How should I treat this infected cut?

[50]

Hello, last week I got a mosquito bite and it has become infected. I went to the doctors yesterday and they gave me some antibiotics. He also told me to do hot compresses, however he didn't say how many times a day. I've been doing it 3 times a day and I am still in horrible pain and it kills my arm to move it. Also I'm wondering if my compresses/soaks have been too hot since I noticed today I got a burn on my finger. Should I boil water or just use hot water from the tap? When I am not soaking it or doing hot compresses I put a band aid over it with neosporin. Any suggestions on eliminating my pain and getting rid of this ASAP? Thanks


PIC (kinda gross, the black pen marks are supposed to be the max size before I have to go to the doctors again)

 

[Yossarian]

call your doctor. and get rid of your dumb bold sig and use the system rigs link.

 

[waggy]

yeah i would.

and kill that darn sig. it fricken sucks.

 

[Azraele]

You shouldn't be burning yourself with a hot compress.

Just keep the would clean and put neosporin on it.

Soaking it in water treated with sea salt might help.

 

[Trey22]

I would amputate... but then again, that's just me.

 

[Kipper]

Hydrogen peroxide, put a bandage on it, and change the bandage every 24 hours, cleaning it off with hydrogen peroxide/gauze.

 

[imported_Bishop]

It's a waiting game now. Take all the antibiotics, continue your regimen of hot compress, and keep it covered. It's goning to hurt, not much you can do about that.

 

[OutHouse]

that sucks. hope you dont get west nile too.

Tree Tea oil will work wonders for that. go to your nearest whole foods/vitimain cottage or what ever organic store you got and get some.

 

[50]

Thanks for all the tips, I'll try each and see what happens...

 

[mattlear]

Originally posted by: Trey22
I would amputate... but then again, that's just me.

g*d damn that made me laugh!

:beer:

-Matt

 

[FiLeZz]

Cut the arm off.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: 50
Thanks for all the tips, I'll try each and see what happens...

What about the tips re: your sig?

 

[sniperruff]

com'mon you're 50. it'll grow nicely into a scar. from your last shoot-out it only left a dimple on your face! an infected cut is nothing!

 

[RaDragon]

Originally posted by: Citrix
that sucks. hope you dont get west nile too.

Tree Tea oil will work wonders for that. go to your nearest whole foods/vitimain cottage or what ever organic store you got and get some.

Tree Tea oil works on nail fungus, too!

Just thought you might wanna know. As for your wound, just listen to Azraele. Her sig doesn't lie.

 

[booger711]

repeatedly lick the infected area.

 

[Eli]

Reopen the wound, squeeze anything in there out,

Hydrogen peroxide and tripple antibiotic ointment.

That's how I would tackle it.

<--- not a doctor

 

[AntisociaL]

uggh,that reminds me of that scene in Requiem for a dream.

 

[Howard]

Cut it off.

 

[isekii]

Whiskey + Lighter

 

[eigen]

let maggots eat away the infected area an use urine to keep it clean. It worked in WWI it will work for you. maybe.

 

[Ryan]

Dude, that doesn't look like a mosquitoe bite - I'm 90% certain that it's a spider bite. Spider bites are usually raised due to the toxins from the venom that are distroying tissue. In cases of a very venomous spider, the whole aree of inflammation dies, leaving a large mass of dead tissue up to an inch deep.

 

[mattgyver]

A guy at work got a bug bite, itched it continually, it got infected, his arm swelled up, he went to the doctor, doctor put him in the hospital for 48 hours for observation. I guess him mom never told him to "Quit scratching! You're only making it worse!"

 

[xcript]

Smash it with a hammer.

 

[everman]

Leeches

 

[Anubis]

alcohol
peroxide
lighter

and fix your stupid sig, NO ONE CARES, we have system rigs for a reason dammit