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How To Get Rid Of Pain In The Toe?
I was in the garden, when i accidentally stabbed my self between my forth and fifth toe on my rake. The cut was almost a centimetre deep and i fainted shortly afterwards. It did not hurt much the day it happened but i cleaned it and put antibiotics on it. The next day (this morning) i changed the bandage and put more antibiotics on it but I ve had an aching pain around the area all day, almost to the point that i couldn t walk. I also noticed that the area around it was swollen. So I m wondering why there is so much pain. Are there sensitive nerve endings in that area that were damaged? Or is an infection spreading regardless of the antibiotics i applied?
Mon, 23 May 2016
hi,
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
As you have injured your feet, you need to take a tetanus injection if not taken one in the last 6 months. As it will help act as a protective mechanism.
Also, pain will be there due to abnormal of the skin and muscle tissue which were cut. You should even take an x-ray for the depth of the injury to be figured out.
Also the pain in the surrounding area is but obvious due to the body's protective mechanism for healing the cut.
I will advice you to allow the healing to occur and not put more weight on the leg. Kindly keep the leg eleveated over the pillow and take possible maximum rest.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
As you have injured your feet, you need to take a tetanus injection if not taken one in the last 6 months. As it will help act as a protective mechanism.
Also, pain will be there due to abnormal of the skin and muscle tissue which were cut. You should even take an x-ray for the depth of the injury to be figured out.
Also the pain in the surrounding area is but obvious due to the body's protective mechanism for healing the cut.
I will advice you to allow the healing to occur and not put more weight on the leg. Kindly keep the leg eleveated over the pillow and take possible maximum rest.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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