Burns

[Snowy79]

I've covered up two nice sized blisters that burst but my skin resembles a zebra. Im ensuring i disinfect the area regularly. As you say infections are bad here. 

[mogo51]

17 hours ago, sonjack2847 said:

They don`t seem to have a very good sense of danger do they.

You should try using a spoon, much less painful.

[Dave Hounddriver]

1 hour ago, Gary D said:

A burn is caused by dry heat whereas liquid will scold

I'm willing to bet she got well and truly scolded. 

But to be serious.  The NHS says:

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Burns and scalds are damage to the skin caused by heat. Both are treated in the same way. A burn is caused by dry heat – by an iron or fire, for example. A scald is caused by something wet, such as hot water or steam.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Burns-and-scalds/Pages/Introduction.aspx

 

[Snowy79]

It's worse than I thought. I figured I only had a few blisters and the rest of the skin was just dark red in colour. The red skin has now started to peel away like a lepar. Looks like no more swimming for me to be safe and plenty of sterile bandages. 

[marine6357]

Snowy You really need to see a doctor this is not something you should try to correct yourself. Just think if you were back in Scotland what would you do. Get well my friend.

[Snowy79]

6 minutes ago, marine6357 said:

Snowy You really need to see a doctor this is not something you should try to correct yourself. Just think if you were back in Scotland what would you do. Get well my friend.

I'm pretty clued up from my time in the forces as far as first aid goes. It's well wrapped up in sterile bandages now and my injections are all up to-date. I'm more annoyed that I'll be a couch potato for a few weeks now. No swimming, gym or using my right hand for most things.

 

[JDDavao II]

I scratched the skin off of a centavo-sized area on the top of my right big toe after being bitten by a mosquito. It was exactly like a blister: scratched the itch, the rubbing caused a blister, and the skin came right off.

It was two weeks before it scabbed over and began to heal. I kept dribbling peroxide on it and covering it with a plaster to keep it clean. I almost went to the doctor over it. It's finally healed up but there's a round scar now.

Treating open wounds in the tropics is tricky. I hope you visit the doctor.

[Dave Hounddriver]

1 minute ago, JDDavao said:

It was two weeks before it scabbed over and began to heal. I kept dribbling peroxide on it and covering it with a plaster to keep it clean. I almost went to the doctor over it. It's finally healed up but there's a round scar now.

I did similar, but added that green Chinese fluconazole cream.  It seemed to help with both the itch and healing but maybe just a placebo effect.

[Jollygoodfellow]

15 hours ago, Snowy79 said:

using my right hand for most things

Does not feel the same using the left. 

[sonjack2847]

57 minutes ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

Does not feel the same using the left. 

I call it being unfaithful.