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Cut on hand
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Just a quick question,
I got a cut on my hand on Thursday evening - from my sister scratching me with her fingernails. It's on that bit at the bottom of my palm, like where your thumb bone ends (if you get what I mean) Anyway, it swelled up a bit, also from some bruising, so I washed it and put ice on it. I washed it again before I went to bed, and put a plaster on it Friday morning, cause I knew I would be out all day and wanted to keep it clean. Took plaster off this morning, and what I thought was just bruising is actually red, like, irritation, and has travelled in a line up the underside of my arm. It's sore to touch, and has so far travelled about 4 inches up the underside of my arm. Does this sound like a travelled infection? And what can I do about it until I can see a doctor? I've got a bandage and salt paste on it at the moment, but how can I stop it spreading further?
I got a cut on my hand on Thursday evening - from my sister scratching me with her fingernails. It's on that bit at the bottom of my palm, like where your thumb bone ends (if you get what I mean) Anyway, it swelled up a bit, also from some bruising, so I washed it and put ice on it. I washed it again before I went to bed, and put a plaster on it Friday morning, cause I knew I would be out all day and wanted to keep it clean. Took plaster off this morning, and what I thought was just bruising is actually red, like, irritation, and has travelled in a line up the underside of my arm. It's sore to touch, and has so far travelled about 4 inches up the underside of my arm. Does this sound like a travelled infection? And what can I do about it until I can see a doctor? I've got a bandage and salt paste on it at the moment, but how can I stop it spreading further?
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Went to chemist today and the pharmacist told me to put savlon and a plaster over it till Monday and see if it gets any better