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Stepped on a Nail: An Adventure (2 Viewers)

I am enjoying the story, but the payoff better be good. I am talking “it was at this point, the top of my foot became so swollen, it ruptured and an embryonic alien burst forth from the wound,” type conclusion

 
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DAYS 4 & 5: Friday and Saturday, January 5-6, 2018

I shall combine Friday and Saturday. There aren't as many details, but I took my first picture on Saturday evening.

So the next few days are critical, in that it is critical that the infection be controlled. If the redness and swelling do not decrease, I am in big trouble. I'm sure that you guys don't know and don't care, but I am an avid runner and cyclist. I am getting super paranoid that my foot may not completely survive this. I take my antibiotics with religious fervor.

By late Friday, it is apparent that the antibiotics are working. The redness shrinks inside the original mark on my foot... the one outlined by the nurse in the ER on Thursday night. I make a new, smaller outline indicating the current area of the infection. However, the pain and swelling remains unchanged. It will be excruciatingly painful for 4 or 5 hours followed by a period of lesser pain. And this cycle will continue for the next few days. During one of the episodes of intense pain, I begin to squeeze the area of infection. I want to see how much I can tolerate... and also to see if anything comes out from the puncture site. If you have ever seen a pus squeezing video, then you know how they can be so disgusting and exciting at the same time. I am able to squeeze about a tablespoon of pus from the wound. I am both relieved and a little concerned. Is there more... is there a deeper abscess? Do I need to get this looked at again? I call some friends with knowledge of these matters, and I am calmed to learn that this is normal. If there were an abscess, it would not be draining from the wound. The body is simply fighting the infection, and these are the by-products. Keep the area clean, and keep taking antibiotics. If the infection gets worse, go back to the doctor.

On Saturday, my wife and daughter leave for a volleyball tournament. They are gone for most of the day. I am disappointed that I will miss my daughter's tournament. She is the libero for her club team, and she is a rock star. Anyway... by Saturday evening, I am feeling pretty good. The area of infection has gone down even more. My foot is still red and swollen, but the pain has gone down considerably... and I am able to get up and hobble around without much pressure pain. My wife texts later in the evening asking for a picture. Here is what I send to her...

https://lensdump.com/i/MflQz

 
WhatDoIKnow said:
When I was 10 I stepped on a nail playing on a wood pile at my grandparent's farm.  Kind or a right of passage with my family.  They had a big ceremony for me that evening as everyone watched mom put some Mercurochrome on the wound.

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Isn't that a Paul Simon song?

 
I get the feeling the wife could care less about this. Going to movies, volleyball tournaments, does not go to the hospital, etc. I would check to see if any recent life insurance policies have been taken out in the last few days. 

 
never stepped on a nail, but when I was a teenager I stepped on a belt. it was on the floor and I didn't see it, and the little spiky thing was sticking straight up in the air. it punctured the bottom of my foot in the middle fleshy part and went all the way in. as I was hopping around in shock and pain, the belt was still attached to my foot and was whipping all around the room. in retrospect, it was like I had some cool kung fu foot weapon.

 
Beef Ravioli said:
I get the feeling the wife could care less about this. Going to movies, volleyball tournaments, does not go to the hospital, etc. I would check to see if any recent life insurance policies have been taken out in the last few days. 
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Poison tipped nail, imo.

 
I stepped on a lego a week ago, it hurt.  The wifey gave me a sympathy hug. Later that night I nailed some new art decor to the wall for her.   Took some Xmas checks to the bank around that time, too.

 
There are also some situations where you may also need tetanus immune globulin and not just a tetanus shot. I always question customers at the pharmacy when they are looking to get the tetanus shot (tdap) and refuse if I think it's possible it may need more than the shot. (Not a clean wound and <3 previous/unknown # of tdap shots).

 
Tom Skerritt to the White Courtesy phone.

Last we heard you were on Day 5 of this 8 day saga. We need updates or don't step foot in here again.

 
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