Infected Cut?

[eve1974]

3 days ago I cut the tip of my finger. Today entire finger is stiff and slightly swollen. Tip where cut is is really sore (but no sign of pus)

Have some fusidic acid cream - any other ideas (gonna bathe it in salt water too)

Don’t really fancy calling gp about it. Wld prefer to try treat at home myself

[dannyk13]

That cream is used mainly for skin infections.I would treat it with Savlon or some such product and keep it covered.

[ummmm]

How bad is the cut?

[rowanwitch]

Magnesium sulfate paste under a dressing for a couple of days then use the fucsidic acid cream would be what I would do combined with soaking it in warm salt water to clean it between dressing changes. If it starts to track down your finger phone your go because you might need oral antibiotics A good degunk and keeping it clean will probably be enough

[rowanwitch]

Go=GP

[Sqad]

If you feel well in yourself, no aching or temperature then other than ibuprofen for the pain....do nothing, leave well alone.
However,if you are a diabetic or have any serious underlying health condition, then contact your GP.
No big deal at the moment, but if you start to develop a temperature or feel hot then contact your GP

[eve1974]

Ty all. I’m gonna give it a little longer with your tips etc.

still swollen this evening (but no more than this morn) feels like it’s “pulsing” within so will see within another 24 hrs
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[eve1974]

Oh ummmm the length of the cut is really small (maybe about 3cm) but went really deep.

[Sqad]

Ongoing feedback much appreciated.

[Atheist]

Eve; if 3 cm is really small, what do you call deep? Did you mean mm?

[woofgang]

might be worth drawing a biro line on your finger to mark where the swelling/redness is. That way its easy to see if its getting worse or better.

[eve1974]

No i did deffo mean cm (not mm) which I don’t think is huge but then again I guess a finger tip isn’t big so it’s a fair portion of the tip (ps it’s vertical cut not horizontal)

By deep I dunno how deep but it’s down to the “pulpy” fleshy part. And boy did it bleed!!! Still bleeding on n off today - 4 days later.

I’m
Not worried about it healing up (I tend to heal well and fast) but it’s mainly that I don’t want it to get infected (which it possibly already is slightly)

[eve1974]

Good thinking woof

[eve1974]

Sqad ty for enquiring via another thread. Happy to report swelling and stiffness down. Keeping it clean and also padded cos it’s the tip anything I accidentally bump makes it bleed again). All in all no concerns now so thanks for everyone’s sensible answers. In hindsite I perhaps Shldve had a stitch or 2 (cos of the depth of cut) but all is well that ends well.

[Sqad]

Thanks eve.