Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He suggested the thread title. :D Ok, so he's got a couple of small cuts on the palm-side of his fingers, but they're deep. I suggested he put some Neosporin and a band-aid on them, to help them heal faster. "I've been putting Neosporin on them," he says. :confused: Um...what's the point in that w/out a band-aid to hold it on? "It doesn't just fall off," he says. By now I'm getting a man-logic-headache. He says it's only the band-aid commercials that say you need a band-aid, too, & the Neosporin commercials say it works on its own. I say you've got to be a lunatic to put anything on your hands & expect it not to wipe off if you're USING them. :glare: He believes you guys, though, so tell me: IS there any point in using Neosporin alone? And can I have permission to put mayo on my hands and then hold his while we're driving somewhere? Because the Neosporing makes THAT MUCH SENSE!! :lol: Thanks for humoring us. :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My Dh just uses duct tape alone and it works better on most cuts than neosporin and a band aid :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Superglue. My dh superglued his face back together when he needed stitches on a Friday night. Why? He didn't want to wait in line on a busy Friday night. In his defense, it did work well, but I was all :svengo:. I'd leave it alone, but I would also tell him he's getting no sympathy from me if the cuts get infected and his hand falls off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I don't use band-aids either. I can't stand them. Actually now that I think of it, I can't remember the last time I bought band-aids so no one in our family must use them. I don't use neosporin either. We just let nature takes it course. Keep it clean. Wash with soap and water and call it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Neosporin goo all over anything he touches. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Needing a bandaid has nothing to do with keeping the ointment there. That's just an additional plus. If it is worth antibiotic ointment. Then it also needs protected from further infection contaminants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 We don't really own bandaids. If you can cover it with a bandaid, it's not bad enough to be interesting. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 The problem is he's complaining about them. I'm the furthest thing from a sympathetic person--I mean, if it's REALLY bad, I'll try not to laugh at you, but that's about the best I've got to offer. So when he tries to go about normal daily tasks--opening jars, rubbing pregnant feet, winces, and shakes his hands, we're several stages below "not laughing." But I don't think I could put up with super glue or duct tape. I'd lose my mind. So it's not that he's whining *in general.* And it's not that they're going to get infected *specifically.* It's that I don't want to hear about it *at all.* (I don't say so.) Please, though. If you can hurry that healing process along, it would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My husband never ever has had a bandage on his hands and he works with steel fabrication and shoeing horses every day. Neosporin won't work on a puncture wound or deep cut except for around the edges. An ER doctor told me years ago that OTC neosporin can barely suppress infection and can't resolve it. It's mostly vaseline. :glare: If he washes and dries his hands on a regular basis it will do as much good. Bandaids are totally annoying, they peel right off! I have used duct tape or vetwrap instead with much better luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Neosporin goo all over anything he touches. :ack2: THANK YOU!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just don't let him put in his own stitches. Using fishing line or thread for stitches leaves a terrible scar. Super glue is better. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 This is why he'll listen to you guys--he knows he has a chance of you all agreeing w/ him. :glare: So stop it. This time, agree w/ ME. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I spit my coffee!!!! WOW your dh and my dh are a real pair today. Man-logic...this is the grammatical equivalent of an oxymoron (you know, the "honest crook" thing), you just can't use those two terms together and have it make a lick of sense! :lol: Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The problem is he's complaining about them. I'm the furthest thing from a sympathetic person--I mean, if it's REALLY bad, I'll try not to laugh at you, but that's about the best I've got to offer. So when he tries to go about normal daily tasks--opening jars, rubbing pregnant feet, winces, and shakes his hands, we're several stages below "not laughing." But I don't think I could put up with super glue or duct tape. I'd lose my mind. So it's not that he's whining *in general.* And it's not that they're going to get infected *specifically.* It's that I don't want to hear about it *at all.