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Suggest Treatment For Wound In Bottom Of Foot

Hi I'm a 23 yr old female 5ft 140lbs. I stepped on a 3/4 inch wood drill bit last night and punctured the bottom of my foot in the soft area just above my heel. I cleaned it and bandaged it last night and reapplied dressing this morning. I still can't put weight on that foot without a lot of pain. Any thoughts?
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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Infectious Diseases Specialist 's  Response
Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

As you have punctured with drill bit so some pain is natural in your case.

I advice you should take the aceclofenac with serratopeptidase for pain, cefixime for infection prevention, and pantoprazole for acidity control. Please take the above medication under your doctors guidance.

Please maintian good local hygiene, frequent dressing and cleaning can help in prevention of further infection. You can use betadine and dettol for dressing and polysporin ointment to be applied when applying bandage.

Please avoid injury to the affected part. You can wear the very soft slipper. This prevents injury and favours the healing.

You can also takes the tetanus shot for sure. This will prevent the tetanus infection in you.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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Suggest Treatment For Wound In Bottom Of Foot

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. As you have punctured with drill bit so some pain is natural in your case. I advice you should take the aceclofenac with serratopeptidase for pain, cefixime for infection prevention, and pantoprazole for acidity control. Please take the above medication under your doctors guidance. Please maintian good local hygiene, frequent dressing and cleaning can help in prevention of further infection. You can use betadine and dettol for dressing and polysporin ointment to be applied when applying bandage. Please avoid injury to the affected part. You can wear the very soft slipper. This prevents injury and favours the healing. You can also takes the tetanus shot for sure. This will prevent the tetanus infection in you. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.