Lsore And Swollen Finger ... Part 2

[wolf63]

My finger didn't feel so bad yesterday so I managed to convince myself that it was getting better.

This morning it was agony and I couldn't bend it. I phoned NHS 24 and they told me to go to the out of hours centre. I am now home with some Flucloxacillin 500mg and some chocolate covered raisins to cheer me up.

Thanks for all your advice

[boxtops]

I never knew you could get sweeties on the NHS, LOL....

Glad you have been - it sounds nasty :-(

[Eve]

Aww poor you :( Definitely deserves some chocolate! Hope the antibiotics clear it up soon.

[Tilly2]

Antibiotics and chocolate covered raisins are a good painkilling combination.

[Sqad]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

[jno]

raisins have antibiotic properties too... good choice

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/raisins-nutrition-facts.html

[anneasquith]

and you should have seen someone sooner, take care,

[wolf63]

Thanks to y'all.

I actually responded to you earlier but I was using my Kindle and my hands shake at the best of times ~ my finger jerked at the wrong moment and I ended up in a site selling dresses (aka frocks) so I gave up.

I have to give NHS Tayside 15/10 for their performance.

I spoke to a handler who got someone to phone me back, the second person said that I would have to go to the out of hours bit at our local hospital.

I was given an appointment for this and when I got there I was seen almost immediately by a nurse who could prescribe drugs.

Alas my finger still hurts. The chocolate covered raisins were beautiful .

[naomi24]

Pleased you went. Advice from strangers on the internet isn't always the best. :o)

[anneasquith]

indeed.............

[Sqad]

anneasquith/jno

You are both making a big deal over the advice concerning the treatment of a swollen finger.

I cannot see any inappropriate advice.....

[Sqad]

Sorry...it should have been anneasquith/naomi

[anneasquith]

no we are not................have a another cup of coffee :)

[Sqad]

Ah!....sorry.....no one cup of coffee this morning is enough.

[wolf63]

But ... it isquote[MY] sore finger so that makes it important to me.

To be honest I was expecting the Flucloxacillin to have started zapping the germs by now. I might have to buy something else nice to eat to see if that makes it feel better(er) :-)

[wolf63]

Will try that again and see if it works this time.

**Doctor Sqad says: You are both making a big deal over the advice concerning the treatment of a swollen finger.


But ... it is MYsore finger so that makes it important to me.

To be honest I was expecting the Flucloxacillin to have started zapping the germs by now. I might have to buy something else nice to eat to see if that makes it feel better(er) :-)

[naomi24]

Sqad, // I cannot see any inappropriate advice.....//

Really? Your advice was ‘I would take Ibuprofen for the pain and monitor the situation over the next 24 hours.’

She needed antibiotics.

[Sqad]

Naomi.....I dispute that my advice was incorrect.
On the day, at the time of posting, with those symptoms, my advice was, in my opinion correct.
She has never seen a medically qualified person to this day, so how do we know that antibiotics were needed?

[naomi24]

Sqad, read her posts. She’s seen a nurse who was qualified to prescribe drugs and she’s been given antibiotics. Your advice was incorrect and it was irresponsible. I knew from her description that it was likely her finger was infected – and so did Ratter - and neither of us claim to be a doctor!

[Sqad]

Naomi.....LOL......

[ummmm]

It's not funny though.