* (I don't say so.) Please, though. If you can hurry that healing process along, it would be great. I had a 7 year old neighbor boy who once told his little sister (when she fell off her bike) to "Buck up and take it like a man". It's become one of my favorite phrases :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm sensing a good stocking stuffer idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 It's too late to glue them together unless he wants to scrub it out with iodine then glue it, otherwise all the germs will get glued in there too! DH will scrub out a cut with betadine or iodine and a toothbrush sometimes. Some tape would stop it from hurting so bad when the cuts are messed with otherwise he just has to man up for a few days while they heal enough not to hurt. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 I spit my coffee!!!! WOW your dh and my dh are a real pair today. Man-logic...this is the grammatical equivalent of an oxymoron (you know, the "honest crook" thing), you just can't use those two terms together and have it make a lick of sense! :lol: Faith You're really stuck on grammar today, aren't you? :lol: I told the kids we were going to restart school today, & you could hear a pin drop. They were scared to say, "Really?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 This is why he'll listen to you guys--he knows he has a chance of you all agreeing w/ him. :glare: So stop it. This time, agree w/ ME. :lol: I agree with you, Aubrey. He needs to buck up and take it like a man :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 It's too late to glue them together unless he wants to scrub it out with iodine then glue it, otherwise all the germs will get glued in there too! DH will scrub out a cut with betadine or iodine and a toothbrush sometimes. Some tape would stop it from hurting so bad when the cuts are messed with otherwise he just has to man up for a few days while they heal enough not to hurt. :D Do you mean "man up" like when they give birth? ETCETERA? You know it was a man who invented that phrase, right? You've seen the Youtube of the Man Cold? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I say put neosporin with a bandaid on during the day to protect the cuts from dirt and further tearing, and hold the neosporin on. Remove the bandaid at night when he's sleeping to expose it to air when the cut is protected from dirt and he's not using his hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Do you mean "man up" like when they give birth? ETCETERA? You know it was a man who invented that phrase, right? You've seen the Youtube of the Man Cold? :lol: Yep, I realize it's a turn of phrase invented by a man! Reminds me of that Betty White funny that I saw on facebook ... anyone else see that one? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm sensing a good stocking stuffer idea... That IS good! Luckily, it's not a macho issue. Unluckily, it's a man-brain issue. So I'm not sure all the cool band-aids in the world would help. I think he'd still laugh at me. :glare: Perhaps I shall use the word "mythology" in its academic sense until he concedes to wear a band-aid. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 I say put neosporin with a bandaid on during the day to protect the cuts from dirt and further tearing, and hold the neosporin on. Remove the bandaid at night when he's sleeping to expose it to air when the cut is protected from dirt and he's not using his hands. Something like that, yes. Something normal & human & sane. With no complaining. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I have to say that I use peroxide and then superglue on my own minor cuts :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I always think of finger cuts as fisherman's cuts. Your hands keep getting wet and the cuts open up again. Ugh! Good luck with the man problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Needing a bandaid has nothing to do with keeping the ointment there. That's just an additional plus. If it is worth antibiotic ointment. Then it also needs protected from further infection contaminants. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I was told by my doctor (I had a surgical wound that got infected...) that an antibiotic cream will kill the good cells too and can inhibit healing. You want to keep the wound clean and dark and a little moist - the way the cells want to grow. So I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 We typically use duct tape at our dojo - when you get sweaty bandaids slide right off anyway. How does one superglue a cut though? Do you just pinch it together and hold it long enough for the superglue to dry? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 We typically use duct tape at our dojo - when you get sweaty bandaids slide right off anyway. How does one superglue a cut though? Do you just pinch it together and hold it long enough for the superglue to dry? :001_huh: Yeah, pretty much. At the dojo people also use liquid skin, there's a bottle in both the men's and women's locker room and another one at the front desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I wash with soap and allow to dry in the open air, unless they need a band-aid/plaster to stop the bleeding. If the latter, I take the BA off as soon as possible. Dampness is not a good state for healing, or so I was taught. