So my finger decided to get infected while playing guitar[views:2956][posts:14]____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 2:29am - PatMeebles ""] It's weird, because I barely bit the nail on this finger for a while, so I don't see why it would get infected. Anyway, how should I go about bringing the swelling down? There's nowhere I can see that could drain. Any self-medicating people want to chime in? |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 2:40am - sever nli ""] ibuprofen helps with swelling. take 400 - 600mg and see how your finger looks in an hour. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 2:42am - PatMeebles ""] You know, I completely forgot about ibuprofen. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 3:21am - sever nli ""] Tylenol helps too. If all else fails, just go to a doctor and a get a script for some general antibiotics. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 8:54am - largefreakatzero ""] Lance it. Self-surgery rules. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 9:30am - DestroyYouAlot ""] largefreakatzero said:Lance it. Self-surgery rules. Seriously, I thought you were Captain Fingernail Piercer. LOL No, for real, soak the finger in some heavily salted water, as hot as you can stand. Do this whenever you have time to sit around looking dumb with a bowl of water. It will help a ton. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 9:46am - sxealex ""] amputate |
| _________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 9:46am - sxealex ""] your leg |
| _________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 9:47am - sxealex ""] ull forget about the finger |
| ____________________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 10:19am - FuckIsMySignature ""] put some triple anti-bacterial creme on it. worked last time i had a papercut that was getting infected. |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 11:11am - JDDomination ""] [img] Just cut it off and play two fingered like this guy. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 11:15am - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img] That'd never work. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 11:35am - PatMeebles ""] The issue is that there's no cut to put any anti-bacterial cream. This looks like it's only swollen from the inside. Lancing doesn't look like an option either, since I have no idea how to do it if there's no visible place to poke. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 11:52am - DestroyYouAlot ""] The water should still help - but I'd find a way to stick a needle in it if I were you. Not because it's a good idea, but because I'm compulsive about that shit. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 10,2007 12:00pm - tomx nli ""] soak it in the salt water for a few days, the infection should come to the surface and you can lance it. if not, go see your doc for some antibiotics. |