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I burned my thumb taking pan from oven. Just thumb, but it really hurts. seems silly to call the doctor over just the thumb. It is already blistering up where it was burned. What would you do?

 

I could not even type this in. Siri did this for me. It is OK while I have the ice on it, but pain shoots through it every time I take the ice off.

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I burned my thumb taking pan from oven. Just thumb, but it really hurts. seems silly to call the doctor over just the thumb. It is already blistering up where it was burned. What would you do?

 

I could not even type this in. Siri did this for me.

 

Urgent care? (not ER)

 

ETA: N/m, probably overkill (also not used to concept of calling GP outside of office hours - most of the doctors I've had didn't have that option).

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When I burn myself I keep it in cold water until it stops hurting.  I keep the water near me and add an ice-cube or two as the water warms up.  I keep it submerged for a while, take it out, see if it's still gets that burning sensation - and repeat until it's no longer there.  I can take a very long time (like a couple of hours if it's really bad)

 

It really helps to keep it very cool.  It relieves the pain and it does seem to help with the blister a bit.

 

 

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I think that's small enough to treat at home. Keep it cool & consider taking an otc pain reliever.

 

Sorry.  Burns hurt, hurt, hurt. 

 

It actually looks red about a cm wide and maybe 1.5 cm long..so..around the blister. I did not realize the burn went beyond the blister when I answered originally.

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Just keep it in cold water (not ice) water for as long as possible. Take a pain killer. Treat with a topical cream with lidocaine / lignocaine. You can also get special burn dressing which are very soothing.

 

Burns hurt. There's no escaping it. My mom once picked up the hot iron with her hand (no, no clue why, lapse in thought process). She had blisters along the length of three fingers. She didn't seek medical treatment for that. You might pop into a pharmacy for advice on treatment.

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As a quilter who bumps into her iron and a restaurant owner I've had my fair share of large burns that I have treated at home. The most important thing is to keep them very cool as long as they need it. OTC pain meds help you sleep. Keep the area clean no matter what. I'm really sorry, burns are awful.

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Mustard!

 

Mustard is amazing for burns! Just slather on regular mustard from your refrigerator, and wait until it dries into a paste. Then gently wash it off. You can do it several times if you like. I burned my finger badly once by touching a hot burner. I forgot I had just removed a pan from it, and saw something on the flat top. I tried to wipe it off with my bare finger, and that burn hurt like crazy. I wound up putting mustard on it, and then swirling my finger around in a bowl of cold water. I thought the mustard wasn't working, and I just couldn't get away from the pain. I washed my finger off after about an hour, and got busy doing other things. I totally forgot I had burned it shortly after that, and a few days later, wondered why my finger was peeling. It was the blister, that had been totally painless after the mustard treatment!

 

I use it all the time now, and have discovered the quicker you get it on a burn, the better. Twice I burned myself putting logs in our wood burning stove, and, although the skin was seared, it left no scar, and was not painful at all after a mustard treatment.

Yes. Mustard. I humored my friend one day and I was amazed at how magical it was.

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you shouldn't leave ice on it for more than 10 - 20 minutes - or the rebound of your flesh warming up will hurt like the dickens.  let it warm up before you run it under cool water.  silvadene if you have any.  most typical "ointments" shouldn't be  put on teh burn for 24 hours because they can actually hold in the heat, and worsen the burn.

 

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When I worked at a mom and pop donut shop we kept an aloe plant on the counter - burns were not uncommon when working the deep fryer, and we'd break off a stem and squeeze some aloe on the owiee.  Now I have a large bottle of blue goo that is mostly aloe from the drug store that goes on bad sunburns and cooking mishaps.  It does help (after the initial cold water soak).  There is not really anything urgent care or ER can do for you that you can't do at home, unless it gets infected (try not to let the blister pop).  Aloe and loose bandaging to protect thumb/blister since it is a hand burn and you need to use your hand (a burn on an arm or leg I'd leave uncovered).

 

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I'm late to this, but Thee Absolute Best thing ever for a burn is powdered greens (the nasty drink stuff that is "good for you"). Make a paste with a drop of water, put on burn, cover with gauze. The pain will be gone almost immediately and it will heal within a day to a week, depending on severity of the burn.

 

I burned myself on Friday with hot oil that splashed up on my wrist while cooking supper. The burn site is the size of a dime, it was a big glug of oil! The only evidence I have is a darker spot on my wrist since Sunday. It did blister after I took off the stuff too soon, but still No pain, even when I accidentally popped it.

 

My bottle is so old that the company doesn't even sell it anymore and I have to "re-powder" it from a big solid chunk when I need it, but it still works.

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For future burns, and if this one still hurts, get some Burn Jel to keep on hand. It helps with pain and also cools the burn much faster than water. It's a clear gel that works well and quickly, and doesn't stink or make a mess, so I'm willing to pay over home remedies. For milder burns, it makes the difference between healing or being sore for several days. It sits on my kitchen counter, bc I'm that clumsy. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/BURN-JEL-PLUS-fl-oz/dp/B00262JLR8/ref=sr_1_18_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1477425707&sr=8-18&keywords=burn+gel

 

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