[bdmpastx]

I burnt myself while riding my 4 wheeler almost 2 weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone knows if these look good or not as far as healing goes. I've never been burnt like this before so I don't know what to expect.
Here are the pics.

[juls]

They look nasty...Have you been to the Doctors or the burns unit? You really don't want them to get infected, if they arn't already infected. You poor thing..keep us updated on how they go

[bdmpastx]

Yeah I have been to the Dr. I am on some antibiotics and I am using the Silver Sufide cream and some neosporen (sp?). I am also keeping it covered. My wound specialist friend is going to take a look at the pictures and give me her opinion on what needs to be done. I just wanted to see if we have any more experienced people on here. I have yet to get any signs of disreflexia from it.

[DaveP]

I saw your pics on the other thread re your quad bike and posted some info re Aloe Vera. I've had all sorts of burns - cooked my arm on the BBQ, sun burn on my feet, fire, etc - and have always used natural pure Aloe Vera straight from the plant. It's "fuel" for skin! Strap some Aloe Vera leaves to your wounds and it'll heal much faster - I strap the leafs to the wound and after a few hours let the wound breathe, so it dries better, then strap some more Aloe Vera.

[Avocado Baby]

YIKES! They are nasty! I had one big one on my leg like that a couple of months back and I just kept re-applying burn cream, wiping it with anti-septic wipes and kept it covered up. It sounds like you're doing all the right things, but I'd definitely keep in contact with the dr to make sure!

I hope they heal soon!

[John Anderson]

Looks like that time when some of my friends and I decided to...oh never mind!

Anyways, when I got burned, I took some antibotics and put those Neosporin on. When it happened, it was during summer time so I just make sure it's covered and what not because it will only get worse of bacteria and what not get in there.

But seriously...that looks so extreme...

[LadyPilot]

bdmpastx, on Nov 30 2006, 02:08 PM, said:

Yeah I have been to the Dr. I am on some antibiotics and I am using the Silver Sufide cream and some neosporen (sp?). I am also keeping it covered. My wound specialist friend is going to take a look at the pictures and give me her opinion on what needs to be done. I just wanted to see if we have any more experienced people on here. I have yet to get any signs of disreflexia from it.

Just as well you can't feel that!. As for AD I think you'd have had it by now if it was going to happen.

Bearing in mind that 'we' take much longer to heal than AB people, you are still a long way from what Id be comfortable with (as a Nurse) as a healing wound.
Im really surprised you are not having daily dressings changed by a nurse. When I had 3rd degree burns to my thigh (boiling coffee) I had daily dressing changes for 9weeks.

What is your wound dressing routine? do you just slap on the silver sulphide cream and cover it?
It needs cleaning daily. Can you sit or pop your legs in a mild saline bath (add a handful of normal salt).
I don't know if it's available in the US but theres a brilliant medicated gauze called 'Bactigras' which is available over the counter and is always in my first aid kit. It's good for all types of wound.

With any luck your wound specialist friend should be able to put you right.

Best of luck with the healing. Unfortunatley you will probably have scars!

[Adrian]

I've had a couple of normal(heat) burns and a couple of chemical burns in the past and they both looked like that after a week or so. I was told, by the local district nurse, that is was the skin granulating and not to mess with the yellowish/white stuff and to clean it very lightly.

After they had stopped weeping I left my burns out in the fresh air as much as I could. All in all I think it help the healing some but couldn't say 100%

Judging from those pictures your burns look a bit worse than any that I had, but it's good that they are surrounded by redness as they are getting an increased blood supply to help heal them faster.

[Texaswheelz]

Looks the same way the one on my thigh looked this summer and it healed fine.

[cvelusc]

For what it's worth, I emailed my mother-in-law who's a Physician's Assistant (PA) in an ER and this is her response:

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The regime sounds on target. Of course there are so many variables in the care of burns, ie surface area, the degree of the burns in relationship to the surface area etc. Usually the silvadene is reapplied after completely cleaning and debriding the wound once or twice daily depending, once again, on the type and degree of the burn.

Burns are tough. They are painful and sometimes infections sneak up and create big problems.

Generally I refer my patients to a wound care center if they are out patient. In-patient is a different path.

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[benok]

That looks really deep and sometimes so hard to feel depending
on the loss of sensation SCI's have. I hope your antibiotic dries it
up and at the same time keep it clean so that the pus does not
accumulate. I used to have my wounds clean round the clock and
with betadine and let it dry well. hope for the quick healing... so that it
does not go any deeper. Good luck

[bdmpastx]

Everything is healing up great. I am sure that in about 2 more weeks everything will be fine. I am almost to the point at which I can start leaving it unbandaged. The only reason why it is covered at this point it to keep my dog from hurting it when she jumps onto my lap. I have always had some good healing qualities.