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Original poster

To warn you all to take extra care of kiosk bought chips this holiday!!

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TheLadyEvenstar · 18/08/2011 16:13

Just that really.

DS2's leg

DS2 fell on some shop bought chips at the coast 2 weeks ago, this is his leg today. Still infected but on the mend.

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Morloth · 21/08/2011 13:04

I have to ask.

Why, after your DS got hurt so badly and was in agony, did you sit on the beach and eat chips?

Why didn't you find some more cool water and get him medical help right away?

RealityVonCrapp · 21/08/2011 13:28

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MugglesandLuna · 21/08/2011 13:41

I have to ask the same as Morloth.

Im sorry TLE but disaster seems to follow you around.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 10:50

FFS, I didn't eat any fucking chips. The kids were eating them DS2 included as the burn seemed to be minor, he had water poured on it, ate some chips and continued to play. He also went to the beach first aiders who put yet more water and a dressing on it.

I kept an eye on it and it seemed to be healing.

Which ever fucking moron thinks I would deliberatly allow my 3yr old sons leg to be open to an infection needs their head looking at. I may not do things to the standards of MN but you know unlike many on here I am HUMAN and am NOT perfect, I make mistakes, I get pissed off and rant about things but oh dear TLES musn't do that as she is looking for attention and allowing these things to happen willingly.

what a fucking load of crap, I give a bit of advice and show what happened with a few chips and I must have let it happen and allowed the infection to get bad.

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Pamplemoussse · 22/08/2011 10:53

tbh your life does seem terribly dramatic and overblown

I feel very sorry for you, I couldn't live with such permanent stress you poor thing

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 10:53

and how is an ACCIDENT a disaster?

Its a joke I am so glad I don't live in your ivory towers without any bad things happening, with your perfect lives, perfect dc and problem free.

I am glad my dc can play and run and be cheeky and express themselves, no they are not every ones idea of perfect but they are mine. So I come on MN and moan when things are getting on top of me - I thought that was the idea of being able to access an internet forum where people talk. Or is it only selected people that can do that without a fucking bunch of ivory tower dwellers jumping on them.

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GetOrfMoiCarbsClaire · 22/08/2011 10:54

Oh, chill out for crying out loud.

Nobody has said ypu deliberately let it get infected. Burns can easily get infected no matter how careful you are. I just said it is more likely that the burn looks bad because of infection, rather than volcano-hot chips.

And it is common sense which everyone knows to keep water running on a burn. You are contradicting yourself - up thread it was a terrible burn caused by chips, in your last post it was minor.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 10:54

Pample, my life is not a permanent stress.

My son had an ACCIDENT I cannot believe none of your children ever have ffs.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 10:56

Getorf really? it was insinuated further up that I had not dealt with it because then it would have healed.

RealityVonCrappSun 21-Aug-11 13:28:06

Because then she'd run the risk of it healing.

Can't have that on planet TLES, instead you have to extract every bit of drama out of every situation.

Poor boy.

And it was terrible due to infection not the initial burn.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 10:57

And I won't chill out when I am being accussed of letting it get badly infected so I could have some drama.

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sunbear · 22/08/2011 11:00

wow what nasty posts!

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 11:04

Oh what me defending myself is nasty?

Shame I rarely say anything to the crap time I get on here. I normally take it all but why should i?

Oh because I am not the perfect parent with the perfect kids and perfect lifestyle.
Because I moan on here about problems I have because it helps me put things in perspective. Helps me see other ways of dealing with things.
Because for 4 yrs before getting knowledge of AS I just thought DS1 was playing up.

As I said I am not perfect but my sons are well looked after,cared for and loved, they are educated and well behaved outside the home. I don't want perfect little boys who don't make mistakes and don't express themselves if I had I would have bought a dolly or a robot.

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sunbear · 22/08/2011 11:05

no not your posts evenstar :( the ones accusing you of being over dramatic, is there any need for that?

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TheLadyEvenstar · 22/08/2011 11:10

Sun, oh but there is because I have a real life, I get stressed out, I get pissed off, rant and rage about things on here as it saves a lot on anguish in RL if I deal with things here. Get them in perspective etc before tackling a situation.

