Please help! My head is infected!

I can’t really see from the photo.. If your skull was cracked in an injury or in the surgery then don’t stop pestering doctors until it’s sorted and don’t be afraid to go to a&e. Hoping all the people saying put honey on it know something I don’t from previous threads and that it’s superficial/skin only! Even then i’d get it sorted by professionals.

@colincaterpiller1 How are you now?

With raw honey, I mean honey straight from the hive, no supermarket honey. Husband is a beekeeper, and raw honey is abundance for us.

It could be fungal, maybe that why antibiotics not working

needs swabbing really

Even Gales honey in the squeezy bottle has osmotic and antibacterial action. I used manuka on my mothers leg ulcer (I’ve got photographs of each of the 30 days it took to resolve) and when my sister had a failed abdominal surgical wound the NHS used Activon medical grade honey along with an alginate fleece and that resolved within 20 or so days. It’s not widely used anymore but perhaps antibiotic resistance will change that.

@IAmcuriousyellow that's not correct. It has to be medical grade honey and it has to be under the direction of a health care professional.

Don't just slap on honey on the say so of some posters. Get proper advice

I think you have had some good advice here so I am just going to summarise the best bits.

It is likely to heal better now that crusty bit and stitch has come away.

Get medical advice ask about some of the ideas here (i) prescribed manuka honey dressings (ii) surgical spirits to clean (more suitable than hand sanitiser but is also alcohol based. (iii) trying antibiotics again ...fucidin might work now. Fucidin with a Steroid is called "Fucidin H"
But I would also listen carefully to the medical advice. Any advice from a medical practitioner will always be better than an internet forum. Not just because of their training but also as they have access to_ your whole medical history!
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Lastly if it hasn't been swabbed would consider asking for it to be swabbed and cultured to see if can identify an antibiotic it would be sensitive too.

Unless you feel very unwell this is probably better and more quickly managed in General practice.

This guy uses medical grade honey on his wound. I watch these things for entertainment because once you’ve worked in wounds it’s just what you do!

Just watched this it is good

You need medical grade honey only not stuff off the supermarket shelves.

I used to love using leeches, maggots and a myriad of natural remedies on wounds when I worked in HC.

You do not necessarily need Manuka honey, any raw and unprocessed honey will do. We normally mix the honey with antibacterial oinctment half/half. It has saved my family and our animals many times from nasty wounds and ensured that it healed without scarring tissue. Even for my dog, whose flesh was turning black on her leg.and whose bones were almost visible at a few points of the leg, we managed to heal the leg with this combination completely back to normal.

People are really daft if they think the OP should use honey. The op needs to call 111 or go back to see her doctor.

Don’t try random remedies off of the internet. That’s clearly not healed. Go back to the doctor!

Avène Cicalfate is really good for helping skin heal, it minimises scarring too. Now the last stitch is out, things should be better. It's always the last stitch that causes issues.

This happened to DH, the last stitch wouldn’t dissolve and needed removing, once it was out it healed ok.

Last stitch out hopefully should start to heal.

Silver plasters are good but you may need more antibiotics did no one examine it for a rogue undissolved stitch?

I'm also thinking that it may well start to heal with the last stitch out. I would consider phoning 111 for some advice.

I would try the fucidin cream again now that the stitch is out if you still have it? My DD gets raging skin infections behind her ear and that always heals it. Hopefully now the stitch is out it will heal. If you feel unwell at any point though I’d go to A&E.

Another vote for manuka honey. Used it on a caesarean wound. More recently, my dog had a gammy wound and it was remarkable. Antibacterial and antiviral - used on nhs. Pile it on and come back and tell us if it’s worked. Based on previous use I’d say u shd see it working within 2 days. Good luck.

Another shout for honey, manuka is super good but just Gales or whatever is fine. I’ve fixed my mothers leg ulcers with honey.

You can get honey impregnated dressings for ease otherwise you’ll be washing it out of your hair.

I remember your previous thread, I'm
sorry you’re not healed yet. Get the honey on it.

@colincaterpiller1 After my c-section I had an infection and 5 rounds of antibiotics (the penicillin resistant ones worked in the end) and my GP recommended cleaning the wound with warm, salty water using a cotton pad. I'm not saying that will clear the infection, the antibiotics need to do that but I found that cleaning it a few times a day helped the pus go and the inflammation got much better.

I think the last bit of stitch coming out will probably allow it to heal. It happened to me with a scar on my abdomen and a dissolving stitch that didn't dissolve. It wept and crusted over and there was pus. Eventually, I pulled the stitch and the horrible scab came off with the stitch. It healed really quickly after that. Keep it clean and dry. I'd bathe it daily with warm water and salt and see what happens over the weekend. If it still looks infected you should have it looked at again.

Jings my scalp in wincing at the thought , that would STING

Looks really sore OP. Poor you. I think it'll start to heal now that the last stitch has gone. I also recommend manuka honey.

Now the stitch has come out I’d hope that would mean it can heal properly.
I’d keep an eye o it for a day or two as long as I felt well in myself and it wasn’t obviously getting worse.
I’f then give the gp another go for some more antibiotics and take it from there.
Again, if it gets worse or you feel systemically unwell then escalate it.
Are you doing what you can to help your body fight the infection - good food, vitamins maybe, sleep, lots of water etc.

I had similar and used leftover hand sanitizer …