Re: I really NEED your help (pain, heating pad ?? please read help

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call the doc in the morning ask for some topical antibiotic cream for a

burn - most likely silvadene - keep a light dressing on it - to prevent it

from drying out or infection getting in. could use first aid cream for now

or neosporin or something like that. drink lots of fluids.

Sandi

I really NEED your help (pain, heating pad ?? please

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> Ok guys first off I did stupid thing and it is probably my fault. I slept

> with my heating pad on low and wrapped it with ace bandage lightly so itd

> stay on my knee while I slept. It helped the past few nights but today is

> so

> different.

> I overslept for once BUT when i woke up i was in AGONY...dennis rushed to

> my

> side and helped me unwrap (the wrap hurts so i lightly do it and the heat

> helps soothe) anyways when we pulled it off my knee was bright red (its

> not

> that bright anymore....BUT on the sides of my knee I have a few

> blisters....2/3 of which are OPEN and look raw inside it.

> My mom said to try to call my dr to see what i could put on it but i guess

> he doesnt hav after hours answering service. when i go in there for my

> appt

> or tomorrow after i talk to him im going to ask him if he has an emergency

> number i can call hin first if i need him and stress that itd only be used

> for emergencies...hes usually pretty good.

>

> I couldnt even have my jogger soft pants on it and when i did they stuck

> and

> yes it hurt to pull off. so i have my pants up and my quilt lightly on me.

> The blisters arent huge or many but the ones on side that are open scare

> me. They are maybe the size of your tip of pinky finger.

>

> do you have any ideas...should i just call him in morning and see what i

> should do. dennis said i should let them air out. I wont be using my

> heating pad today or tonight or maybe for a few days and will NEVER sleep

> with it again .....my mom said instead of paying her back the 50 i owe her

> that i should just go and pick up a microfiber blanket which keeps in heat

> or those flannel new heating blankets they have i saw at walmart to sleep

> with.

>

> Is this something to worry about?????

> I wont even take a shower today ( i know...yuck lol) but im scared to get

> them wet and cause more pain)..

> have any body have this happen before or what do u think i should do>>???

> i

> have a & d ointment but i dont know if i should put it on or just wait til i

> talk to my dr in morning.

> God it hurts so bad guys...im freaked out cause it hurts so much but im

> just

> going to sit in my chair again today and not do very much, ill do some

> emails but thats about it.

> thanks for any help- it just hurts so much!!!!!!

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Hi

It sounds like you burned your skin by leaving the heating pad on all

night even though it was loosely wrapped. Dennis is right. Just air

them out. You don't need to put anything on them. Just keep the

area clean to cut down on the risk of infection though. Have you

tried a cool wet wash cloth on them? It might help with the internal

swelling and pain relief? Otherwise try an extra pain pill -

breakthrough one might do the trick. They always warn people not to

fall asleep with your heating pad on. I gues now we know why. I

don't think that this would constitute as an emergency. You may want

to just call your local ER room and see what they have to say and

what you might be able to try. Tell them that you're not coming in

though.

Hugs

Diane-Minnesota

>

> Ok guys first off I did stupid thing and it is probably my fault.

I slept

> with my heating pad on low and wrapped it with ace bandage lightly

so itd

> stay on my knee while I slept. It helped the past few nights but

today is so

> different.

> I overslept for once BUT when i woke up i was in AGONY...dennis

rushed to my

> side and helped me unwrap (the wrap hurts so i lightly do it and

the heat

> helps soothe) anyways when we pulled it off my knee was bright red

(its not

> that bright anymore....BUT on the sides of my knee I have a few

> blisters....2/3 of which are OPEN and look raw inside it.

> My mom said to try to call my dr to see what i could put on it but

i guess

> he doesnt hav after hours answering service. when i go in there for

my appt

> or tomorrow after i talk to him im going to ask him if he has an

emergency

> number i can call hin first if i need him and stress that itd only

be used

> for emergencies...hes usually pretty good.

>

> I couldnt even have my jogger soft pants on it and when i did they

stuck and

> yes it hurt to pull off. so i have my pants up and my quilt lightly

on me.

> The blisters arent huge or many but the ones on side that are open

scare

> me. They are maybe the size of your tip of pinky finger.

>

> do you have any ideas...should i just call him in morning and see

what i

> should do. dennis said i should let them air out. I wont be using

my

> heating pad today or tonight or maybe for a few days and will NEVER

sleep

> with it again .....my mom said instead of paying her back the 50 i

owe her

> that i should just go and pick up a microfiber blanket which keeps

in heat

> or those flannel new heating blankets they have i saw at walmart to

sleep

> with.

>

> Is this something to worry about?????

> I wont even take a shower today ( i know...yuck lol) but im scared

to get

> them wet and cause more pain)..

> have any body have this happen before or what do u think i should

do>>??? i

> have a & d ointment but i dont know if i should put it on or just

wait til i

> talk to my dr in morning.

> God it hurts so bad guys...im freaked out cause it hurts so much

but im just

> going to sit in my chair again today and not do very much, ill do

some

> emails but thats about it.

> thanks for any help- it just hurts so much!!!!!!

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