Andromeda
13-03-19, 02:12
Hello
last week my hot water bottle broke and burst open over my legs.
luckily I reacted quickly but the boiling water still managed to get my right calf.
I ran it under room temperature water for 20+ minutes as per the NHS advice until the pain had stopped.
It didn't look too bad, just very angry and red, I had my mum assess the situation as we all know, health anxiety makes us think irrationally and she said it didn't warrant a hospital visit.
The next day a blister formed and burst, about the size of a 10p which was painful but we immediately cleaned and dressed it to prevent infection, a second blister formed and didn't pop until this morning, which I have now subsequently cleaned and dressed.
Anyway, up until right now I wasn't thinking too much on it. But the pain tonight is bad and I've basically convinced myself I'm on the road to sepsis.
ive started to convince myself I feel sick and hot and I don't know ehther its psychosomatic as tonight Is the night my ear thermometer has decided to break (of course) my leg itself doesn't feel burning to touch although where the burn itself is, is warm and stingy hot pain. The wounds are all still pink and clean. No puss or anything.
My heart rate is normal. I've just taken two paracetamol and they seem to be helping with the pain.
So yeah, convinced myself I'm not going to make it through the night...and here I am.
Urgh
last week my hot water bottle broke and burst open over my legs.
luckily I reacted quickly but the boiling water still managed to get my right calf.
I ran it under room temperature water for 20+ minutes as per the NHS advice until the pain had stopped.
It didn't look too bad, just very angry and red, I had my mum assess the situation as we all know, health anxiety makes us think irrationally and she said it didn't warrant a hospital visit.
The next day a blister formed and burst, about the size of a 10p which was painful but we immediately cleaned and dressed it to prevent infection, a second blister formed and didn't pop until this morning, which I have now subsequently cleaned and dressed.
Anyway, up until right now I wasn't thinking too much on it. But the pain tonight is bad and I've basically convinced myself I'm on the road to sepsis.
ive started to convince myself I feel sick and hot and I don't know ehther its psychosomatic as tonight Is the night my ear thermometer has decided to break (of course) my leg itself doesn't feel burning to touch although where the burn itself is, is warm and stingy hot pain. The wounds are all still pink and clean. No puss or anything.
My heart rate is normal. I've just taken two paracetamol and they seem to be helping with the pain.
So yeah, convinced myself I'm not going to make it through the night...and here I am.
Urgh