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An infected finger - how bad is too bad?!?!?
I'm sorry I know this doesn't really have to do with women's health...but I'm freaking out about this - and you ladies are always so helpful...any advice you can give?
My boyfriend noticed his finger was infected right before new years...since we were away for the holiday he didn't do anything about it until 2 days later when we had to go to the ER. His finger was oozing green puss & extremely red. The doctor said it was an infection from biting his nails and cuticles and had to lance the area - he literally cut around the entire nail with a scalpel. This was two days ago. He has been following the instructions - washing with hot water & antibacterial soap, using neosporin, and keeping it covered with a bandage. He also has 4 antibiotics to take per day. I am just worried because i looked at it last night and it is still extremely swollen and still oozing puss - although it is now white, not green. How long should we wait to go back to the doctor? We were just in the ER 2 nights ago...does he just need to give it more time??
My boyfriend noticed his finger was infected right before new years...since we were away for the holiday he didn't do anything about it until 2 days later when we had to go to the ER. His finger was oozing green puss & extremely red. The doctor said it was an infection from biting his nails and cuticles and had to lance the area - he literally cut around the entire nail with a scalpel. This was two days ago. He has been following the instructions - washing with hot water & antibacterial soap, using neosporin, and keeping it covered with a bandage. He also has 4 antibiotics to take per day. I am just worried because i looked at it last night and it is still extremely swollen and still oozing puss - although it is now white, not green. How long should we wait to go back to the doctor? We were just in the ER 2 nights ago...does he just need to give it more time??
thanks ladies...it stopped pussing last night thankfully. so hopefully we are on the right track!
If you are worried and things don't seem to be getting better, go back to the docs. They might have to culture the bug to see if they are giving the right antibiotics.
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