Frequently Asked Questions
- How often should I take a bath or shower?
- Do I have to wash with the special soap they use in the Burn Center?
- Do I have to use gloves and white sponges to wash my burns like they do in the Burn Center?
- Should I bathe before I come to my clinic visit?
- What should I do if I run out of dressing supplies before I come back to clinic?
- What should I do if I run out of pain medicine before I come back to the clinic?
- When will my burns be healed?
- Can I let my wounds air out like my grandmother used to tell me?
- Why are my grafts/wounds/donor sites so purple?
- Why is my healed skin still so red?
- How long will it take for my wounds to completely heal?
- How do I know if something is going wrong with my wounds?
- Why do I get blisters in skin that was healed?
- How come I am so sensitive to the heat and cold?
- Why does everyone keep telling me to stay out of the sun?
- How long will I have to take these extra precautions with the sun?
- Why do I itch and burn so much?
- What can I do to stop the itching?
- What can I do to keep from waking up itching during the night?
- If I am at home and walking around the house, do I still have to wear ace bandages or garments on my legs?
- Should I wear my ace bandages or stockings to bed?
- If I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, should I put on my stockings or ace wraps?
- When can I go back to work?
- What about sexuality and intimacy?
