Cut not healing- advice please

[Mandycc]

Hi Guys,
I managed to drop a display board on my foot last Thursday and cut it open in two places. It's only small cuts but they have gone red, weepy and are not healing.

I saw a nurse yesterday and she said it doesn't look infected yet and to bathe it in salt water and use an antiseptic cream. My colleague also suggested calendula cream as that promotes healing so I got some.

What do you do/have you done if you get a cut?

[moyan]

What I have done for many ,many years is put a bit of over the counter antibiotic creme and a bandage on overnight. Has worked wonders so far. even with WG

[Mandycc]

Thanks Moyan, is there a brand name in particular you use? I have Savlon antiseptic and the Calendula, which I only just got so will see how it looks in the morning before getting some antibiotic cream.

[elephant]

Mandy, is it painful? If the borders are red and not healing then you probably need a antibiotic. If a nail got in, tennus shot you may need. I would see a MD.

[moyan]

No particular brand, but I usually get triple antibiotics. Harmless when you only use it once.
Calendula is one of my favourite flowers, blossoms multi and selfseeds, even in pretty poor "soil"

[moyan]

Hi Elephant, no harm in trying cream first, eh? Only overnight.

[elephant]

It's worth a try, Moyan. That's what I would do first, try the cream and then if that doesn't work go to the pill ( antiboitic).

[moyan]

It's worth a try, Moyan. That's what I would do first, try the cream and then if that doesn't work go to the pill ( antiboitic).

Hi elephant, I have to tell you this,though it is long: I cut an 8 stitches triangel on my shin. Looked great when doc took stitches out, but then I was crawling around on the livingroomcarpet with no bandage and 2 days later the nurse was ready to throw up when she saw it. Got AB pills that did nothing, so the doc put AB creme on it and the day after I had to go and show her. It was amazing how quick that worked. Taught me a good lesson!

[elephant]

Moyan no more crawling on the floor, unless you dropped a piece of chocolate That is wonderful that the cream worked! Usually people have to resort to the antibiotic. One of my best friends is a podiatrist, she tells me all the time that if it doesn't get better soon with the cream...you have to use the antibiotic. She is one of the best in this area. My daughter was 2 at the time and ran around without shoes in the yard and she cut her foot, so of course my friend ordered antibiotics to take.....but I waited a couple of days and put topical stuff on her cut and it healed. I was glad about that. Hate giving children antibiotics.

[moyan]

Hi, I had a very legit reason to crawl on the floor Had just moved and was building a spicerack, which I always do in a new place, lol