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.MASSHOLE.
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So, NS, question here.

I have a cut on my elbow, something that I originally was not to concerned about. It was a little painful, and it itched for it. Well, I left it alone, and it slowly scabbed. Well, I ripped the scab off before it fully healed accidentally. This time, I put a bandaid with some Neosporin on it left it. I took it off today to check it out, and the cut that was previously the size of a pin head was now the size of a nickel. It now hurts like a mother fucker. The bandaid had green and yellow all over it.

Is it staph? A regular infection? Or a cut that just wont heal because its on a joint.

Or heaven forbid..its that AIDS virus...;-)
Sep 9 2012 10:34PM
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introvert
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you have aids
Sep 9 2012 10:37PM
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JAHpow
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Pour a bunch of hydrogen peroxide on it
Sep 9 2012 10:37PM
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bakedpow
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Go see a doctor?
Sep 9 2012 10:39PM
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715.
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Sep 9 2012 10:39PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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I am debating it, but I would rather not schedule an appointment just for them to tell me its a simple cut and I am being a pussy.
Sep 9 2012 10:40PM
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bnewbs6
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This will definitely help. Except you have aids. So your screwed regardless.
Sep 9 2012 10:40PM
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Caspaaa
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soak a couple towels in hydrogen peroxide and dab at the cut. then apply neosporin, bandage it, and go about your day normally.


at night, take the bandages off, wash it out in the shower, reapply hydrogen peroxide, apply more neosporin, but leave it open and go to bed.


re do each day and you should be good! if it gets red around the cut and doesn't go away after a week then go to the doctor.
Sep 9 2012 10:41PM
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_Garagely_
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This. But you should probably see a doctor just to be safe.
Sep 9 2012 10:41PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Ok. The fact that its painful around the cut and the quick expansion of skin isnt a worrying sign yet? /honest question

I guess the part thats bothering me is the fact that a cut the size a pin head became the size of a nickel.
Sep 9 2012 10:42PM
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Caspaaa
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i mean quite frankly unless you have some flesh eating disease (which i doubt you do) then the only way it could've gotten bigger is from the picking and it being on your elbow.



if it's painful and red then what i told you should help. the hydrogen peroxide will clean it out and the neosporin will help stop the infection but if it gets worse AT ALL, or doesn't go away, then go see the doctor and get some antibiotics.


the yellowish stuff that was on the bandaid is just puss (nothing at all to worry about.)
Sep 9 2012 10:46PM
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p-fo
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It definitely sounds infected to me. If there was green and yellow shit all over the bandaid and it's swollen up a shitload, that sounds like an infection, and a pretty gnarly one at that. Definitely want to go get that checked out.
Sep 9 2012 10:48PM
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Dragonite.
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Don't be a pussy. The only way for it to fully heal with you still being a man is to tie yourself to the back of a car. Drive 1 mile on a dirt road. Then jump in a vat of hydrogen peroxide. It will burn. Shed a single tear. When you climb out you will be a man.
Sep 9 2012 10:55PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Its not swollen like it increased in height, more that it increased in width. If it became boil-esque I would get my ass to the ER asap. That would mean its probably developed staph. I would take a pic, but I cant find my phone.
Sep 9 2012 11:08PM
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50Kal
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It's infected. Go to the ER or doctor ASAP.