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) I'm another for the liquid skin and duct tape if needed. Really, he ought to be using something heavy duty at night for those cuts. And you can get him those cute nighttime mittens. :D Have him cup his hands, pour some sugar in and then top with olive oil and make him SCRUB his hands with that. Then, use something like Eucarin, and glove him up. Edited October 27, 2011 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) LOL! Edited October 27, 2011 by jennsmile duplicate post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 LOL! Well does he at least wash his hands or is he like my cousin that thinks you should never wash your hands because it makes you healthier. If his hands are clean leave him be. I leave any major medical stuff for dh up to his school nurse. Apparently she knows more than I do. :001_huh: Like when to go to the dr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 If this is the cut I think it is and he got it where I think he got it... he wouldn't let me put a bandage on it either. Try campho-phenique and a bandage overnight when you have control over his physical self, it can do lot of healing overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Wouldn't sugar encourage bacteria growth? (Just curious - maybe I'm totally wrong about this) My children use tape, the kind that gymnasts use, if it is something that they think needs to be held shut so it doesn't continue to bleed, or that is in a spot that is going to get dirt ground into it. Usually, our strategy is to wash it if it is bad and then leave it out in the air. I was taught that ointment/airless was the way to go to prevent scars, but if you weren't going to be doing that, then keeping it dry was better, and putting a bandaid on kept it from drying and tended to keep in any bacteria and give it a nice place to grow. I find bandaids, even the idea of them, pretty yucky, but maybe that is just the way I was brought up. If it is a bad wound, we tape a piece of gauze or something that lets the air through over it and change it frequently. Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The problem is he's complaining about them. I'm the furthest thing from a sympathetic person--I mean, if it's REALLY bad, I'll try not to laugh at you, but that's about the best I've got to offer. . :blink: Is this meant to be funny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Dh uses electrical tape. It's extremely tough, yet flexible...and he swears it has healing powers. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Wash it and ignore it. I would not bother with Neosporin. Skin of 30somethings typically quickly repairs itself without intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annandatje Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) ... Edited October 30, 2011 by annandatje Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Neosporin goo all over anything he touches. :ack2: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Tell him he can pick his own bandaid, or you'll be getting some Sponge Bob or Hello Kitty ones for him. Should be covered up in no time. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 superglue him. It works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Many docs now say not to use Neosporin more than about once on a cut as prolonged use can just result in a bacterial infection. Apparently many types of bacteria are now rather immune to it.... For cuts in that area, I' clean and apply liquid bandage, which lasts for about 3 days, I think, and is waterproof.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 What about liquid band-aid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Lavender essential oil and a bandaid. It won't go stinky like it does if you don't use the essential oil. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 My husband prefers electrical tape over duct tape too. He used it on a deep, deep ankle cut that surely should have been stitched. However, it healed perfectly with a trim, neat scar. It's magic! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Lavender essential oil and a bandaid. It won't go stinky like it does if you don't use the essential oil. Rosie On cuts? Nice to know. I've only used it on burns...which it works wonders for. It also takes the pain away almost instantly, but you probably already know that.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Superglue. My dh superglued his face back together when he needed stitches on a Friday night. Why? He didn't want to wait in line on a busy Friday night. In his defense, it did work well, but I was all :svengo:. I'd leave it alone, but I would also tell him he's getting no sympathy from me if the cuts get infected and his hand falls off. Stud. I approve :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I've raised my kids to use neosporin and a band-aid at bed time. It keeps the goo off the sheets and they don't have to try and keep a band-aid on all day long. If the cut is bad enough, we use waterproof tape to protect it during the day--this stays on a lot better and water doesn't make it soggy. I have no idea what dh does. I would not BEGIN to try and convince him to do anything when it comes to cuts unless he asks. LOL! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 My DH uses the brush-on liquid bandages. The stuff smells horrible but seems to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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