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Does this cut on my wrist need stitches?
Emerlemur
Hi, this cut occured on Saturday morning at around 3am, it is now Sunday evening. Should I have gotten stitches? It bled for a very long time and is now infected.
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Red_Star
It doesn't look good. At least see a pharmacist.
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Emerlemur
Alright, thank you very much for your answers+ help
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Glad to help. :)
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Yes, please go to the doctor.
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The only way I’d be able to see a doctor is if I went to the A&E, and I really don’t think that’s necessary though. It takes weeks to get a doctor a
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To get to see a normal doctor aka a GP. This is what it looks like now. https://imgur.com/a/M79Da
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It needs something! See a doctor as that looks pretty bad.
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Emerlemur
Are you sure? I’m scared of being a bother over nothing
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