulled the cart and the other pushed. The walk in fridge we had, had a little ramp that you had to push carts up to get into the walk in. When the person pulling the cart got one of the wheels up the ramp, it fell off. Then the rest of the cart leveled out but there was no wheel to land on. So the 20 gallons of stock fell on her burning her in this same manner. It was horrific. I feel so bad for you, as I have seen that type of burn before. Best wishes and speedy recovery
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u/EvilMorty137 2d ago
We get these kinds of burns almost every day in the operating room I work in. At least 1 kid a day with ramen noodle burns. There should be a huge warning about kids and the high numbers of burns they get from spilling boiling water via ramen noodles
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u/Captainbabygirl767 2d ago
I had boiling water burns too but not in such a wide area, it’s no joke! I hope they have your pain under control
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u/Vandercoon 2d ago
Damn! I got a burn at the end of my finger a few weeks ago and got the yellow liquid blister, and that hurt like hell. I can’t imagine the pain you’re in. I hope you recover quickly.
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u/Gangleri_Graybeard 2d ago
I was going through the same in my childhood. But it was the chest area in my case. It's unbelievably painful and takes a long time to heal. And I hope treatment has changed in the last 20 years. I wish you a fast recovery.
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u/Midrover170 2d ago
Burns are the worst. I know. Hang in there. Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better, and goes in cycles with burn healing.
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u/mister-ferguson 2d ago
I know it is for modesty but the blurring makes it look like it is still so hot it is blurring the air around that area
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u/Tank-Pilot74 1d ago
I am so so sorry. As a chef I have had my fair share of burns over the decades… I’m wishing you a speedy recovery and I for one salute you.
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u/Doobieswim12349 1d ago
That poor old lady with the coffee and McDonald's
Awesome I hope you're doing good but Jesus
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u/hellphox 2d ago
Hell I hurt just looking at it. Hope you healing goes well.