Mango Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 After three weeks of telling curious folks that it was "just arthritis" there was a white pus pocket visible under the upper left side. Yup, I popped it. And it was green. And it kept coming, and coming and coming. I didn't get the core to come out because I didn't want to squeeze. I just pushed from one end of the pocket to the pinprick by the white part. But I pushed until it wasn't pus coming out. I've got it covered with bacitracin. Anything else I need to know? Do you think I got it all. It hurts like the dickens. But i'm relieved it wasn't a bot. :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Great googly mooglies. I thought you were going to say baby spiders came scuttling out. I'm sorry Mango. Would it be appropriate to take some ibuprofen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ouch! I'm sorry you're hurting! :( Please go to the doctor; it might be a staph infection, which needs to be treated with antibiotics. I hope you feel better real soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Youch! Not to play doctor, but I will share that my sister had to have a pussy cyst removed from her wrist after an injury (which I'm thinking arthritis could cause, as well.) It grew back a few years later and she needed to have it removed again. Sending healthy, healing thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 When I got an infection in my finger last year the doctor told me to soak cotton balls in aluminium acetotrate solution and taping it to my finger. It will draw out the puss and kill icky stuff (and trust me my finger was icky. I would post a picture but I don't want anyones breakfast to return on them :D) ETA: I also got antibiotics so I second the get ye to a doctor advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 You may have gotten a splinter or something in there. I would have it checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosyl Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It sounds like an abcess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Agreeing with others that a trip to the doctor is called for. There is so much MRSA around. That sounds like it was (maybe still is) a major infection. I would go get it tested for MRSA and treated ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a doctor visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Since I am too poor to go to the Dr--- If it were me, I'd open it some more and burn it out with some hydrogen peroxide and keep it covered for a few days and keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, or red starts to creep up or down your arm/hand- then I would see a Dr. I really get tired of "finally" seeing a Dr. and being told it was curable at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 My hubby drains multiple abscesses every day at work. Here's some stuff your doc probably won't tell you but should if this is MRSA. You should consider taking mild bleach baths or using Hibiclens until you are sure you aren't colonizing this stuff. It can live on your counters, blankets, etc. for a long time. Definitely wash your bedding and towels thoroughly as well as anything else that you touch frequently. You can get a special antibiotic cream to use if you see it coming on again (not sure about the name). I think some docs prescribe it for nasal use as well since that is one place people colonize MRSA. I highly recommend using a really good probiotic, esp. if you are prescribed an antibiotic. The ones they give for MRSA can cause an overgrowth of C. Diff bacteria, and C. Diff can make you really ill too (sometimes months later). It's all very treatable, but it's really astonishing how often docs don't tell you what environmental things to do to keep it from coming back (or even tell you that it's MRSA). He sees people who come in that get it from co-workers all the time ("oh, everyone in my line of work gets these funny pus pockets..." "it's going around our construction crew..."). If you simply picked it up from touching a grocery cart while you had a cut on your hand, it's not as big of a deal, but it could be more pervasive than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Since I am too poor to go to the Dr--- If it were me, I'd open it some more and burn it out with some hydrogen peroxide and keep it covered for a few days and keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, or red starts to creep up or down your arm/hand- then I would see a Dr. I really get tired of "finally" seeing a Dr. and being told it was curable at home. Not to hijack the thread, but: I have heard good things about a book called, Where There Is No Doctor. I haven't used it myself, but I hear that it is pretty widely respected by people who live in out of the way places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Since I am too poor to go to the Dr--- If it were me, I'd open it some more and burn it out with some hydrogen peroxide and keep it covered for a few days and keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, or red starts to creep up or down your arm/hand- then I would see a Dr. I really get tired of "finally" seeing a Dr. and being told it was curable at home. I shall disagree. Do not apply straight hydrogen peroxide to a wound. http://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-edge-newspaper-2013/feb-22b.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yeah, DON'T use hydrogen peroxide for deep wounds. I'd go to the doctor & have it tested for MRSA, and until the lab test came back I'd be soaking it in an epsom salt solution and the hottest water you can stand, as often as you can. Probably a minimum of every 2-3 hours I was awake, until the water gets cold. Repeat for a full day after you can no longer feel the strange drawing sensation that is the feeling of infection being pulled out of the wound. You may be able to feel the drawing clear up your arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 My hubby drains multiple abscesses every day at work. Here's some stuff your doc probably won't tell you but should if this is MRSA. You should consider taking mild bleach baths or using Hibiclens until you are sure you aren't colonizing this stuff. It can live on your counters, blankets, etc. for a long time. Definitely wash your bedding and towels thoroughly as well as anything else that you touch frequently. You can get a special antibiotic cream to use if you see it coming on again (not sure about the name). I think some docs prescribe it for nasal use as well since that is one place people colonize MRSA. I highly recommend using a really good probiotic, esp. if you are prescribed an antibiotic. The ones they give for MRSA can cause an overgrowth of C. Diff bacteria, and C. Diff can make you really ill too (sometimes months later). It's all very treatable, but it's really astonishing how often docs don't tell you what environmental things to do to keep it from coming back (or even tell you that it's MRSA). He sees people who come in that get it from co-workers all the time ("oh, everyone in my line of work gets these funny pus pockets..." "it's going around our construction crew..."). If you simply picked it up from touching a grocery cart while you had a cut on your hand, it's not as big of a deal, but it could be more pervasive than that. Mupirocin It is used directly on the wound and is also used to swab nasal passages. It is a prescription antibiotic ointment. It was prescribed for my dd when she had a pretty extensive case of MRSA. She was also prescribed an antibiotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I hate to say it, but t does sound like MRSA. MRSA is painful, too. See a doctor and in the meanwhile, keep getting that pus out. That's what our doctor advised us to do. Have everyone in the house wash with Hibiclens, but make sure to follow the directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 No wisdom, but OUCH. Sorry you're hurting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 To have an infected pocket that size is not normal. To have it come out green is worse. And you said you didn't get it all out, either. Get to a doctor IMMEDIATELY. Gangrene is a real danger, and/or blood poisoning or further, deeper infection. Get it checked out NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 After three weeks of telling curious folks that it was "just arthritis" there was a white pus pocket visible under the upper left side. Yup, I popped it. And it was green. And it kept coming, and coming and coming. I didn't get the core to come out because I didn't want to squeeze. I just pushed from one end of the pocket to the pinprick by the white part. But I pushed until it wasn't pus coming out. I've got it covered with bacitracin. Anything else I need to know? Do you think I got it all. It hurts like the dickens. But i'm relieved it wasn't a bot. :)) Yes, go to the doctor. It could be staph, MRSA, or some other infection. You probably need antibiotics. I wouldn't mess around with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoHomeschooler Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Skip the home remedies and go get this looked at. You have a painful infection in your hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Please let us know what you did. I agree, better to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 So, its healing. I did schedule an appointment but somehow the day got away from me and I had to cancel. I did soak, with epsom salts and it's looking better each day. I I hadn't thought about it being MRSA. Hmmmm, It is so much better though it feels kind of foolish to do the doctor thing when it's almost better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I would still consider seeing the doc. If you really did have a little of it left inside, it could cause big problems (even a joint infection, potentially). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yep,see a doctor. And another vote for no on the peroxide. If it is MRSA or similar, things can go bad very quickly, even if you think you are ahead of it. I would draw a circle right now around the outside of the wound so you can monitor how large it is. I would still see a doctor, but draw that circle around it right now so you can track and give your doctor more info about how it is progressing, etc. when you are seen. It can get bad quickly when you have an infection that size or with a nasty pathogen, and it is nothing to play around with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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