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[123]

It's just happened to me. I thought I'd sit out in the garden with a cup of tea and a book this afternoon as the weather's nice. So I made the tea, went and sat down, then the chair went and collapsed on me and I ended up hitting concrete. In the kerfuffle I'd forgotten all about the red hot tea - it wasn't until I looked down that I realized it had gone right down my leg. Obviously doesn't hurt but it's bright red and it's unnerved me a bit. I've only ever burned my hands before and this isn't an issue (arm and hand nerves are fine). It's made me think this could pose a possible danger in the future and I'll have to take more care.

[roo]

blast yer legs with cold water mate for 5 mins in the shower then put loads of cream on

Edited by roo, 24 March 2011 - 04:21 PM.

[jcala]

I burnt myself twice - one time real bad, one time not so bad. The first time I was riding on the back of my friend's 3 wheel ATV. We had to tie my feet to the pedals so they wouldn't fall off. The inside of my ankle was close to the exhaust pipe so we wrapped a bunch of towels around my ankle and thought we'd be all set. How wrong we were! I ended up getting a second degree burn on my ankle that required a skin graft (which they took from my inner thigh). Funny story about that is I told the doctor who did the surgery I didn't require any anesthetic since I couldn't feel anything. When he started to do the procedure, my foot spasmed so bad I thought he was going to have a heart attack! He figured I was pulling my foot away because of the pain. He kept apologizing - I thought it was kind of funny!
The second time I burned myself was when I was driving to Las Vegas from California with my cousins and friends. There were six of us in the car and I was in the middle in the front seat. The car started to overheat going through the desert and my cousin said we had to put the heat on in the car to draw the heat off the engine (it was 110 degrees!) When we got to Vegas, I realized my foot had been right where the heat comes out for the whole ride. I ended up with a blister on my heel that was about the size of a baseball! I guess we live and learn and try to be as careful as we can.
Take good care of that burn and I hope it heals up quick.

[Angela250153]

Been there done that not with tea but piping hot water when I accidentally knocked the lever on the tap to the hotest position while rinsing my right leg in the shower. Don't feel temps on my right leg.

[123]

Thanks guys! The redness has gone down and my trousers have now dried - lucky I had them on! I experienced a bit of intermittent stinging throughout the afternoon but it was only very slight; nowhere near as much as it would have been pre SCI. I use a lot of hot water bottles for nerve pain, I shall take more care and make extra sure they don't overheat in future. My right leg is the numbest/weakest too. And, Jcala, you definitely learned the hard way; I hope your ankle healed OK. Don't you just hate nerves??

[Gr8t3ful]

I was making myself hot tea one evening and had my cup between my legs. I usually always lift the cup up before I pour the water, the one time I don't, I spill a little boiling hot water on my leg.. Instantly my leg flew up in the air, pretty much straightening my leg completely, I put a gel cold pack on it from the freezer wrapped in a towel.. Luckily, I only ended up with two small burns.. it actually looked like the shape of an animal for a random bit of information haha.

[catmint]

My husband had a similar experience but with a bowl of soup. Luckily the damage wasn't too bad as he had jeans on and he had already eaten some so it wasn't piping hot, but still hot enough to cause redness.

However he did once get what we thought was frostbite on the ends of a couple of toes through staying outside for too long in sub zero temperatures. I'm not sure it was 'proper' frostbite as they didn't turn black, just went very white and took some time to get back to normal.

[Apparelyzed]

Loads of burnt knuckles BBQ'ing!

When I spasm, my knuckles are medium rare!

Simon

[mcferguson]

Yep. Burned mine with soup in a mug. You can see that story and others here.

[Simba]

Happens quite a lot I would imagine...Hope it's getting healed up.

Prevention is the key, but accidents happen and when you can't feel they can go unnoticed for a while, you are down to discovering them by sight or sometimes it will cause nerve pain that carries to parts you can feel or spasms, other indictors that something is wrong.

[Trinity]

Oven tray incident....



motto.....

ALWAYS WEAR SHOES!!!!!!

[123]

Ouch!

[mike13]

Man, and I thought I was the only one that did something dumb like this.
My shoes were soaked from washing the car, I have a fire pit in my back yard and after I was done with the car I was sitting out by the fire relaxing and had my legs up on the side of the pit. when one of my kids happened to look over and said Dad your feet are smokingt!
I looked and was like O it's the water drying. so I moved my legs and did not think about it untill later when I was getting ready for a shower, As I was getting undrest I happened to see a melted plastic part on the left shoe, I took off the shoe and saw that the compreurnsion sock that I was wearing was stained. I was like I guess I must have spilled something on my foot, then I pulled the stocking off and watched as it peeled quite a few layers of skin/flesh off my foot. to the point that I had to go to a burn clinic and luckily no graph was necessary .
But it was preaty friggen bad, my foot/toe still has a flat spot on it.

