Well, today I dropped my first f-bomb.

[firecat88]

However, given the circumstances, I'm entitled to it. See, I was making breakfast for myself. Oatmeal, to be exact, from the microwave. Well, I went to the microwave to retrieve my maple-and-brown-sugar goodness when...suddenly...the bowl tipped. A handful of the contents spilled out and onto my leg, just above the knee. Needless to say, the first few things out of my mouth, as I scrambled to get the stuff off of my leg, were 'G**DAMMIT!' and 'F***!!!!'

I feel, though, that I'm lucky I don't wear shorts. That my pants protected me at least somewhat and kept it from being worse than it is. As it is, though, the skin is red, raw, and bubbling a bit. Now, I'm waiting for my mom to be able to get out of work for a bit so she can take me to the freakin' hospital. In the meantime, I have a frozen gel-pack against the wound. Which burns like hell.

[firecat88]

Final diagnosis- First and second-degree burns. The wound is somewhere between the size of a pomegranate and a grapefruit, and hurts like hell.

[draggar]

This would be a good time for an aloe plant - if you don't have one, go to a pharmacy and get some aloe, it's AWESOME on burns.

Keep it in the fridge, it's nicer cool.

I'm glad it wasn't to serious.

[Sheldonrs]

I always knew oatmeal was bad for you.

[Cookie]

Owww! I know about spilling hot things on myself. Did they give you silver sulfate cream? That stuff is the best. Everyone says aloe, which is awesome, but this is Rx stuff that has done wonders for me.

As for the F-bomb, you never forget your first time. Also, it get's a lot easier after the first time.

[firecat88]

Owww! I know about spilling hot things on myself. Did they give you silver sulfate cream? That stuff is the best. Everyone says aloe, which is awesome, but this is Rx stuff that has done wonders for me.

As for the F-bomb, you never forget your first time. Also, it get's a lot easier after the first time.

Yep. They gave me a prescription for silver sulfate cream. And awesome bro-in-law gave me some healing through humor by asking about what kind of oatmeal it was. XD According to him, I'm lucky they weren't steel-cut oats. Or the kind w/ fruit.

[Jester]

As for the F-bomb, you never forget your first time.

Mine was when I was 4 years old. And it got me in huge amounts of trouble. Thought my father was going to kill me. But it wasn't my fault...I was set up by my evil older sister! (Really I was!)

[Becks]

How long was the oatmeal in the microwave?

[firecat88]

It was in there for a minute and a half. Which is how long the package says it needs to be in there. Apparently, that's enough time to cause the damage seen in the picture (I apologize in advance for the gross, unshaven state of my leg. Oh, and the gross, wounded state of it too).

[Mikkel]

The hairs aren't gross but the burn...
You saved THAT WORD for something worthwhile .

[Antisocial_Worker]

Reminds me that time when I was maybe six years old and was reaching for the sugar, and ended up laying my fingers against the side of the deep-fat fryer. Blisters were the same color and everything... And after I got done screaming, and my mom had given me a tube of frozen juice concentrate to clutch, they were such fun to play with! So squishy!

Yeah, I really should have been a dermatologist...

[firecat88]

Today, the pain is worse, btw. I've discovered today that putting any amount of pressure or weight on my leg makes the burn sting. Which means that going to the bathroom is going to be really interesting.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

augh! No ice! You should've used cold water, to ease the temperature shock. so, so glad your burns aren't any bigger! That's pretty painful looking. You MIGHT need to pop the blisters, but that really really needs to be decided by a medical professional! Second degrees... yikes.

[firecat88]

augh! No ice! You should've used cold water, to ease the temperature shock. so, so glad your burns aren't any bigger! That's pretty painful looking. You MIGHT need to pop the blisters, but that really really needs to be decided by a medical professional! Second degrees... yikes.

Awesome Brother-In-Law told me to, for the love of all things holy, not pop the blisters. One of 'em popped anyway, though.

And, yeah, it's a lucky thing it wasn't as bad as it coulda been. Even so, though, my mom greatly underestimated how big it *would* be and freaked out when she actually saw the damage.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

my understanding of blisters is that they help protect and heal the area. it's stupid-easy for it to get infected if it's popped, and with second degree burns... you could get something that would kill you. .___. some people pop blisters and replace the fluid with antiseptic. not sure how well that works, but ...
yeah. Keep that thing covered and clean. I suggested the possibility because I wasn't sure how much of a friction area the blisters are in. Friction would theoretically be lessened if they were deflated.
EDIT: (not sure why this didn't show... eh) And please, go see a doctor about this... i am so not a medical professional it's not even funny.