Does this look infected?

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So I was at the beach the other day, foolishly climbing over some huge cement blocks that had been placed there to give the fish a place to gather or something, and I slipped on some algae. As I was falling, I instinctively put both of my hands out towards the ground to keep myself from falling face first onto the cement, and in doing so my wrist got caught against the jagged edge of one of these blocks and got scraped to hell with the full weight of my body pressing down against it as it happened.

Anyway, it's been a few days since then and it doesn't hurt as much as before, but when I woke up this morning the wound was looking a little green. Maybe it was just the pus and ointment, I don't know. I've been reguarly changing the bandaging and have been putting lots of antibiotic ointment on it, but it's still looking kinda disgusting.

http://www.zophar.net/wwwthreads/attachment.php?Cat=&Board=diaries&Post=289152Here's a pic</a> (taken right after cleaning it, so it's not as bad as usual).

I've considered seeing a doctor about it, but I've been sick lately and haven't had the energy to go see one. Plus I'm an ascetic and refuse all help unless it's a matter of life and death. But does it look bad enough to warrant medical attention?
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> I've considered seeing a doctor about it, but I've been sick
> lately and haven't had the energy to go see one. Plus I'm an
> ascetic and refuse all help unless it's a matter of life and
> death. But does it look bad enough to warrant medical attention?

I have a question for you, is losing your hand and or wrist part of the life or death thing? If you value your hand/wrist/arm I suggest you see a doctor immediately--gangrene is nothing to fuck around with. Oh and you need to use some hydrogen peroxide along with some hand sanitizer on that bitch and wrap it up tight with some gaws (sp?).
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> Oh and you need to use some hydrogen peroxide along with some
> hand sanitizer on that bitch and wrap it up tight with some
> gaws (sp?).

That seems like so much work. :(

I think it's getting better, though. It's not half as swollen as it was yesterday, and it doesn't feel as soft and gushy. The skin was completely numb for a while after the incident, except for the nerve endings, of course... those still hurt. The feeling is coming back.

If it gets any worse I'll see a doctor for sure. In the meantime, the whole process is pretty fascinating to me.
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> In the meantime, the whole process is pretty fascinating to me.

At least get some peroxide on it to kill the bacteria.
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> At least get some peroxide on it to kill the bacteria.
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Agreed, perocide is what I would have chosen first since it kills everything it touches just about and those creams only are for certain infections and will not work with a lot of stuff that could infect him. <img src=smilies/thumb.gif>
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That is most likely infected, however, you won't need to see a doctor as long as you keep dumping peroxide on it. I'd say probably 3-4 times daily, dousing it several times each time you use it. Some people use gauze to wrap it in, I personally rarely ever use the stuff, I just let the air get to it so it'll scab over soon and you won't have to worry about infection as much. The gauze thing is more personal preference, I suppose.

But yes, definitely use peroxide...
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Infection for sure, and I think it's past the point where dumping peroxide would have helped it. Suck it up, go visit a doctor or clinic.
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> Infection for sure, and I think it's past the point where
> dumping peroxide would have helped it. Suck it up, go visit
> a doctor or clinic.
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You actually might be right more than my earlier opinion. I was really tired last night so I wasn't thinking clearly. It's not gangreen but tetnus that might be a problem with a deep gash like that and going to a doctor is manditory if that turns out to be the case. <img src=smilies/cwm11.gif>
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uh. doctor.
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Lemme tell you a little story about my dad.

He's worked as a stage hand, and one day, he was moving some heavy metal grating. He slipped, and the stuff was razor sharp, so he got a pretty decent cut.

The wound started looking infected, but he didn't think much of it. A few days later, BAM, full blown staph infection and he's on the verge of death.

Don't fuck around with this stuff. Those little bacteriums can chew the Jesus right out of your system.
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> Here's a pic (taken right after cleaning it, so it's not as
> bad as usual).

Look man I can understand wanting to show off your cool gash, and it is a cool one, but if you need to ask whether something that's red and has a bunch of pus needs medical attention...You had very bad parents who didn't teach you a lot about the world.
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> Look man I can understand wanting to show off your cool
> gash, and it is a cool one, but if you need to ask whether
> something that's red and has a bunch of pus needs medical
> attention...You had very bad parents who didn't teach you a
> lot about the world.

Agreed. You shouldn't even have to ask. Only a pussy spends his hard-earned money on medical help. Suck it up and take some Tylenol. Besides, humans would have died out long ago if they couldn't handle a little bloody, pus-oozing infection.
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> Agreed. You shouldn't even have to ask. Only a pussy
> spends his hard-earned money on medical help. Suck it up
> and take some Tylenol. Besides, humans would have died out
> long ago if they couldn't handle a little bloody, pus-oozing
> infection.

Yes, I know my sense of humor is a bit overboard. And, well, evil. TOUCHE.
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> You had very bad parents who didn't teach you a
> lot about the world.

It's funny because it's true.

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> Agreed. You shouldn't even have to ask. Only a pussy
> spends his hard-earned money on medical help. Suck it up
> and take some Tylenol.

I refuse drugs of any sort unless it's absolutely imperitive that I take them. If it's just a matter of dealing with the pain, I'd rather tough it out. This is my main reason for not immediately seeking medical attention. Doctors never really do anything but load you up on drugs. I could do without that.

> Besides, humans would have died out
> long ago if they couldn't handle a little bloody, pus-oozing
> infection.

Whether you were joking or not, that's actually a good point. I'd rather encourage my body to develop its own cures and fixes than to rely on drugs and medication to do it for me. The human body is a very resilient thing when given the right amount of care. In the long-term I think it'd be healthier to let my body deal with such things than to let it become dependent on ingested antibiotics and such.
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> Some people use gauze to wrap it in, I
> personally rarely ever use the stuff, I just let the air get
> to it so it'll scab over soon and you won't have to worry
> about infection as much. The gauze thing is more personal
> preference, I suppose.

I've been cleaning it multiple times a day and covering it with fresh gauze each time. It seems to be helping it quite a bit. It's still a little pale and discolored in some spots, but I think that has more to do with the skin being in the process of growing back (there was a big chunk of it ripped out).

Changing the gauze is kinda gruesome, though, since the cotton string in it sometimes gets stuck in the skin as it heals over it.
 
Don't take the risk. Run over to the urgent care and get the damn thing examined. You're clearly concerned about it (hence the use of the internet, the digital camera picture, and the many followup posts to this thread). However, I can't even begin to imagine why you chose the diaries section of a classic video game emulation forum to ask this question about your physical health.... it's like going to the ER with an romhacking question ;). Even so! Get it looked at.
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You need to watch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133189/SLC Punk</a>.

I'm reminded of the part where Heroin Bob punched that mirror and messed up his hand, and refused to go to the doctor. "He didn't do anything about it, he just wrapped it in a dirty T-shirt" <img src=smilies/laff.gif>
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