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    Default Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    Last Sunday night I tripped over one of my "drunk steps" (patio blocks in awkward pattern) on way to bar next door. I sliced open the top of my foot about 1 1/2" long, 3/4" wide & REAL deep. I was too scared to go to EMCY room so I told my friend to "pull it together and put a Band-Aid on it.". The next day I went and they said I needed stitches but it was too late to do. They told me to clean it, dress it, and keep it elevated. I live in a huge tri-level house alone so not walking isn't an option. I walked when I had to and took pain killers and kept it elevated in the meantime. Saturday I went boating and was dancing. Yesterday I decided it was broken & went to Urgent Care but due to insurance problems they wouldn't see me. I let it scab over and have not put dressing on it. My foot is SO swollen. I took off work again and have been hobbling around. I was on crutches for 4 days. I don't know what to do. It hurts so bad and the swelling won't go down much. I'm wondering how long this takes to heal. I REALLY need to get back to work (at least my dayjob). What should I be doing? Any suggestions? Thank you!.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    ohhh sorry for you! try to keep your foot covered to prevent it from infections and go see a doctor!!
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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    ^^^^^^^^^^ I thought I was supposed to let it breathe??

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    well maybe in your house or something but if you go out, i don't know maybe in flip flops, you could catch an infection because the cut isn't healed
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    Ohhhhh, thanks, that's actually what my friend just told me. I was wearing flip=flops but they cover the cut. My friend said I could get a staph infection.

    Even though I let it dry out and it formed a scab do I still need to put Neosporin on it?

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    amm i don't know exactly but i'll do it if i was you, just to prevent, but you should go to the doctor if the neosporin doesn't work
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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    take lots of zinc...see if you cant get a hold of some colloidal silver and spray it on the wound...

    also, make a mixture of sea salt and hot water, soak it in a paper-towel (no cloth rags or anything like that...they harbor bacteria) and do a hot compress with it 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes. Make sure you let the salt water get in there.

    Might burn, you may want to wait till it's scabbed over a little better to do this, but once it has make sure you do this, it will help your skin heal much faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueJeanBaby View Post
    take lots of zinc...see if you cant get a hold of some colloidal silver and spray it on the wound...

    also, make a mixture of sea salt and hot water, soak it in a paper-towel (no cloth rags or anything like that...they harbor bacteria) and do a hot compress with it 3 times a day for 15-20 minutes. Make sure you let the salt water get in there.

    Might burn, you may want to wait till it's scabbed over a little better to do this, but once it has make sure you do this, it will help your skin heal much faster.

    Thank you! The doctor said to soak it in Epsom Salt but I've been to afraid to, worried about it burning, Scab just started forming two days ago so I'm going to do that soon.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    A comfrey poultice with help it heal super super quick.

    But... it's swollen? Is it infected?



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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lena View Post
    A comfrey poultice with help it heal super super quick.

    But... it's swollen? Is it infected?
    Entire foot was swollen; I was trying to walk on it real funny and it kept making it worse. What is a comfrey poultice?

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    You might need antibiotics. Feet unfortunately get exposed to more icky-ness than the rest of the human body.

    You could try soaking the foot in very hot water & a high concentration of Epsom salt (like 4-6 cups per gallon of water.) The salt "draws out" the infection.

    Can you wrap it in gauze and a tight bandage? I think you're just going to have to take time off of work. Good luck.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    Don't futz around anymore. You did just about EVERYTHING wrong ! First, get to a
    DOCTOR ! NOW ! It's obviously infected and you need antibiotics. Maybe even
    I.V. antibiotics.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    I AM ON ANTIBIOTICS ppl! Keflex. It's not infected. I'm putting pressure on different parts of my foot trying to avoid putting pressure on it where it's cut. That is making it swollen and sore.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    yeah guys...just because it's swollen doesn't mean it's infected....she had a bad injury. It's gonna swell.

    Plus as she said, she's on antibiotics.

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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    If the swelling doesn't go down, there is a good chance it could be broken.
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    Default Re: Deep Cut In Foot, How 2 Help Heal?

    It's getting better now!!! I actually put my foot on the floor when I got outta bed today and didn't scream for 40 seconds. I've stayed off of it like my Mom said to and kept it elevated. I put Neosporin on it and covered it when I went out to the bar last nite (yeah I know) and let it air out at nite. Today I'm going back to work.

    My Mom said it was swelling from me walking on it funny due to the cut and I needed to stay off it in oeder for it to heal.

    Why is Mom ALWAYS right?

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    im glad that u are getting better
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