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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just had one of these -- gross, pus, everything. I was so tempted to put a sterile needle in it but the nurse-practitioner at CVS Minute Clinic advised against it and also recommended against antibiotics unless it didn't resolve in a few more days. I feel your pain -- it really is horrible. Keep up with the hot water soaks with plenty of salt, do hot compresses (as hot as you can stand it without burning yourself), triple antibiotic ointment, and an NSAID like ibuprofen or naproxen. I think the strong hot saltwater soaks were the most effective in helping to resolve the infection and the ibuprofen was the most helpful with the pain. I don't think the ointment did much honestly as I couldn't find an actual break in the skin.[/quote]

It can spread all the way down your hand and up your arm. If it doesn't get better soon you need to contact a doctor.
I recently had a finger infection (other side, fingertip) and after realizing that my immune system wasn't taking care of it (gave it 3 days, throbbing didn't stop) doctor prescribed strong antibiotics and said I still might have to go to the ER to have it cut open and drained.
If you feel it traveling down your finger or see red streaks I'd go right to the ER - it can make you very sick.

If the infection is encapsulated (like with a boil?) sometimes antibiotics don't work and it has to be punctured and drained.
Had to do that with one of my kids - it got really bad.

Soaking it is to open it up and let the infection out - in a less painful way than lancing it (if it works)[/quote]

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