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Suggest Remedies For Stiffness And Swelling In The Finger

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2016

Question: I was picking up a twig that was very small, it may have been a dried up tomato twig. A sliver went into my third finger on my left side and it hurt very bad. I could not see anything like a piece in my finger but it was very painful to the point of thinking I was going to black out. I washed it and put h2o2 on it then went to bed. When I woke up I forgot about it. I went to work all day, had a piano and Ukulele lesson and did not think about it. Then went to bed around 10 pm and promptly woke up at 11:15 with terrible finger stiffness and swelling. I took tweezers and pressed on it to see if I could get something out as it looks like the beginning stage of a pimple.
Please advise

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need to send me image of this

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case.I think you may have a prickly but nothing remain inside. Still I would suggest you to do following.
1.Wash this with sprit and keep it dry. Do not use water .
2.Take Antibiotic like Amoxiclav for two days to prevent sepsis.
3.Tablet Advil or Brufen 400 mg twice daily for pain relief.
4.In case pain is not controlled or pimple increases in size then you need to see a surgeon as soon as possible. You can share image of pimple with me.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if you have any other followup questions.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (15 minutes later)

It is so small and you cannot really see it in a picture, it is red and angry. I don't like taking drugs or advice or brufen. I did wash with alcohol and I put a cream I found in my fridge called Triamcinolone Acetone Ointment USP, 0.1%.
It is throbbing and red and hurt feels stiff to bend but the pain is mild now. When It happened yesterday evening it hurt like crazy, then I forgot about it all day. It seems weird.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (15 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You need to avoid triamcinolone cream

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The cream you applied is for skin allergy.It is steroid and not for your case. Throbbing pain us suggestive of infection. So I would suggest you to show it to your physician. He might prescribe you antibiotics and NSAIDS like Brufen. I know you want to avoid medication but some time you have to take it to avoid complications.
thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (15 minutes later)

thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Wish you a fast and speedy recovery

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I wish you a fast and speedy recovery.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar