Daughter in hospital - full thickness burns

[Nightmarehairinjury]

Title says it all really. I took dd to have her hair coloured today - and she's ended up in burns ward, with full thickness chemical burn on her forehead and a 50/50 chance of needing a skin graft. WTF??? Can't believe it.

Am in bits.

(have namechanged)

Edited as my app messed up and I missed this question was before OP answered

OP. I hope your daughter recovers well. Please ignore the downright nosy, rude people who are demanding to know who is with your daughter and telling you that she needs you.
Only you know your family and as long as she has someone she trusts and loves with her it is fine. Try and get some rest.

Nope. You explained why you were asking but you're still yet to explain what business it is of yours.
I've reported your personal attacks.

Ffs, leave the OP alone. She’s feeling shit as it is. Her daughter isn’t alone- could be with the other parent/carer, neighbour, friend, aunt or whoever. OP is clearly struggling and the shitty pile on isn’t helping. Wishing your daughter a quick recovery OP. Get some rest.

Judging by the OP’s responses I would say she is not alone and being looked after just by the medical staff, rather than another parent.

Hopefully she’ll recover quickly.

It’s an open forum, and it was a basic question, it’s not that hard to understand why I asked the question and I explained that. You are just being obtuse. ‘Silly billy’ is not a personal attack. Grow up

So an open forum means it's your business who OP's daughter is with? You're still failing to answer.
Silly Billy isn't but calling someone dim is, HTH.

I didn’t call you dim, I said your comprehension was a bit shit, and given that you can’t understand the simple answer I’ve given more than once, that point stands. This isn’t going anywhere and we are just derailing OPs thread.

Ignoring all the guilt tripping stuff. Dd had a good night, just a case of waiting and seeing and keeping fingers crossed that it heals.

Hairdresser hasn't even messaged to see how she is.

@Nightmarehairinjury I’m so sorry for the loss of your mum, and the associated trauma that can come with it.

Your poor DD, going for a special hair do, and ending up hurt! Hopefully she heals fast and well, and it isn’t as bad as you fear. Sending tight hugs for you both.

For fucks sake maybe she’s with a grandparent or another close relative. Not everyone “needs their mum” all the time. At 16 I wouldn’t have needed or wanted my mum at my bedside as long as there was someone there.

Well no person of any age would want a chemical burn but I’ve been colouring my hair since I was 14 and it’s extremely common to dye your hair as a teen.

Hope you managed some sleep too.

I expect the hairdresser is under legal advice not to get in touch in case anything they say could be used as admitting liability.

You need to contact HSE as she’s had an injury in a workplace (even though it’s not her workplace). Sounds so scary, but the NHS can do amazing things with burns and she’s in the best place.

www.hse.gov.uk/contact/tell-us-about-a-health-and-safety-issue.htm

@Nightmarehairinjury
The hairdresser will have been advised by their insurance to not make contact to avoid saying anything that incriminates them.

Hope she's ok.

Glad the night went well. I don’t get the guilt people are piling on, mums aren’t the only care givers and need to pace themselves. It will be a long journey and sharing that load is a good idea. There is no point OP staying up all night while her DD slept just to prove to some on MN that she is a good mum!

You’ve completely assumed that. I’d have been absolutely completely fine with my dad or grandparent. My young DDs generally go straight to DH if they hurt themselves. All this “she needs her mum and no one else could possibly be acceptable” is bollocks.

My daughter has a scar on her face and there are amazing things they can do these days. Silicone, lasers, it all works.

As horrific as that is she needs you please go to her.

You are doing the right thing to go home try and recoup so that you have the strength in the day to get her through this. I actually think it is important to recharge. It’s a horrid situation but not life threatening. Have zero guilt girl!! It sounds traumatic. I imagine the hairdresser is feeling terrible and not really sure what to say - I can’t imagine anyone could be that awful not to care.

You poor woman and your daughter. I kind of know how you feel.
Absolutely random one in a million accident with my 6 year old in public and he ended up with 30 stitches across his forehead.
I threw up when I heard, and when I saw him.
It was so traumatic at the time, his beautiful little face.

Plastics were incredible and 16 years later, it is not noticeable.
They will do everything they can for her and her face, plastics and burns are constantly advancing.
Just follow their post treatment advice to the letter, we did.

You mind yourself OP, it is a terrible shock.
I felt awful guilt and he wasn't with me, he was with his poor father, who took ages to get over the shock and trauma of it too.

Seriously how do you know that? It’s not a universal fact that everyone needs their mum.

Oh bless her, glad she had a good night though.

Not sure why you're getting a hard time OP, it is better she has someone there who can support her than her Mum who isn't in a position to do so.
It's not like she's been abandoned 🙄

Oh that’s terrible! I really hope your daughter heals fast and well. And I’m sorry you lost your mum. I have too and it’s hellish.
I can’t believe the hairdresser hasn’t even asked how she is!