Investigation into the Effects of ?Boiling Water on Eczema

[muninnhuginn]

In a fit of clumsy--involving the lifting of the lid of the Esse into an unstable position such that it crashed down onto the casserole of carcase, veg. and cold water (well the stuff in the pot was) and caused said water to splash against the underside of said lid whereupon it boiled instantly and splashed back--I've burnt my hand. It's my left one.
I did the cold water treatment, several times. (I find I can't run cold water on my hand for very long: when the referred pain that's spread to my spine becomes eye-watering, I have to stop. That's the FMS, I guess.) I've covered the back of my hand with something soothing and bound it up in a large white cotton handkerchief. (It's for best and lives in my smart evening bag! Hence it's clean.)
It's going to be interesting: the index finger knuckle was already having a mild arthriticky flare up (that's the FMS, too) and is now burned. The top knuckles had just suffered a flare-up of eczema and are now burned. That's going to be an exciting competition between healing skin and excess growth of skin. (At least the pain from the burn has completely masked the itch. This is a good thing.)
I guess I could go and clog up my GPs surgery or A&E, but I'm not sure what more they could do. Nervous as I am about preservatives in ointments, I'd rather treat the burn with the cream (sans preservatives, colourings, perfume...) that I'm successfully (for the most part) using on my hands for the eczema (it's only flared up at the minute due to exposure to parsnip at the weekend). I suppose there might be more appropriate dressings on offer.
At least all that use of mobile devices means my left thumb is practised in hitting more than just the spacebar. Ho hum...

Comments

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear this -if you're at the same practice as me they could probably advise /prescribe over phone or you could see triage nurse.

Or you could wander over to Boots and see pharmacist? Are you able to walk over or do you need help?

[muninnhuginn]

Thanks. Boots is easily accessible and I have the help of an excellent teenager for errands. She's also transormed the dangerous stock into a very fine leak and potato soup.

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

Ouch. My observation is that few medical staff have the intellectual capacity AND the time to think through the multiples such as - scalding * arthritis * eczema, particularly if they are not House. I guess that dermatologists are probably more used to such mixes than most - and at least sensitive to a need for ointments that don't upset longer term conditions. Or at least frank about the conflict.

[muninnhuginn]

Nice rheumatologist was good at that.

Scald (as the pedants would have it) now more localised, though worse looking: large blister isn't fun.

How the heck I'm going to manage knitting through tonight's D & D session, I don't know. Disaster! And I'm mere inches from finishing a sweater!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

A belated Eek! - and I hope you aren't too sore.

[muninnhuginn]

Itchy—and inconvenienced. But healing up nicely, thank you.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

On the whole, at least, good :-)