Bristle worn sting

[themcnertney]

Finger is infected.

 

[Reefering1]

Cut it off. You are most certainly dying. Assuming no contraindications, take some Benadryl and make sure to remove any bristles and debride if necessary.

lol. Sorry dude, you had a good run

 

[themcnertney]

lol. Sorry dude, you had a good run

Haha. Appreciate that.

 

[Reefering1]

Haha. Appreciate that.

Lol sorry man. Just enjoying my Sunday. Is your finger looking any better? Make sure to report back after taking meds.

 

[The_Paradox]

lol. Sorry dude, you had a good run

Because no human infection has ever cured itself. Good try though.

 

[Lebowski_]

Because no human infection has ever cured itself. Good try though.

Just take the L and move on.


Dan I’m glad you went in! I bet you feel some relief now. Half the battle is just knowing so you don’t have to feel anxious about it. Keep us updated.

 

[The_Paradox]

Just take the L and move on.


Dan I’m glad you went in! I bet you feel some relief now. Half the battle is just knowing so you don’t have to feel anxious about it. Keep us updated.

Yup. I’m handing in my medical degrees as we speak.

 

[Lebowski_]

Yup. I’m handing in my medical degrees as we speak.

Well you’ve certainly done a good job making another thread about you, or at least trying to. Nothing new there.

 

[themcnertney]

Well in any case, glad I went and got started on antibiotics. Seems as if it’s spreading a bit.

 

[Lebowski_]

Well in any case, glad I went and got started on antibiotics. Seems as if it’s spreading a bit.

Is it very sore in that area to touch?

My wife once said that it's a wife's job to keep their husband from dying young and stupid because they won't go get medical help, every once in a while I am reminded of that bit of wisdom The last time it saved me from a very expensive root canal!

 

[JonoH]

I would imagine that it could be worse from the bacteria in the rock in combination with the sting/breaking the skin.

Cuts were one of the main thing that we used to have to be so careful with when freediving back in the day!

 

[exnisstech]

So this is a bad idea? This guy came off when I was scraping algae in one of my sumps

 

[themcnertney]

Regardless of what happened to me, the above is not something I’d recommend doing.

I think between the worm, the razor sharp tubes and the dirty water was trifecta that made my fingers become infected.

The hand seems and looks a bit better this morning. Still swollen, I can bend my fingers much further than yesterday. Still pretty painful to do this though so I’ll continue to take it easy.

 

[Cell]

Harmless CUC they say!

 

[Nano_Man]

So this is a bad idea? This guy came off when I was scraping algae in one of my sumps

Get it in the frying pan yum yum

 

[Real McCoy]

Cut it off. You are most certainly dying. Assuming no contraindications, take some Benadryl and make sure to remove any bristles and debride if necessary.

 

[themcnertney]

Little update after 2 weeks. My fingers are healing and now starting to peel where the hairs got me. Weird stuff, sorry if this is gross.

 

[exnisstech]

Interesting how people's bodies can react so differently to things. In the image I posted above you can see some bristles in my middle finger. I didn't even know they were there until I zoomed in on the pic.