I am not the perfect mum, I am honest with my children about things they ask about, and I have a son who has AS which was undiagnosed for years, during which time I would come on MN and rant about him, not because I am a shit parent but i didn't know what I was dealing with I thought he was just naughty when in actual fact he wasn't being.

But because I live in a real world where things happen and I talk about them I drag down the MN members who live in their nice shiney ivory towers.

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thisisyesterday · 27/08/2011 21:33

that's kind of mean.
it isn't an ad because there is no link to anywhere to buy the stuff!

thisisyesterday · 27/08/2011 21:34

oops, wrong thread sorry!

Hulababy · 27/08/2011 21:50

Gosh, just seen the pictures. That's some burn. I too wouldn't have expected to see such a nasty infected burn from a bag of chips. Hope he is ok now.

worraliberty · 27/08/2011 22:09

I think infections are down to not being able to keep a burn clean..rather than the chips themselves.

Hope he's much better now OP

cheesesarnie · 27/08/2011 22:26

i dont get why people have been so awful to you!!!
hows your ds now?

Loonytoonie · 27/08/2011 22:47

Blimey, your poor boy. I really hope he's ok. From the pics, it looks like he was probably pressed onto the burning chips (by his fallen body weight I guess) so the damage has dropped way below the normal surface burn you'd get from a burning scald etc (because you get burned, and you're natural reaction is to snatch your body part away - he couldn't react that quickly so the burning continued deeper Sad) and that would account for the lengthy healing and the higher risk of infection.

Sorry for the lengthy and in-depth account of what has probably happened, but since you've been so awfully jumped upon, I felt compelled to write it. Good grief - some of you are acting like a pack of wolves (and this isn't the first time I've seen it with TLES's posts) and it's un-called for. Reading some responses has left a nasty taste in my mouth - shame on you.

Hope he get's well soon TLES. Try and increase his Vit C intake and oily fish intake - both are good to aid skin healing.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/08/2011 22:59

After the second course of antibiotics it has started to heal. The scab has shrunk but he us going to have a nasty scar there. thankfully he is still only young and hoprfully it will fade with time!

I am just glad the second dr realised the seriousness of it.

Thanks all for your concern for him, he is so much better now. Now to get bedtime back on track!!

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/08/2011 22:59

Worra, you are more than likely right because he continued to play on the beach.

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nickschick · 27/08/2011 23:08

Theladyevenstar I m getting the impression that whatever you do youre damned.

Loonytoonie · 27/08/2011 23:16

Bio oil TLES - if you're a Tesco Customer (sorry MN - can I even say that here?!) then you can double up your vouchers for toilettries and get the bio oil half price. A friend of mine used it on scar tissue (once it had healed over) and it's really help minimize scarring.

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TheLadyEvenstar · 27/08/2011 23:19

Nicks,

yes in some respects you are right.

In the past I have been bull headed and for a while buried my head in the sand with regards to DS1. Parenting comes with no manuals and I turned to MN more and more looking for the answers Dr's weren't giving me. DS1 finally got a dx of aspergers earlier this year, I have a lot to learn but will get there.

Then with regard to my DP we had a major row, were splitting up and I fell in love with the attention I was getting from someone else. DP realised something was up and after hours of talking and sessions at relate we are working things out.

DS2 now he is a different thing all together. I am sure there will be the day I want to pull my hair out and scream but atm age 3yrs 11m he is still a dream to have. And yes I feel and probably sound horrible saying that when DS1 has normally been the reason I have ranted on here. But DS2 is an easy child - the only thing I am worried about is I panic that I have failed him as by this age DS1 was reading and writing, DS2 is still scribbling and memorising books read to him before retelling them. See I have a second son and a new set of worries.

Sometimes the ladies on here are right in what they say about me burying my head in the sand BUT one thing they are always wrong about is me wanting attention when I rant on here. I use MN as a sounding board, a place to get things off my chest it kind of helps to have an outlet.

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