Wound Care Question - infection....

shadow-light · 16-04-2008, 11:27 AM

sorry for posting again here in such a short space of time... my foot is ok btw,m went to hospital I've sprained it

I have a scrape on my arm

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I bandaged it up and cleaned it, but this morning it was really hurting. I've removed all the bandaging to look and I am fairly sure it is infected...
It really hurts and has gone all yellowish and weepy

erm... basically.... help? I've never actually got an infection before... I'm usually pritty good at keeping everything clean, etc... so now no idea what action to take...

xbeckyx · 16-04-2008, 01:46 PM

Keep it covered, use some anti bacterial spray or cream on it (Germalene is good) and if it doesn't heal up in a couple of days or gets worse I would go to your GP for anti-biotics.

Animad · 16-04-2008, 07:45 PM

Clean it up, cover it in anti-bacterial cream, clean/change the dressing/cover in anti-bacterial cream twice a day. If it worsens, you start to feel ill, or it doesn't start to clear up within a day or 2 see your doctor as you'll need anti-biotics.

Hope your foot starts to feel better soon, glad you went to get it checked over.
KimA

shadow-light · 17-04-2008, 10:49 AM

hmm... having a new issue... I've been dressing it using germoline on it etc... problem is despite using menolin (sp?) pads everytime I remove the dressing all the scabbing comes off too causing it to bleed again... i've tried removing it with water and just REALLY slowly but to no avail...

sorry for asking so many questions... and thakyou for you replies

shadow-light · 17-04-2008, 10:50 AM

one more thing...

is a see though yellowy liquid weeping out of it normal?

Animad · 17-04-2008, 07:40 PM

Is it watery and really pale? Or thick and not see-through

shadow-light · 18-04-2008, 09:57 AM

it's watery now... was much darker and more viscous befor ethough (but still see-through-ish)

I think it may be improving... not sure though... it still seriously hurts, and feels quite warm (which I'm fairly sure is a sign of the body fighting an infection), but it doesn't look as bad anymore...

lol, i'm being useless... you wouldn't think I was doing a medically based degree would you? lol

Animad · 18-04-2008, 04:52 PM

The fact that it was more viscous is making me think that it is infected. Some wounds do have discharge which is thin and pretty transparent and it is similar to plasma and helps heal the wound but the viscous fluid is likely to be pus and i think it's likely to be still a bit infected especially with the pain. Though it sounds better than it was, keep using anti-bacterial cream and changing the dressing twice a day. If it worsens though it would be good if you could go to the doctors to get it checked out.