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Why There Is Pain In The Cut Area Of My Leg?

I cut my leg with a weed eater yesterday - I applied hydrogen peroxide to clean it out and then put neosporin on it. However - tonight it is throbbing with sharp pain. I applied more neosporin, but it doesn t seem to help. It didn t really bleed much, but there is one area that looks like it was cut rather deep. Do you think it is infected or is the pain just part of the healing process?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

The throbbing is part of the inflammatory and healing process, does not necessarily indicate infection.

If you do not have a recent history of tetanus injection (within the last 10 years), then you may need to consider having this done.

Outside of this injection , the main aspects of treatment would be to keep the area clean using a anti septic and continue applying the antibiotic cream.

Signs and symptoms of infection are: increased warmth, tenderness and pain, discharge, increased redness (after the initial stage).

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Why There Is Pain In The Cut Area Of My Leg?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The throbbing is part of the inflammatory and healing process, does not necessarily indicate infection. If you do not have a recent history of tetanus injection (within the last 10 years), then you may need to consider having this done. Outside of this injection , the main aspects of treatment would be to keep the area clean using a anti septic and continue applying the antibiotic cream. Signs and symptoms of infection are: increased warmth, tenderness and pain, discharge, increased redness (after the initial stage). I hope this helps