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Infection/Boil Help Needed - May be a little gross
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 425636" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hound dog, if your nail was that bad, the bugs loosened it, not you. And you are right about the heat.</p><p></p><p>Think about it - to sterilise surgical instruments, they autoclave them. or boil them. But you can't boil a toe, you will cause deep tissue burns. So you have to compromise. The more heat you can stand, the better the damage to the bugs. But it takes time, you're not able to stand it hot enough to kill them. Only seriously inconvenience their mitotic division. You walk a fine line and take care to not damage the tissues any further than the bugs are already doing. </p><p></p><p>And if this is a repeat infection in the same area, consider having a wedge resection done. It makes the area more accessible to the air (oxygen - prevents these deep tissue staphs) and easier to look after. </p><p></p><p>Peroxide - it has to get into the area where the bugs are. otherwise it won't do a lot. </p><p></p><p>Alert - be very wary if the wound begins to heal in the centre, and is festering in a sort of ring around the edges. Treat the active area.</p><p></p><p>Forcing that foot into a shoe is probably not a good idea. Got any ugg boots? Or Sloggs?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 425636, member: 1991"] Hound dog, if your nail was that bad, the bugs loosened it, not you. And you are right about the heat. Think about it - to sterilise surgical instruments, they autoclave them. or boil them. But you can't boil a toe, you will cause deep tissue burns. So you have to compromise. The more heat you can stand, the better the damage to the bugs. But it takes time, you're not able to stand it hot enough to kill them. Only seriously inconvenience their mitotic division. You walk a fine line and take care to not damage the tissues any further than the bugs are already doing. And if this is a repeat infection in the same area, consider having a wedge resection done. It makes the area more accessible to the air (oxygen - prevents these deep tissue staphs) and easier to look after. Peroxide - it has to get into the area where the bugs are. otherwise it won't do a lot. Alert - be very wary if the wound begins to heal in the centre, and is festering in a sort of ring around the edges. Treat the active area. Forcing that foot into a shoe is probably not a good idea. Got any ugg boots? Or Sloggs? Marg [/QUOTE]
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