Kay was in a flash fire at our apartments. It was a fluke... we think a natural gas leak. (We have hired guys as he is retired but....) He jumped in the shower to cool himself and I took him to the Creighton emergency room where the Dr, who was a burn surgeon, pronounced he had 45% of his body in 2nd degree burns. Caleb gave him a Priesthood blessing to listen to the doctors and do what they say. They transported him to St Elizabeth's hospital Burn Center in Lincoln 1 hour away where they said he had 29% burns. They introduced him to porcine... Pig skin.
Kay first refused the porcine. He needed to know all the options and facts. They said fine but he would need to be in the hospital for a month. Burn victims die of infection and he had 29% of his body with open oozing goozing wounds. That talked him into the porcine. Porcine sticks onto the open 2nd degree wounds. It eliminates scaring and as the skin grows under it, the porcine curls up like a potato chip and I cut it off. It helps subdue the pain also.
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Rachael came for a visit. Pretty bad. They told him 7-10 days in the hospital but after 2 days they checked the Porcine and it was doing well so they cleaned him, showed me how to clean his ear and face 2x a day.shave him and how to take care of the porcine on his face, hands, legs, fingers and arms. Ivory soap with neosporin is the drug of choice at the burn center.
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| ear |
His ear and hands were the worst and the biggest worry. His burns were mostly on his left side (hearing is in tact) and his short sleeve shirt and knee length shorts were a wonderful protection. they were surprised he was not burned anywhere else.
some burns didn't need the porcine. 5 days later, he is on the mend.
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| cutting with scissors |
this is his arm. The porcine has dried up like a potato chip and I cut off the edges as the skin heals under it. the burns under the porcine don't hurt as much as the red skin (bad sunburn). the porcine helps with healing and pain. We snip the edges off every day. the skin on his face is now baby skin and he looks younger. Women have their top layer of skin chemically burned off to look younger.
his arm took the porcine but the hand should need a little more time. The porcine starts white and turns fleshish color as it takes and heals.
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| trimmed off porcine |
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| one week later |
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| Kay removed the porcine before it was ripe |
Day 8: the day before we go back for a check. Kay was feeling better so he picked off most of his porcine and took a shower! I was horrified. The finger shows what was under it. This should not have been removed.
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| wounds after ripping off his own porcine |
I was looking forward to the burn center telling us what a great job we had done in taking care of him, but alas, we will probably be reprimanded. Kay is used to that, not me.
We went to the appointment where the Dr ripped the pig skin off most of his body. The exam room looked like a slaughter house and Kay was glad he took some off the night before. They told him to now take 2 showers a day and try to get the rest of the porcine off. This was painful but it was amazing the skin had grown under the pig skin. Simply amazing. He also went off his heavy drugs and is only on ibuprofen.
I bandaged his hands so he could attend church on day 11. He stayed for sacrament meeting and went home.
Porcine is the miracle for sure. Some parts weren't ready to have the porcine off but within a few days we were able to rip the rest off. Day 16 he had his second appointment where they said he was doing great thanks to a great diet. No alcohol or smoking. they want to see him in 2 weeks but he refused (that is my Kay) so they told him what do look for and do. His skin is fragile and will bleed if he rubs against things. He wears gloves, long sleeves and a brimmed had. He will have baby skin for 2 years and needs to be super careful. Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen and moisturizer with no fragrance or lanolin. Still a bit tired...
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| day 16 almost good as new |
Kay was in a flash fire at our apartments. It was a fluke... we think a natural gas leak. (We have hired guys as he is retired but....) He jumped in the shower to cool himself and I took him to the Creighton emergency room where the Dr, who was a burn surgeon, pronounced he had 45% of his body in 2nd degree burns. Caleb gave him a Priesthood blessing to listen to the doctors and do what they say. They transported him to St Elizabeth's hospital Burn Center in Lincoln 1 hour away where they said he had 29% burns. They introduced him to porcine... Pig skin. 
His ear and hands were the worst and the biggest worry. His burns were mostly on his left side (hearing is in tact) and his short sleeve shirt and knee length shorts were a wonderful protection. they were surprised he was not burned anywhere else.
some burns didn't need the porcine. 5 days later, he is on the mend. 
this is his arm. The porcine has dried up like a potato chip and I cut off the edges as the skin heals under it. the burns under the porcine don't hurt as much as the red skin (bad sunburn). the porcine helps with healing and pain. We snip the edges off every day. the skin on his face is now baby skin and he looks younger. Women have their top layer of skin chemically burned off to look younger.
We went to the appointment where the Dr ripped the pig skin off most of his body. The exam room looked like a slaughter house and Kay was glad he took some off the night before. They told him to now take 2 showers a day and try to get the rest of the porcine off. This was painful but it was amazing the skin had grown under the pig skin. Simply amazing. He also went off his heavy drugs and is only on ibuprofen. 
Porcine is the miracle for sure. Some parts weren't ready to have the porcine off but within a few days we were able to rip the rest off. Day 16 he had his second appointment where they said he was doing great thanks to a great diet. No alcohol or smoking. they want to see him in 2 weeks but he refused (that is my Kay) so they told him what do look for and do. His skin is fragile and will bleed if he rubs against things. He wears gloves, long sleeves and a brimmed had. He will have baby skin for 2 years and needs to be super careful. Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen and moisturizer with no fragrance or lanolin. Still a bit tired...
