Approximately 8 months ago, my husband used a sulfuric acid based drain opened on our bathroom sink, which ate through the plumbing and spilled onto the floor. He had flour and baking soda to soak up the spill, but I walked into bathroom and accidentally got some of the liquid on the bottom of my right foot. No pain but burning sensation and felt hot...skin invariably peeled off from heel to base of toes. Still has not totally healed. Now, when my foot is damp from sweat after working all day, or after I get out from soaking in the tub, the skin on the bottom of my right foot peels away...just by walking on the rug or carpet, and the skil just rolls off. Leaves a red, raw area which BURNS and then later itches like crazy. I've used topical steroid creams and ointments, and have yet to find something that will totally heal the area. Have been on antibiotics twice, but no effect. Have tried antifungal, still no help. Anyone have any ideas? My MD is even stumped.
2007-05-14 02:22:37 · 8 answers · asked by anndoodle 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I've never heard of Sween Cream, but I have tried the Aloe. I wear the white sock every night since it happened. I've used Silvadene ointment, too. I'm a nurse, and have tried all medical options that I know of...it's like after working 8 hours all day I come home and take my shoes and socks off, and the bottom of my right foot is white where the skin was burned. As I walk across the carpet, the skin will slough off and I have to be careful or it can make little tears into the skin. Know how you get a cuticle tear on your finger and how red and irritated it can be? Imagine various areas like this on the bottom of your foot. At times, it's so bad that I have several areas that actively bleed and have to wrap my foot with gauze overnight, with antibiotic ointment. Only relief I get is when I'm off work and shoeless over the weekend. Then it's like it gets really hard. Then back to work Monday and Monday night when the shoes come off it's soft and peeling again. Weird, I know...
2007-05-14 02:38:14 · update #1
I would try to contact a Burn center where they specialize in those injuries. They can advise you how to take care of your foot the proper way. The problem with a chemical burn is that it needs to be treated a different way than a regular burn in some aspects and it is op to you to find out how. I think that you need to give your skin the chance to heal properly with the right care! Good Luck!
2007-05-14 02:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Pinky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 15:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Question concerning chemical burn to bottom of foot - happened 8 months ago, still having burning/itching.....
Approximately 8 months ago, my husband used a sulfuric acid based drain opened on our bathroom sink, which ate through the plumbing and spilled onto the floor. He had flour and baking soda to soak up the spill, but I walked into bathroom and accidentally got some of the liquid on the bottom of my...
2015-08-26 06:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lauran 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not going to believe this, but try some Sween cream..it will burn a little when you first put it on,...and then it will start healing, almost over night...keep it on for a week or till the healing starts, and oh yea,..wear clean white socks till it heals up...the sween cream can be bought at the drug store, and it is a little expensive...but one time, my sis went to about three dermatologists about the rash that was burning on her forhead for months...all they gave was steroid, and creams, but nothing worked...then we told her to use the tried and true Sween cream,..it is white and I believe it might have some alo-vera in it...and it cleared her up almost over night...Good luck and let me know if you try it! The Sween Cream, is something as a caregiver, I learned about from the older people I was caring for...it is really amazing, and I hope it works for you...you can, as I say, get it at most drug stores. hope it helps, if you try it
2007-05-14 02:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure aloe vera juice, the only substance that will heal skin. Available at Walmart, in Pharmacy.
"Fruit of the Earth," 1 gal $9. Or get an aloe vera plant, cut the leaf, and squeeze the juice on it.
This is not new age nonsense, it will work.
2007-05-14 02:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a hard one to answer, maybe you were having bad cramps at the time or really bad gas pains and it occured at the same time as when you took the sip of ensure. if it's not bothering you anymore then you are probably ok to wait, but if it happens again then you might not want to overlook it. i will say a prayer for you. try looking at a medical site like web MD or something, it might can help you figure it out in the mean time while you are waiting . God bless you.
2016-03-14 07:38:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i use this stuff for so many things if really work's get you some petroleum jelly and some maalox the cooling mint mix it together a 13oz jar of petroleum use a couple of cap's of maalox mix it until it look's milkey white and put it on there and cover it with a sock or some kind of rap in a few day's it should be gone
2007-05-14 02:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by momalleyray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 17:06:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