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[–] 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

Cat.

Yes, hello, I am here having my third ER visit.

This was my hand on Saturday, one day after cat bites (I counted 8 punctures), and after two doses of antibiotics.

In case you are like me, and have no sense of medical emergency, that is a serious infection.

I have had two butt shots, an X-ray, five days out of ten of courses of two different antibiotics, and I just had a CT scan.

Edit: Btw, it looks a lot better now. Most of the swelling is gone, and almost all of the redness. CT scan results came back, the knuckle is good, no deeper infection. :)

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    Did you never attempt to wash it out after getting bitten? Any time you puncture skin you should wash it.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

    I washed it thoroughly, cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide, applied Neosporin, bandaged it, then went to urgent care, where they washed it again and prescribed me Augmentin. And even after all that, that’s how my hand looked the next day!

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