[bythegraceofGod]

I sat to long with the heating pad on my low back. I had several 2nd degree blisters, and never felt it.

[Vanessamaee]

Burnt myself with a livestock brander. Luckily it wasnt bad at all, small scar, but this was only 2 or 3 weeks after getting home from the hospital. Now I know better. But I agree. Gotta be careful!

[mike13]

I know I don't really know you but a (Livestock Brander)kinda sounds strange...hahahahaha.....

[qbounce]

Trinity, on 25 March 2011 - 12:42 AM, said:

Oven tray incident....

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motto.....

ALWAYS WEAR SHOES!!!!!!

Yeah, not a good idea to take the oven tray out with your feet, anyway. You shoulda seen that one coming!

Mine was a pizza delivery set on the lap for only a few seconds, but long enough to make a second degree burn. And I thought I was being careful.

[Irish Wheelz]

Burnt my a$$ by sitting on a expose wire in the back of a friend car, burnt right through my pants. Took months for it to heal.

[Vanessamaee]

mike13, on 29 August 2011 - 04:43 AM, said:

I know I don't really know you but a (Livestock Brander)kinda sounds strange...hahahahaha.....

http://www.cowboysho....com/brands.htm

[coffeecups]

I was drinking coffee in bed. Somehow I spilt it all over my arm/shoulder/back. I had no idea until my mom came to get me dressed. The scars are pretty bad.

[isobar]

I placed a hot cup of stew between my thighs once and yes i paid the price for it. Sometimes i master stupidity very well !!!!!

[isobar]

I placed a hot cup of stew between my thighs once and yes i paid the price for it. Sometimes i master stupidity very well !!!!!

[isobar]

I placed a hot cup of stew between my thighs once and yes i paid the price for it. Sometimes i master stupidity very well !!!!!

[goose]

I am a hugh hot green tea drinker year round. I have a coffee marker -Brewstation- that I use just for hot water that you just put your cup under and press the button...wonderful machine that only needs one hand. I used a large insulated cup and filled it too full then sat it in my lap. Tile floors and a full cup along with being in a rush...not a good combination. As soon as it tipped over and soaked my sweater, my legs shot straight out. It resulted in a second degree burn slighty larger than a CD. Luckily, we had some sliver sulfadiazine cream and started applying. Blisters formed but never popped. That happened in April and the spot is still pink. Lesson learned!!! Still drinking my green tea though.

Silver Sulfadiazine Cream...great to keep for second degree burns!!

[Allison willcox]

I have burnt my feet really bad with ash from sitting to close to a fire . You could almost see my bone and it took 4 months to heal over . Iv been putting sudocreme on it which has finally got the scars fading away . This creme i also use on other sores and on my spc when it gets infected . This creme is a life saver .

[ClaraTaylor]

*wince*

[masterson]

I did this a few times myself. The first was taking a hot plate from the microwave to the living room using my lap to carry it. I checked the plate with my hand but I guess my hand is much less sensitive to heat then my sensitive top of leg. Then I burnt my calf a few times with my laptop. I sat with my legs crossed Indian style with the laptop resting on them. The laptop blows out heat from an exhaust port. Don’t seem to hot but keep it there for a few minutes and it will burn you. All times I ended up with blisters and a little more knowledge on being paralyzed. Be safe.

[Chococat]

One time caught a chill from being out too long. Friend made me hot water bottle. Far far too hot but i had no clue. 3 hours later at home changing for bed.....massive blisters on my tummy. Looked awful. Only saving grace was i didnt feel the pain. Took years for scars to fade.

[Doodle]

Chococat, on 17 January 2012 - 10:05 PM, said:

One time caught a chill from being out too long. Friend made me hot water bottle. Far far too hot but i had no clue. 3 hours later at home changing for bed.....massive blisters on my tummy. Looked awful. Only saving grace was i didnt feel the pain. Took years for scars to fade.

Yep, I did a similar thing with a hot water bottle 3yrs ago, but with my feet! I was checking every few minutes to check the bottle wasnt too hot, but failed to actually shift my heels from the same spot! And managed to get blisters on my right foot!

[RZ94]

Burnt my right leg wif coffee one time.....the scare looks like Florida wif a bit of Galveston Tx. at the end.

Burnt my knee while heat settin' a t-shirt I painted......Who woulda thought card bord wouldnt deflect heat from a cloths iron....that scare looks like the Gulf of Mexico. (I got one scar what looks like the Horn of Africa, don't remember how that one came about).

Also one time I dropped my meat cuttin' knife (12" blade wif a rosewood handle) it didn't make a clink sound like it shoulda, (which i found interestin') turns out it was stickin' streight up, stuck in my foot, took a bit to get it out.......Whoever said always wear shoes.....x2

Pumped a industrial staple in my thigh once (that was Pabst's fault) flipped right over backards.