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Preventing wound infection
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I had a nasty fall getting on a bus yesterday and managed to fall smack face down, mainly smashing my lower leg up to my knee.
My leg is just bruised but my foot is a bit of a mess as it broke the skin in a few places, guessing something must have gone into it as there are a few gouges, and it's still very sore and a bit red and swollen.
After a bad bout of cellulitus on one foot last summer and another leg wound I had which got infected not long ago, I want to do everything I can to stop getting another infection, especially as I don't even want to think about the kind of crap which was on the bus.
Can anyone recommend a good antibacterial gel or similar, anything to help prevent any infection getting in? I'm also not sure whether to cover it or let it breathe. Maybe those breatheable plasters? am definitely on the prevention this time after the last leg wound got infected after I figured it would just heal.
Am going to pop into town later so any suggestions welcome :)
My leg is just bruised but my foot is a bit of a mess as it broke the skin in a few places, guessing something must have gone into it as there are a few gouges, and it's still very sore and a bit red and swollen.
After a bad bout of cellulitus on one foot last summer and another leg wound I had which got infected not long ago, I want to do everything I can to stop getting another infection, especially as I don't even want to think about the kind of crap which was on the bus.
Can anyone recommend a good antibacterial gel or similar, anything to help prevent any infection getting in? I'm also not sure whether to cover it or let it breathe. Maybe those breatheable plasters? am definitely on the prevention this time after the last leg wound got infected after I figured it would just heal.
Am going to pop into town later so any suggestions welcome :)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I know Wolf, I'm naturally more clumsy than normal as I have Menieres (inner ear balance disorder) so am more prone to tripping and falling if my ears are a bit off.
I don't actually drink very much at all, don't drink regularly and not that much when I do, partly because of the menieres as I can be off balance enough without any alcohol.
In the past few months I can only remember having one half a lager and lime at a gig I went too and a glass of champagne at a marketing do and could have happily gone without either.
That and I think the local buses have a vendetta against me :) Probably the amount of cursing I do about them!
I don't actually drink very much at all, don't drink regularly and not that much when I do, partly because of the menieres as I can be off balance enough without any alcohol.
In the past few months I can only remember having one half a lager and lime at a gig I went too and a glass of champagne at a marketing do and could have happily gone without either.
That and I think the local buses have a vendetta against me :) Probably the amount of cursing I do about them!
Try Savlon Antiseptic Wound wash....the pharmacist recommended it to me when I had a very bad burn that had blistered then burst. The healing was visible the next morning...amazing really.
http://www.savlon.co....septic_woundwash.html
http://www.savlon.co....septic_woundwash.html
Thank you for all your replies.
I went and got some Savlon and dressings yesterday but after a very painful night with it and it looking worse today, all red and swollen and bigger, I ended up at the walk in centre and they have stuck an iodine pad on it then covered it with a dressing to try and get the swelling down.
So I have two days of that and keeping an eye to make sure no infection takes hold, fingers crossed!
I went and got some Savlon and dressings yesterday but after a very painful night with it and it looking worse today, all red and swollen and bigger, I ended up at the walk in centre and they have stuck an iodine pad on it then covered it with a dressing to try and get the swelling down.
So I have two days of that and keeping an eye to make sure no infection takes hold, fingers crossed!
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