I spilled near-boiling water on myself at work on Wednesday night. I'll tell you, I wouldn't wish that pain on anyone ever. Anyway, I have a second degree burn on my inside right ankle (right under and around the ankle bone) and a second-thirdish degree burn on the top of my foot. The ankle one is just blistering now, the one on top of my foot is about two inches in diameter and is all bright red and oozy. I don't have insurance so I've been relying on my mom, who's a nurse, and my CWs, who are pharmacists, to make sure it heals properly and doesn't need further medical treatment other than changing the dressing frequently and monitoring it.
My shower is Sunday and I know any cute shoes are out of the question, as I've only been able to get my foot into a pair of my mom's Crocs. I'll probably wear my slippers or something, which sucks because my dress is adorable.
No one has been able to tell me (or maybe they don't want to) how long this will take to heal. The burn on the top of my foot is
right where the strap of any dress shoes/heels would lie, so even when it heals to the point where I can put a bandage over it, it will still be rubbing against it like crazy. Of course, my dress was hemmed for my specific wedding shoes, which is a huge concern if I can no longer wear them, since I'd most likely have to resort to flats and then the dress would be too long.
Anyone have any idea how long it takes a burn like that to heal? I'd like good news, but I guess an honest answer would be even better. I can't believe this had to happen right now of all times, and I realize I'm lucky it wasn't worse and that shoes shouldn't be my main concern, but it's distracting me from the pain so there.
