I don't think that will be for long. Read my post above.

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�Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.� Sir Winston Churchill

I always thought that something breathable like gauze was preferred.

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A quick update. It has been three weeks since the accident and I'm still recovering. Haven't walked yet and it may take another couple weeks before I can. The burn developed a blister the size of my fist on one foot. I finally popped it 6 days ago.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm drinking a lot of water, taking extra zinc, C and E. Gotu Kola is good for healing burns. Started taking that too.

Licorice can be complementary to Gotu Kola.

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I'd rather meander for the prevention than race for the cure.

I hesitated at first too, saran wrap on my burn??? BUT what alternative is there? The main thing is to keep an infection away and air is one way for bacteria to transfer to things. The honey has kept the saran wrap from sticking to my wound too.

The healing is going well so far. My wheelchair is hard to get into but in time it'll be easier to pivot myself onto it without fear of pain.

This event has really made me realize how important it is to get your body into the strongest state possible. Correct any nutrient deficiencies, strengthen any weak organs, take out accumulated toxins....all so your body can be at it's maximum to deal with any type of health emergency like this burn.

Another thing, have a home medicine chest so you're ready for anything. My colloidal silver machine was the best investment ever. I knew that it would sterilize my burn and I had confidence in it. Pain reliever...that I didn't have. I wonder if I took 3 T. of tumeric if it would have worked as well at the ibuprofin. Some say it can.

My husband said today, "Well, we haven't starved," Hee hee - he has done a wonderful job. I have more appreciation for him - perhaps that's the lesson in all this.

Oh my gosh! I can't even imagine how painful that must be.
Wishing you a quick as possible recovery Mommysunshine

Be sure to continue to drink lots of water, it will help with recovery as well.

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I agree with K2C, for future reference, I wouldn't wrap in cling film, it will hold the heat in and potentially make it worse...

I do hope you continue to heal very quickly!

So glad to hear you are healing. You are doing all the right things. When I heard you had such tremendous pain, it signals you did not burn to the muscle. Burns that are very deep lose all sense of feeling. And many go into shock.
Someone spilled boiling water on my son many years ago, hunks of skin just came off. He had no pain nearly immediately thereafter; and ended up in a burn unit, with skin grafts. For years he was an out patient at the Shriners Burn Center in Boston. We used vitamin e to keep the skin soft and promote healing along with vitamin C.
Although it was difficult to apply the honey which was an excellent move, the plastic wrap is not a good idea; I know you did not want infection to set in, but the better move would be a breathable sterile non stick pad, then lots of gauze over that to protect the area.
A whirlpool bath is excellent to stimulate the area and shed the dead skin. Then rewrap in sterile dressing.
Wishing you much healing.

Oh, how traumatic. Big sigh. I'm still not walking and the healing is taking a lot longer than I ever imagined. The breathable sterile non stick pad.....if I put cream on top of that would that make it no longer breathable? I'm still trying to figure out the best type of covering. Currently one foot is draining and the gauze has been sticking the past couple nights causing pain and pulling of dead skin. ugh!