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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Foot Due To Thorn In It

my husband worked at a tree farm yesterday and stepped on some kind of thorn. It is now imbedded in his foot. i took him to an Urgent Care center who x-ray'd it and tried to remove it but couldn't. They put him on 2 antiobiotics and told him to wait to see if it comes out on its own but to follow up with a surgeon if not. My husband is in a lot of pain with it and can't walk without crutches. Do I follow up with a surgeon today?
Mon, 2 Jun 2014
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Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist 's  Response
Its better to follow surgeon ASAP. this may get infected despite antibiotics as long as the thorn is inside. So get it removed ASAP.
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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Foot Due To Thorn In It

Its better to follow surgeon ASAP. this may get infected despite antibiotics as long as the thorn is inside. So get it removed ASAP.