Seriously get that shit checked out.
Sep 9 2012 11:17PM
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manutdsaol
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it'll hurt like a bitch, but you'll be ok. If you live near an ocean go in the water or if you don't mix salt water and pour it on the cut. it'll be a little less painful but that should clear out the infection. There are many different methods to disinfect an infection just go on web m.d. and check.
Sep 9 2012 11:19PM
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manutdsaol
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not 100% certain on the salt water one, it has just worked for me on different occasions.
Sep 9 2012 11:20PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Ill give it a few days, I just wanted to make sure no one else experienced a cut like this and then had it turn to staph. The pain was more due to me hitting it a few times in the past couple hours. Ill post a pic in the morning.
Sep 9 2012 11:35PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Thats the cut. Not sure what that white little lump is. Maybe a zit. Squeezed it and it went away.
Sep 14 2012 3:07PM
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Aiden-P
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its official. youre a pussy. but you also have aids
Sep 14 2012 3:12PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Its not even that painful, its more that its grown from about the size of a pinhead to that. And I would prefer to stay away from Staph. or MRSA
Sep 14 2012 3:15PM
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7springsprod
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/thread
Sep 14 2012 3:16PM
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7springsprod
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But in all honesty, just follow the peroxide, neospotin treatment as prescribed by Dr Caspaaa.
Sep 14 2012 3:18PM
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.AR6rider.
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Sep 14 2012 3:21PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Well it turns out there is now more yellow/green liquid leaking for the smaller bump so...guess it is time to go to the doctor.
Sep 15 2012 4:54PM
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El.Guapo
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you may have gingervitus
Sep 15 2012 5:02PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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The irony in that statement...if you knew me you would laugh. I have two ginger siblings, but I was given a soul.
Sep 15 2012 5:04PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Well I finally went to the doctors, turns out it is probably Staph, and possibly MRSA. Woohoo.
Sep 17 2012 10:12AM
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ALaw
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Sounds to me like you have ass cancer. The only treatment is an assectomy
Sep 17 2012 10:12AM
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Phil-X-
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Wait srsly? I would say that looks fine. Neo usually re-moistens scabs and makes them soft wet and change to grosss colors a lil, id just have let it dry. Same thing happened to my brand and it eneded up fine
Sep 17 2012 1:25PM
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Dunnah
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yeah that scab looks a little discolored but not really infected. It just looks wet
Sep 17 2012 1:47PM
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Forcillo
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This, but just pour the Hydrogen Peroxide on rather than dab it. It's better protection.
Sep 17 2012 1:55PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Yep. That picture was taken pre-neosporin administration. The problem with the scabs was that they would dry, but then the skin behind them would start to peel away as well. So itd scab in one area, then behind it it would start to become a sore as well. The cut now is about almost 3/4 the size of that one, and that pimple-esque lump is now turning into it as well. So to be safe, theyre treating it as a stronger strain of staph due to its rapid acceleration from a pinhead sized cut to that. They took a culture and will get back to me.
Sep 17 2012 2:29PM
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Gmart
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I don't buy that u have staff infection, pics of doctors note or ur lying not to sound like a pussbag
Sep 17 2012 3:03PM
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no_steeze
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you ripped the scab off and now it's trying to reheal itself after you irritated the area around it

doesn't even look infected. pour peroxide on it and use neosporin and change your bandages frequently. it's a boo boo...
Sep 17 2012 3:10PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Would you rather the script?
Sep 17 2012 3:12PM
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1337
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Missed his post/bump that the doctor said it probably is Staph.......
Sep 17 2012 3:13PM
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theabortionator
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I had that happen and it turned out the dissolvable stitches they gave me didn't dissolve. Had that shit in there for over a month. Got gnarly and infected. Really started to get gnarly in arkansas. By tennesee I though my arm might fall off. Figured it out and pulled the stitches out around pa. By virginia that shit looked good other than a gnarly raised scar.
Sep 17 2012 3:14PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Evidently you lack reading skills. Ive explained my rational, the length of the wound, and descriptions of what happened.

And if anyone is curious about the drug, its Bactrim. I should have a culture result soon too for all you nay-sayers.
Sep 17 2012 3:15PM
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fupaface
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you should try using bacitracin instead of Neosporin, because some people react to Neosporin causing swelling and irritation. I know that when I use neosporin my cuts don't heal but when i use Bacitracin my cuts actually heal
Sep 17 2012 3:21PM
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Gmart
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Sure, pics or it didn't happen
Sep 17 2012 3:32PM
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NotGhood
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I've seen this before. You are growing a vagina. There's no treatement for this rare but potent skin condition. Within a fortnight you will be a woman. I am sorry.
Sep 17 2012 4:27PM
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Zimmerman
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intredasting
Sep 17 2012 6:12PM
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cheddafries
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could be streptocockus of the skin and will slowly spread and eat away all your skin until you are died.
Sep 17 2012 7:39PM
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profa_212
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Yea I would try bacitracin. It's what the doc gave me when I split my head and it works real nice. I still use it from time to time on anything to serious.
Sep 17 2012 7:41PM
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llambert
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its infected, wash it better next time, but now soak it in really hot water multiple times a day the blood rushes to it due to the warm water and heals the issue
that will be $500
Sep 17 2012 8:29PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Well it is officially staph, got the culture results back today. Heres the latest picture to show the update

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Sep 19 2012 9:14AM
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grown-ninja
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had a bad infection on my finder by the nail once, all green and yellow and stuff, and only had purell near me-took a pushpin popped it got all the bad stuff out and covered it in purella few days latter I was golden, I wouldn't recommend it but if need be go for it.

Also if scabs fall off/picked off just put them back on, and seal that shit with some tape, same difference
Sep 19 2012 10:03AM
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crab_pretzel
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dr ns that is.

and is the small bump staph or the original cut?
Sep 19 2012 12:46PM
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Lansfield
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Its infected. get over it
Sep 19 2012 1:04PM
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wait.what
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kill it with fire
Sep 19 2012 1:11PM
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