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[hippyhoppy]

Managed to douse myself with boiling goose fat last week.. spent 4 hours in A&E and have been given daily dressings to apply to the affected leg.. however.. 4 days on the wound is still 'seeping' (ughhhh I KNOW). should I take the dressing off and let the air get to it.. or is this encouraging infection... yours sincerely.. girl in agony dot com... (PS Never cooking again... Where's the Dominio's takeaway menu...)

[black_cat51]

it should remain covered

[Sqad]

So....you burnt your foot with boiling goose fat a week ago?
I suppose it blistered?
Did A&E burst the blister?
Is it very painful?

[woofgang]

nope, do what A and E said and dress it daily.

[Sqad]

How old are you?
What dressings did A&E give you?

[hippyhoppy]

Hi Sqad.. there were two blisters that burst and the wound is the size on my hand on my thigh... the splashes on my torso, I have been told to 'air'.. however the leg one.. the new dressing was seeping within 2 hours of the new dressing.. have taken it off to dry out, but worried that might lead to infection... ugghh and the pain is rediculous... taking 400mg of ibprofen as and when.. been told not to touch the codien tabs i've been pescribed...
(sorry for all my spelling mistakes)...

[Sqad]

OK.....well, i don't really think it matters what you do and the above posters are quite correct.

What would i do?

As you haven't told me what the dressings consist of, I would use Tulle Gras dressings (which you can get from the chemist) and change them everyday for another 3 or 4 days and then after that, leave it open and just put the dressing on at night.
From the sound of the damage and assuming you are not an old person, it should settle down within a couple of weeks.

The pain is a concern...."bash" the Ibuprofen.

if the pain gets worse over the next few days and the area around the burn becomes red and tender......go back to A&E.

[Buenchico]

The NHS website seems to suggest that the dressing should be changed every few days but makes no mention of 'airing' the wound (which doesn't surprise me as such an approach seems to have fallen out of favour with all but 'old wives'):
"Your dressing will be checked after 24 hours to make sure there are no signs of infection. It will be changed after 48 hours, and then every three to five days until it is completely healed."
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Burns-and-scalds/Pages/Recovery.aspx

[hippyhoppy]

It's some sort of jellyish mesh (chucked the box away so no help there).. and then some absorbant pads.. bloody hurts when it's changed... shame the hospital couldn't diagnose 'oramorph' to take home... it was good enough in the cold shower for an hour.. they should let me have some here!!!... anyhoo.. waiting for the son to come home to re-upholster the leg... thank you for your advice...

[Sqad]

\\\\It's some sort of jellyish mesh \\\

LOl...sounds like Tulle Gras.

Best of luck.

[hippyhoppy]

Ohh Chris.. you snuck in there... the girls at the hospital said every couple of days... the girl at my surgery wants to see me every day!!!.. so I'm having to fend for myself over the weekend.. (which is 'ouchy') .. on Monday I can cuss like a fishwife (nothing new there then' lol)...

[berniecuddles]

sounds nasty hope it heals soon xx

[jennyjoan]

Remember burning my ankle quite bad but didn't go to A&E - think generally I may have left it without dressing and it healed very well.