EarthChild101
06-11-2012, 07:31 PM
I am really scared, really, really scared. The other day I was biting my nail on my thumb quite aggressively. After a few hours, my thumb started hurting quite badly. I thought it would just go away overnight.
However, during the night, I could hardly sleep due to the intense pain my thumb was creating, it even went to the extent of tingling my nerves, it even reached up my arm on which I had the thumb pain. I started sweating and even crying in agony, using my pillow as a 'scream absorber' and even biting a pen.
Instead of healing, the next morning, my thumb was red, swollen, heated up and some sort of dried fungi/pus formed around the area that I picked my nail.
I am really scared that this is an infection. As from the research I carried out, it seems to be some sort of Paronychia/chronic infection (I hope it's not). I also read that 'one' of the treatments would be incision. Please, dear God, I don't want an incision....
Please I need suggestions and help, as well as experienced people in this field :(
Additional details
My pain is currently, more or less relieved. But apart from that, the rest of the symptoms are still present. I also use to take/still take Tetralycine antibiotics once a day and I applied an anti-inflammatory, infection prevention and wound healing ointment/cream around this area after washing my hands. I also drank a lot of water....
Ultimately, I am seeing a doctor within 24hours but I still require mental support and also further/additional help for the actual, possible, 'infection' itself. I'm just really worried right now...I'm panicking!
However, during the night, I could hardly sleep due to the intense pain my thumb was creating, it even went to the extent of tingling my nerves, it even reached up my arm on which I had the thumb pain. I started sweating and even crying in agony, using my pillow as a 'scream absorber' and even biting a pen.
Instead of healing, the next morning, my thumb was red, swollen, heated up and some sort of dried fungi/pus formed around the area that I picked my nail.
I am really scared that this is an infection. As from the research I carried out, it seems to be some sort of Paronychia/chronic infection (I hope it's not). I also read that 'one' of the treatments would be incision. Please, dear God, I don't want an incision....
Please I need suggestions and help, as well as experienced people in this field :(
Additional details
My pain is currently, more or less relieved. But apart from that, the rest of the symptoms are still present. I also use to take/still take Tetralycine antibiotics once a day and I applied an anti-inflammatory, infection prevention and wound healing ointment/cream around this area after washing my hands. I also drank a lot of water....
Ultimately, I am seeing a doctor within 24hours but I still require mental support and also further/additional help for the actual, possible, 'infection' itself. I'm just really worried right now...I'm panicking!