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OKAY F!S i need your totally amateur opinion on this

at the beginning of last week, i tripped on a twig (yes, it made for some good comedy) and got a cut on my foot. i just continued on and thought: "what the hell, it'll be fine."

the following day my foot started to hurt. so i figured maybe some dirt got in there, so i put some ointment on it and a bandaid. all good!

but then my foot started to feel weird. it hurt to touch. now my leg hurts, too. it's hurt for the past three days. it's a similar feeling to when you get pins and needles in your leg, only it doesn't go away. now it's really starting to annoy me. i find it hard to walk and drive and it's difficult to sleep at night.

am i going to die? y/n?

See a freaking doctor

See a doctor or go to an Urgent Care if there's one nearby. It could be infected and you don't want to get blood poisoning.

yes, but only after having the leg amputated and enduring a couple of weeks of agony. unless tetanus kills you first.

It sounds like an infection or something. Are the veins around the wound darker? Is it red, or gooey, or pussy? Have you cleaned it since you bandaged it up? If your whole leg is hurting to the point that it's inconveniencing you to that degree, you should consider getting it looked at.

It's not swelled up or anything which I think is a good sign.

But I'll go see a dr anyway. Thank you!

It might not swell up if it's not an infection, so be sure to check for other signs of infection. Seriously, though, if it's spreading that's probably not anything good. Are you up to date on your tetanus shot?

i can't remember the last time i had a tetanus shot :/

it does feel very warm. so it's possibly an infection. the other thing i thought it could be is a blood clot since the medication i'm on can cause clots in a very small percentage of cases.

i'm gonna go see my GP this afternoon. hopefully it's nothing too serious.

jfc go to urgent care go to the er dial a nurse at least

Does the cut look/feel infected (red, angry edges, maybe warm to the touch, possibly a throbbing feeling)? If not, then I would guess your leg issue is unrelated, at least to the cut itself. It might be related to the tripping incident, though. Also, if you get dirt in a cut, you need to wash it out, not just put ointment on it.

Short version: you might.

You might also lose your leg. Gangrene is a thing.

Also, not kidding: have you had your tetanus shots? Because if not, that's also an option.

My mom had an infection like that, though, and when she finally hauled her ass to the ER the doc said she's have lost her leg if she'd waited a day longer.

In other words: SEE.A.DOCTOR.

Edited 2014-11-04 00:42 (UTC)

See a doctor. Skip the ER. Urgent Care is cheaper if you don't have insurance and are in the US and you will get the same treatment. Less than a hundred bucks versus a few thousand.

But go to the doctor!

But if it's sepsis or something like that, UC won't cut it. I work in an ER and we often get referrals from UC because they can't treat something.

WTF? That is terrible advice, Urgent Care is NOT the same as ER and if your problem is serious enough to warrant considering the ER, you'll just waste your time and money because UC won't treat it, they'll simply send you to the ER because they don't have the facilities to treat you properly. Stop telling people this, you could kill someone. :(

Yes, you are going to die. We all are.

But probably not from this. Sounds like you've got an infection of some sort, so go to the ER and get some antibiotics.

Maybe. This sounds like an infection that is spreading and it could be really serious. Seconding everyone else who said go to a real doctor, literally as soon as you can.

Adding my vote to see a doctor NOW. ER if you can't see your regular doctor. Infections are nothing to play around with, and you do not want to wait any longer than you absolutely have to. Tetanus, gangrene... that is some nasty shit you're dealing with.

Yes. You are going to die and come back as a Walking Dead Zombie.

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