Burns Support Group

Yesterday, I wasn't thinking and gathered a bunch of brush and leaves and threw them down an abandoned well. I poured camping fuel on it and stood back about 4 feet, throwing a lit newspaper to ignite it. It blew up like a bomb. I didn't know that old wells held and trapped gasses and fumes from the ground.It blew up in my face, giving me 2nd degree burns all over my face. It also burned my arms. My right arm had charred black marks, which is 3rd degree and my left arm is 1st degree.
I have never felt such pain in my life! I was in agony for over an hour, waiting on the morphine to work. They had to give it to me two times before it started to take the pain away. I was screaming in agony for several hours. It happened at 3:30 and I didn't leave the hospital until midnight. They wanted to keep me overnight, but decided to let me go. The chest xrays came back okay, although I inhaled the flames.
My heart goes out to anyone who has ever been burned.
Posted on 11/05/09, 02:11 am