Ouch! Yeowch! Cr@p! Yikes!

[Zeismyhero]

I scalded my right hand this morning.

I have been putting cold water on it, but it hurts so freaking bad I can hardly stand it!

If you are microwaving soup and it says three minutes, it might actually be too long! When I went to take the soup out, it kind of exploded from the container and coated my hand. More sloshed over my hand as I tried to quickly set it down, but yet keep it from dropping onto the carpet here at work.

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

[jasmina]

Sod the carpet, look after your hand!
Hope you feel better...

[Zeismyhero]

Thank you, Jasmina...I just can't believe how much the bastard hurts, no blisters or anything, just really red.

I looked up caring for scalds and burns online and it says nothing but cool water to sooth...

[jasmina]

Aloe vera maybe?

[zenbabe]

they make special burn ointment. Neosporin also has something in it to help with the pain.

If it makes you feel any better, I fell through our glass coffee table Tuesday night and cut my hand up.

It is hard to type.

[Zeismyhero]

Holy smokes, Zenbabe...How'd you do that? I hope you heal quickly...

Right now, a nice martini with extra olives would probably take the edge off this burn...

[dinzdale]

Originally Posted by zenbabe

I fell through our glass coffee table Tuesday night and cut my arse pretty bad.

[zenbabe]

Originally Posted by dinzdale

If it makes you feel any better, I fell through our glass coffee table Tuesday night and cut my arse up.

No dinz, that happened the FIRST time I fell through a glass table....I had clothes on this time around....

[lapietra]

Originally Posted by Zeismyhero

I scalded my right hand this morning.

I have been putting cold water on it, but it hurts so freaking bad I can hardly stand it!

If you are microwaving soup and it says three minutes, it might actually be too long! When I went to take the soup out, it kind of exploded from the container and coated my hand. More sloshed over my hand as I tried to quickly set it down, but yet keep it from dropping onto the carpet here at work.

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

ah jeez - that's one of the worst pains... You try to wash dishes or take a shower the next day and you're all - "AAAA! Why does my hand hurt?"

If it hurts that bad and cold water isn't soothing - get a few layers of paper towels, wet them and put some ice inside. Hold it on the burned area 'til you can't stand the cold anymore, let your hand warm up a little, and repeat. This what I usually do, with no ill effects. Sometimes - if I do it quickly enough - it reduces the effect of the burn dramatically.
I hope you feel better soon. *smooch*

[Zeismyhero]

Originally Posted by lapietra

I hope you feel better soon. *smooch*

Thank you La la... the smooch helped.

I am doing the papertowel trick now. I think when I get to leave for the day, I'll stop and get some numbing 1st aid spray, too.

By the way, I look like a dork, typing with one hand, with my other hand down in a vase full of ice water.

My co-worker says this is what I experienced:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheating

[Jack Flanders]

Originally Posted by Zeismyhero

Thank you La la... the smooch helped.

I am doing the papertowel trick now. I think when I get to leave for the day, I'll stop and get some numbing 1st aid spray, too.

By the way, I look like a dork, typing with one hand, with my other hand down in a vase full of ice water.

My co-worker says this is what I experienced:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheating

There's a product called Dermoplast an anestetic pain relief spray that I swear by. It numbs the area that hurts for quite awhile - you just keep reapplying as needed. I got a nasty fish hook impaled in my hand a few years. A neighbor had this spray, let me use it and then he took the hook with out me feeling it. It also has aloe and lanolin in it. I hope you can find it !!! Good luck!