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HELP FOR FLOSSAM PLEASE!!!!! Her DS has had a SCALD/BURN type accident

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 11/07/2006 21:41

He was scalded by a pot of tea last week. He spent a few days in hospital. He came out the day before yesterday but is having to go back again tonight because it seems his scalds have become infected.

Please post your support here and anyone with experience of knowledge of burns with advice would be really really helpful.

Thank you.

Love to you Floss and your DS...

xxxxx

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Blu · 11/07/2006 21:44

Oh poor little mite, and poor Flossam. Really sorry to hear this. no experience at all - but lots and lots of sympathy.

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Thomcat · 11/07/2006 21:45

Same thing happened to my friends son and the scary looking scab, red sore skin etc,gone forever and you would never know he'd been burnt. Hope that comforts you, must have been so awful for you all. Much love TC xxxxxxx

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misdee · 11/07/2006 21:45

poor mini-floss

my friends little girl was scalded by a cup of tea a fortnight ago. will ask her mum tomorrow if she has any tips on coping.

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Aero · 11/07/2006 21:46

Oh poor wee fellow and poor you flossam. Hope he makes a full recovery v soon.

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Lemmingswife · 11/07/2006 21:47

No experience at all, but really, really sorry to hear this.
Thinking of you & your little boy, Flossam.x

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chapsmum · 11/07/2006 21:48

poor floss!
The worst part about burns is firstly the pain and then the risk of infection.
Am sure she will be taking control of the situation and making sure she gets him the treatment he needs. Childrens skin heals increadably well. There are a few things that can be done to speed the ehaling process, but we can have a chat when she comes back.

Hugs and kisses

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SherlockLGJ · 11/07/2006 21:50

The stuff below is wonderful, I won't upset you with details of my Dnephews wound/scar. Butit is ivisible 12 months on.

I hope you feel better soon, much love.

Sorry no MSN, so can't chat.

Dermatix is available with or without prescription at your local pharmacy. In the United Kingdom it is now also available on NHS prescription!

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Flossam · 11/07/2006 21:50

Thank you all of you. That would be good Misdee, thank you . he is more at risk of scarring if infection is there, and I'd be very surprised if it wasnt. Just want to get going now. I think I can categorically say i've not been able to mn with him in my arms for a very long time

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hunkermunker · 11/07/2006 22:03

Oh, Flossam

Oh, poor DS - I'm SO sorry, I didn't know.

Give him a huge cuddle from me, won't you.

Lots of love to you all x x x x x

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SaintGeorge · 12/07/2006 10:27

Obviously check first with his doctors but the following are all good for burn scars:

Aloe vera gel - also cooling so good early on.

Pure Vitamin E - can get in a cream but the best is the capsules. Burst them and use the pure oil.

Bio-oil

Damp, cool flannels applied regularly or get a cooling gel pack that you can keep in place with a loose gauze bandage.

Preempt the pain - I would recommend for once keeping the calpol levels topped up.

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NomDePlume · 12/07/2006 10:32

Oh Floss . Fingers crossed that the docs sort DSs wound out asap.

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TinyGang · 12/07/2006 10:33

Poor Flossam Jnr Burns are agony.

I had a very bad scald on my leg. It looked awful for ages. The hospital kept dressing it with some special stuff (cream) they use in the army on wounds - can't remember what it was called - but it was brilliant and minimised the scarring.

Really hope he's better soon.

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LaDiDaDi · 12/07/2006 10:35

So sorry to hear this, it must be very upsetting for Flossam as well as her little one.

I agree with Saint George about pre-empting pain and keeping up the calpol and ibuprofen.

I would also say to make sure that he is given lots of painkillers before any dressing changes that may be needed. If children aren't given adequate analgesia for this type of thing then they quickly learn to anticipate it and can become very scared. Don't be frightened to let him have codeine or oral morphine syrup if he needs it. No idea how hold he is but gas and air is sometimes offered too if he would be able to use it effectively.

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TinyGang · 12/07/2006 10:36

Oh yes...it was called Flamazine I think. Don't think you can buy it - they just use it sometimes in hospitals.

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ComeOVeneer · 12/07/2006 10:37

So sorry to hear this Floss (was wondering if you were still around actually). Wishing your little one a speedy recovery. I don't know if Bio Oil would be any use? I use it when I (frequently) burn myself on the oven and iron. It is supposed to be very good at reducing the chances of scarring.

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tenalady · 12/07/2006 10:39
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DumbledoresGirl · 12/07/2006 10:44

Lots of sympathy for you Flossam.

My dd had an accident when she was a baby and still has the scar to prove it (though thankfully it is not too extensive). I live with the guilt (the accident was my fault) every day, so I can guess at how you might be feeling.

Wishing your son a speedy recovery.

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DumbledoresGirl · 12/07/2006 10:45

I should have explained, my dd's accident was a scalding type accident.

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Bugsy2 · 12/07/2006 10:51

Huge sympathy to Floss & her ds.
Ihope my tale may help. My dd had horrific 2nd/3rd degree burns on her hand when she was a baby & put her hand into a freshly made cup of tea. I was in France at the time & it was the worst nightmare of my 7 her life. I remember running her hand under the tap & watching her skin peel off.
The treatment we had was fantastic. She had special material, soaked in stuff to stop it adhering to her skin, then healing & antiseptic ointment on top, then gauze & then a bandage over the top. I had to take her to change the dressings daily, although after 3 days, I was able to do it myself & very, very fortunately she did not get infected and now the scarring is so slight that by the time she is a full grown adult, I doubt very much that it will be visible. Two of her finger nails grow slightly differently but again I think that will be almost impossible to see as she gets older, because every year it improves.
I never go anywhere now without taking this special ointment and a tube of aloe vera gel. In the ambulance in France that is what they applied to dd's hand - a sterile aloe vera compress.

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MarsLady · 12/07/2006 11:43

Hi from Summer school Floss.

Just popped quickly in to say I'm thinking of you! Lots of love and prayers babe!

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 12/07/2006 19:04

Will try and find out what the latest is.

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sunchowder · 12/07/2006 19:16

So sorry to hear this too Floss! I hope the mini-floss is feeling much, much better now and is on the mend.

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ScoobyDooooo · 12/07/2006 19:19

Sorry to hear this bad news flossam i really hope your ds recovers very soon, xxx

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marthamoo · 12/07/2006 19:26

Oh flossam - how awful. Burns are so very painful, poor little boy. I hope he's on the mend soon.

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SlightlyFamiliarPeachyClair · 12/07/2006 20:05

Poor Flosam. The only experience I have is my sister who ahd a saucepan of boiling water tipped over her, but Mum didn't believe in hospitals so Floss is already up there in the welfare stakes on that one. However Sis isn't scarred, and Mum puts that down to Vitamin e (just breaks the capsules) and lavender oil. They're both supposed to be amazing for scars.

Really hope you and yours are OK soon. It must have been very scary for you all.

Love and hugs XXXXXX

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