Scolding water - will this get worse?

[Snufflebabe05]

Like an idiot, I’ve managed to burn myself with boiling water this morning whilst cooking the ham for tomorrow. It splashed up over my forearm and onto my boob. I’ve ran the arm under cold water and tried as best as possible (angle permittting!) to do the same with my boob. At least 30 mins. Both don’t feel hot to the touch, but my forearm feels a little tingly.

Is this going to blister? Will it get worse? What do I need to pick up from boots now so that I’m prepared? Fucking hell…why today?!

Aloe Vera gel is good for burns

Hmm, you know that the advice is for burns bigger than a 50 pence piece you should seek medical advice?

You are not supposed to put anything on burns.

My sister has an amazing burn cream though. It's Australian and it's amazing. It's called solosite. No idea why we can't get it here. But, it still wouldn't be right to suggest this cream. You should never put anything on a burn.

You won’t want to hear this but you really should seek medical advice. If there is any numbness you really should go to A&E. Hope you are ok

Speak to the pharmacist at boots if you can - unless it's bad enough for a and e

I would go to a pharmacy where they do consultations and see if they can help before putting anything on it

Asda pharmacy do an amazing burn kit, their pharmacist recommended it to me when I burnt myself. Can't remember the name of it, but they should know what it is.

My DH accidentally spilled boiling water on his leg, we went to A and E and he needed it dressed with special burns dressings and had to be seen in the burns unit at a hospital miles away. His leg turned into a massive blister and he had two weeks off work. You should really get it checked OP

I burnt my hand recently on the oven (so hotter than water), but like you kept it under cold water for ages and it was absolutely fine. A slight tingle for a while, but no heat or burn mark. And never put anything on a burn!

If it’s not hurting you may have deep enough damage to have destroyed the nerves in your skin. My friend scalded her arm with boiling water from a pan, so similar circumstances, and was seen more quickly in A&E after triage because she wasn’t howling in pain. She had nerve damage and was referred on for specialist treatment with the burns unit. As someone else said, it it’s >50p sized it needs checking over by a qualified healthcare professional and absence of pain is a worry in itself.

My daughter scolded her arm when she was 2. Needed a skin graft. The skin peeled off immediately and was heavily blistered within an hour.
Seek medical advice if you need it but I imagine as a grown up you should be able to tell if it's serious enough to need a&e.

It’s so hard to say whether you need medical treatment. I accidentally poured boiling water over my wrist and hand when drunkenly filling a hot water bottle, immediately removed the wet clothing and ran it under cold water for a couple of minutes and it was absolutely fine. The skin went a bit rough and itchy after a couple of days but I just put moisturiser on it until it cleared up after a few more days. I have a friend who did a very similar injury on her hand from the kettle and she was left with a horrific burn which did need treatment and she still has the scar.

I'd pop down the pharmacy and see what they say

You should treat a burn with cold water. It should just be lukewarm water. Can you post a picture? Being honest, I’d go to a pharmacy and seek advice from there.