FAO Sqad or any AB nurse like Mamya.

[DTCwordfan]

My mother was it n the garden and some while back got a thorn in her thumb.

I must saying it is looking quite nasty, her thumb having swollen up to about half again of her other thumb, yellow on top and a purple head to it, approximately 1/2 cm wide.

I have been on at her to get to the docs for a nurse to properly treat but we are dealing with someone with dementia whose memory span is zilch. She is going tomorrow....and I will take her if necessary. Is there any short term treatment I could get her to do - she has cleaned it, bathed it in some alcohol.....(and that is now stinging like hell and she is moaning about feeling it down on her meat carpels which I suspect is pressure onthe nerve palying up). Should she also cover it with bandaids to soften it up perhaps......

Grateful for any advice......DTC

[Mamyalynne]

DTC, sorry to read this, you have your advice now and I wish your Mum better soon.

I must point out I have no medical training or qualifications, just life experience. I can understand my avatar may make you think that way, take care.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks mamya and some time the nurse of life experience is equally as valuable as someone who has been trained......

[Mamyalynne]

That is kind of you.

[Hopkirk]

I got an infection from a splinter in my thumb.

I ended up in hospital for a few days with massive doses of antibiotics, and an operation under local anaesthetic.

Get her seen asap.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks hopkirk, she's going into the Quack tomorrow morning. All holding up reasonably well and it doesn't look as inflamed as five hours ago,

[Purple_Popple]

What was the outcome of the GP visit with your mum DT? Hope all is well :) x

[DTCwordfan]

Surprisingly they have left it, cleaned and bandaged and a dose of flucloxacillin.......Next visit Tuesday.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks for your concern though purple_popple....appreciated.

[Sqad]

DT....that seems a sensible route to go down......it will settle.