My non-emo pain part 2

[icepixie]

Gaaaaaah. This is seriously rivaling that time I threw my back out for most painful experience I've ever had. How does a blister about 1 cm wide manage to hurt SO MUCH?

At least it only hurts that bad when I take it out of the bowl of cold water. And the lidocaine/aloe vera gel I luckily saved after my last really bad sunburn lets me keep it out of the water for almost ninety seconds before the pain comes back. But however nice they are, these remedies do present certain problems with, say, sleeping...which I guess I won't be doing tonight. *sigh*

Thank you all for the lols; individual responses coming either when I get bored from my pain-induced all-nighter or regain the use of my right hand for typing, whichever comes first.

Comments

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Ouch! I believe Johnson & Johnson makes an antiseptic lidocaine wash that might be more effective than your lidocaine/aloe vera gel. At least, I got more relief from the wash when I sliced a bit of my hand off a couple years ago than I had from such gels for sunburn.

[icepixie]

Thanks for the tip. I didn't see any when I went to the drugstore this morning for gauze, but it's pretty much stopped hurting now anyway. (Only hurts when I move my finger. I'm going to assume this means it has not progressed into nerve-damaging third-degree territory.)

[magsyb.livejournal.com]

Hope it's feeling better.. I once lit myself on fire when I was changing the oil in my car, only got relatively minor burns, but that shit hurt..

[icepixie]

I once lit myself on fire when I was changing the oil in my car

D: D: D:

It is feeling much better, thanks. Still looks really freaky--the blister is basically the size of my middle knuckle--but it only hurts when I bend the finger too far.

[magsyb.livejournal.com]

They actually have this burn ointment stuff at the store that I used that helped alot.. it's oily as hell, but it helped alot.. mom uses Foille for her minor burns alot of times

[icepixie]

I'm partial to aloe vera gel for burns, although at the moment, since the blister is burst, I'm going for slatherings of Neosporin and some gauze. *sigh*

[magsyb.livejournal.com]

If you have gauze already and don't want to buy any, go ahead and use that, try not to use alot of neosporin, because when it dries it will rip the skin when you change the bandage, the drier the wound the better, but if you do buy gauze, make sure it is gauze SPONGES. Gauze sponges have the least amount of space between threads, so when you take them off it won't stick to the wound and hurt and take skin with the wound, even when you apply a liberal amount of Neosporin.

(Can you tell I've had to work with this for awhile?)

[icepixie]

Luckily when I was out yesterday, I got some gauze sponges. And apparently I put on enough neosporin that it never actually dried up all the way. *g* Today I also got some gauze patches that claim to be non-stick. I'm somewhat worried that my finger looks all shriveled thanks to the wetness of the neosporin, but...better than infection, I suppose.

(Can you tell I've had to work with this for awhile?)

Hee.

[forsweatervests.livejournal.com]

Burn blisters are the absolute worst. The only thing you can really do is 1) Stop icing it. Since you've gotten to the point where you've been icing it for a while already, the ice has done all it can. You'll probably start crying when you have to take the ice off and you start to feel it again, but that's totally normal. 2) Bandage and ointment. Helps the damaged skin recover, at least a little.

[icepixie]

I think all the ice water last night helped, because I woke up this morning and it didn't really hurt at all--just when I bend my finger too much. \o/?

I currently have it slathered with neosporin, and bought some gauze and medical tape to use. I hope it goes away soon.

[forsweatervests.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you knew exactly how to take care of it; good for you! On a related note, how the heck did you do that to yourself?

[icepixie]

Sounds like you knew exactly how to take care of it

Except for accidentally breaking open the damn blister. *sigh* Now I'm freaking out about the fact that I can't remember when my last tetanus shot was.

On a related note, how the heck did you do that to yourself?

I was cooking rice pudding in the microwave, and the package suggested covering the bowl with plastic wrap. Because I am DUMB, I lifted the wrap off with my bare hand when it was done. Cue superheated steam.

[forsweatervests.livejournal.com]

Now I'm freaking out about the fact that I can't remember when my last tetanus shot was.

Tetanus? Did you pierce it with rusty metal?

Oooh, that sounds like no fun at all. I hope this doesn't put you off rice pudding forever!

[icepixie]

Tetanus? Did you pierce it with rusty metal?

No, but every site about burns on the internet claims you should get a booster if you get a burn blister, I guess as a precaution.

Oooh, that sounds like no fun at all. I hope this doesn't put you off rice pudding forever!

Nah, I don't think it will.

[forsweatervests.livejournal.com]

No, but every site about burns on the internet claims you should get a booster if you get a burn blister, I guess as a precaution.

Huh. Did not know that!

Good, rice pudding is one of the best desserts, in my opinion.

[serendipityxxi.livejournal.com]

I had a MONSTER blister a few years ago that left a scar on the back of my ankle so I'm sending you lots of sympathy and healing vibes right now *L*

[icepixie]

Awww, thank you. :)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Totally random, but I found the S5 image (http://pics.livejournal.com/rivendellrose/pic/000axgw1) that went with (I think?) the S4 image I sent you yesterday.

[icepixie]

I'm thinking perhaps some crack was being consumed on that set...?