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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 143975" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>There is a faint chance it really is very painful, without any obvious outer signs. This can be the case if he's got a staph infection deep in the tissues. If he has, then it will start to look angry and red in a couple of days, might even be producing pus.</p><p></p><p>Treatment options for this, as well as to deal with the hypochondriac - you need to soak the toe in hot salty water, as hot as he can stand it, every three hours. If you can do three consecutive soakings three hours apart, over two to three consecutive days, the body will deal with the rest of the infection.</p><p></p><p>Staph can be excruciatingly painful but you can't see a thing when it's just getting started. I remember giving easy child a hard time when she complained of a really sore finger, and we couldn't see a thing. A few days later the boil was obvious and then it turned to an open sore, with the skin sloughing off at a scary rate. It turned out to be a nasty mix of staph & strep, working anaerobically (unusual, and nasty). The staph comes from the skin, we all have it but it's fairly harmless until it burrows into the tissues through a minute crack. The strep comes from a sore throat somewhere in the family. Antibiotics are generally used once it's really obvious, but fingers and toes are hard to treat because they are right out on the edge of the body, the drug has to get into the peripheral circulation in sufficient quantity to do a good job. Again, the hot water treatment helps here because it dilates blood vessels which helps any antibiotics get to where they're needed and also helps the body clear the rubbish away.</p><p></p><p>So - he could be panicking over nothing. Or it could be the start of something big. Either way - if he has to soak his foot every three hours, it's the price he pays for whining about it.</p><p></p><p>And no, there is no need to use crutches. In fact, he needs to keep that foot working and flexing, to help his body clear out the rubbish.</p><p></p><p>If he really does develop a boil, keep an eye on his temperature from about a day after the boil becomes obvious. A casual hand on his cheek should be enough, no need to validate his panic by getting out the thermometer.</p><p></p><p>We'll have to do this sort of thing more and more, as antibiotic resistance creeps in. We live in a golden age of antibiotic treatment, an age which may soon come to an end.</p><p></p><p>difficult child IS being a panic merchant, but again, natural consequences can deal with that. if he has a sore toe then he can't go running, can't go bike riding, can't visit his friends and has to stick his foot in a scaldingly hot bucket every three hours, for up to half an hour - annoying, a drag, but you only get out of it if you say your toe wasn't really hurting to begin with. once the alarm is sounded - you have to put up with the treatment. Stop too soon and it can all come back.</p><p></p><p>The three hour thing - it's an INTERVAL of three hours. So if you begin a soak at 3 pm and finish at 3.30 pm, then you don't have to do it again until 6.30 pm. You can be as late as an hour with no problem. But no later or it has to be considered starting over. There are sound microbiological reasons for this working brilliantly. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 143975, member: 1991"] There is a faint chance it really is very painful, without any obvious outer signs. This can be the case if he's got a staph infection deep in the tissues. If he has, then it will start to look angry and red in a couple of days, might even be producing pus. Treatment options for this, as well as to deal with the hypochondriac - you need to soak the toe in hot salty water, as hot as he can stand it, every three hours. If you can do three consecutive soakings three hours apart, over two to three consecutive days, the body will deal with the rest of the infection. Staph can be excruciatingly painful but you can't see a thing when it's just getting started. I remember giving easy child a hard time when she complained of a really sore finger, and we couldn't see a thing. A few days later the boil was obvious and then it turned to an open sore, with the skin sloughing off at a scary rate. It turned out to be a nasty mix of staph & strep, working anaerobically (unusual, and nasty). The staph comes from the skin, we all have it but it's fairly harmless until it burrows into the tissues through a minute crack. The strep comes from a sore throat somewhere in the family. Antibiotics are generally used once it's really obvious, but fingers and toes are hard to treat because they are right out on the edge of the body, the drug has to get into the peripheral circulation in sufficient quantity to do a good job. Again, the hot water treatment helps here because it dilates blood vessels which helps any antibiotics get to where they're needed and also helps the body clear the rubbish away. So - he could be panicking over nothing. Or it could be the start of something big. Either way - if he has to soak his foot every three hours, it's the price he pays for whining about it. And no, there is no need to use crutches. In fact, he needs to keep that foot working and flexing, to help his body clear out the rubbish. If he really does develop a boil, keep an eye on his temperature from about a day after the boil becomes obvious. A casual hand on his cheek should be enough, no need to validate his panic by getting out the thermometer. We'll have to do this sort of thing more and more, as antibiotic resistance creeps in. We live in a golden age of antibiotic treatment, an age which may soon come to an end. difficult child IS being a panic merchant, but again, natural consequences can deal with that. if he has a sore toe then he can't go running, can't go bike riding, can't visit his friends and has to stick his foot in a scaldingly hot bucket every three hours, for up to half an hour - annoying, a drag, but you only get out of it if you say your toe wasn't really hurting to begin with. once the alarm is sounded - you have to put up with the treatment. Stop too soon and it can all come back. The three hour thing - it's an INTERVAL of three hours. So if you begin a soak at 3 pm and finish at 3.30 pm, then you don't have to do it again until 6.30 pm. You can be as late as an hour with no problem. But no later or it has to be considered starting over. There are sound microbiological reasons for this working brilliantly. Marg [/QUOTE]
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