[AceGoober]

Roughly 6 years ago I moved into a new to me apartment. The place gets cold. Temperature could be high 70s or 80s and it would still be cold in the apartment. Shortly after moving in I scored a four element ceramic heater from K-Mart for $20. I keep the heater on top of a tin box under my folding bingo table I call a desk. Heater is roughly 31/2 to 4 feet away from my chair and pointed at an oblique angle so the heat doesn't hit me directly. To note, this heater is a workhorse and one of the best purchase I've ever made.

Cut to a couple of weeks ago. Was sitting at my desk in my shorts doing late night research of aluminum alloy material properties for a project I have in mind. Had been up for over a day due to various other life activities and, you probably guessed it, I fell asleep in my chair. Normally I sit upright with my feet flat on the floor or positioned slightly under the front of the chair as it is comfortable to me. Sometime during my slumber I slid forward in the chair and my legs stretched out which put my left knee directly inline with the heat flow. Woke-up before 7am when I felt a stinging sensation on my left knee. Sat upright and not to my surprise my left knee was burnt. Wasn't too bad yet a small area on top of the knee cap had blistered. Made my way to the bathroom and ran cold water over the affected area. Stung like the dickens for about the first minute but after that it felt much, much better.

Since that incident I've been applying aloe vera twice daily and the affected area is healing fairly well. There is still some skin discoloration and the blister has scabbed. Sorry for the crap image. The front facing camera on my S7 Edge doesn't do to well with close-up pics.

[crismora12]

Wow thats some heater! Glad you're feeling better , man. Interesting story!

[vagabond]

I can almost smell it!

[kellyhound]

Bet you can't wait to pick that scab

[AceGoober]

I had left it alone until I bumped my knee on the edge of the 68" clawfoot bathtub causing it to dislodge itself and drop to the floor. Didn't hurt yet I definitely felt the scab pull away from the knee.

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Bet you can't wait to pick that scab

[mitzy_69]

Some chronic pain patients use hot water bottles to relieve the pain, you can usually tell when they have used one continuously because they have mottled skin which is a burn forming just below the skin.

[Ferocity]

Get well soon!
I suggest finding a warm hearted companion to warm you up at night ;)