Anyone else get this?

dippydoodah

I have OA in my fingers and when I was shaking my washing, I accidentally hit the tip of my finger on the door of the tumble dryer. Whilst it hurt like h*ll, the pain eventually subsided and I didn't think about it for the rest of the day.

Just looked properly at my finger today and at the side of my nail, my finger has swollen up terribly with what can only be described as yellow 'puss' under the skin running from the end of my finger up past the cuticle :? (sorry I know that sounds horrid)

Ive 'pin pricked' it and removed most of the fluid until it was clear. Is this normal?
Anyone else had this happen or something similar?

Sorry if it sounds like a silly question :oops:

Caroline x

valval

no sorry never had this and do have oa in hands get lots of bruises as co-ordination not to good lol

dorcas

Yahhhh!!!! Caroline,

I can only imagine how painful that was....

never mind that it sounds horrible it must have been so sore. shock:

how on earth could you bear sticking a pin into your poor finger. :roll: the pain must have been awful....x

If there was puss then I think that is a sure sign that there has been infection in the finger which is bad enough......but you also need to be so careful Caroline as the last thing you need is to get an infection in the joint...(been there and it's not at all pleasant!)

to be on the safe side please think about seeing the doc as you may need an antibiotic...he may also want to take a swab to check what nasties there might be.

hope you are ok.

Iris x

dippydoodah

Im due to visit my GP on wednesday so I will mention it. Thankfully I have a wonderful GP who doesn't treat anything as insignificant.

I guess I'll have to be more careful in future :oops: Im a clumsy person at the best of times!

Even the slightest knocks on my hands or feet send a shooting pain right through me, Ive never felt so frail before and it's gonna take some getting used to!

Thanks for the replies anyway, its appreciated

Caroline x

dorcas

Hi again Caroline,

Glad you already have the appointment with the doc on Wednesday...she sounds really helpful....x

I know what you mean about being clumsy....I drop everything all the time..don't even know it's happening until the crash. :roll: I very recently bought melamine plates cause they are lighter to handle and don't break when you drop them!

We are constantly having to adapt to what we can and can't do....having arther is a right pain. :x

look after yourself...and watch you don't take too much out of yourself. Iris x

skezier

Hi Caroline,

That sounds horrible! I am glad to see your seeing a gp about it soon. Look if you have any mag sulphate it might be an idea to put a poultice on it (an old way but very effective ) and well keep it dry and keep it covered and hopefully its maybe a whitlow? Go careful and if it's worse in the morning maybe think about gong to miner injuries? You take care and hopefully it will soon settle. Cris x

frogmorton

Hi Caroline

i had an infected wicklow when I was about 9 and I had that lanced at the hospital.

I did have a course of antibiotics too though...

Hope you are ok

Love

Toni xx

dippydoodah

Hiya and thanks.

Im ok Takes more than a sore finger to beat me these days

Ive lost count of the amount of plates or glasses Ive dropped or food thats fallen on the floor because I didn't have hold of it properly... my hubby just laughs, gives me a hug and tells me we needed new plates anyway

Take care for now
Caroline x