As most of you know, Madelyn burned the bottom of her feet (primarily her right foot) on my uncle's motorcycle over the Thanksgiving break. It was a complete accident and my uncle felt awful about it!
When my uncle picked Madelyn up to take a picture on his motorcycle, her feet accidentally touched the hot muffler. I happened to be outside taking pictures of her playing right before the incident happened, so I caught the actual moment she was burned on camera...
We took her to the emergency clinic and she was diagnosed with second degree burns. The doctor applied a burn cream and wrapped her feet up with tons of gauze, non-stick padding, and sticky wrap. We were told to keep her feet clean and wrapped at all times unless she was sleeping...that way they had a little time to breathe. They also prescribed her a topical burn cream and Tylenol with a little codeine in it to help her sleep. This is a picture of the burn about 4 or 5 days after it happened. The big blister has already burst and her skin is starting to come off...
These pictures were taken right after she got out of the bath, so her feet are a little wrinkly! The muffler not only burned her on the sole of her foot, but also got her toes. You can see the blisters starting to form on her little piggies, too!
I took Madelyn to her regular pediatrician on Monday because she had a cold, and while I was there I had the doctor check her burns to make sure they were healing properly. She said everything is healing beautifully and told us we could start letting her wear a sock instead of bandages all the time. Here is what her foot looks like today...
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OMGosh!!!! poor baby! i had NO idea :(
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