Blister blossom.
'Put me high on a wall, and let's not fall' - Cranes, Jewel
Today I phoned my mom and while I spoke to my brother on the phone about the girl he isn't seeing and who we can't mention to my mom I knocked my scalding tea over onto my leg.
It soaked through my corduroy skirt and my thick brown tights and ran down my leg into my boots. It poured down the cream coloured kitchen cupboards and then it lay in a pool on the floor.
I clasped my hand reflexively to my leg and tried to talk to my brother through the pain. Then I realised that it was serious and I'd have to get my clothes off.
I said 'oh shit, I'll call you back', as I stripped to my underwear and watched in horror as blisters blossomed under where my tights used to be.
Two hours, three wet towels, a running cool shower, one trying-not-to-sob call to my mom, one call to the doctor to find out if it needed treatment.
One cancelled personal trainer appointment, one missed run.
One handprint burn with blisters in the fingertips.
And a very pissed off weepy from the shock almost 34 year old.
Oh poor you, that must be awfull. Yes, burns really hurt. Hot water is actually worse than hot fat/oil because it won't congeal and thus will get deeper.
I don't know about the blisters, that's second degree and you are not supposed to put anything on that I think. But with irritated red burns we find that zinc salve helps to heal faster.
I looked it up: If the blisters open you should go to the doctor, for antibiotics.
http://www.brandwonden.nl/forum/reacties.php?pid=789
Ouch. Poor you. It sounds bad - are you going to go to the doc?
Charlotte: I did consider it, but then the burn shrunk to leave only finger shaped blisters so I've left it. I ran today so it can't be that bad...
Marjolein: Thankfully they're not open, but they do look awful, blisters with fabric lines imprinted into them. I'll have a look at the forum. Thanks!
Sounds sore, hope it's healed well. I thought my recent sunburn was fatal, but even that is better now... albeit 3 weeks later!
Mine isn't fatal :) It's healing but gone all a bit revolting now. Not something I'd want to look at for a long time...