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I managed to burn myself on the edge of the oven shelf 4 days ago. Approx 5cmx3mm on my forearm.
And its infected. Red, swollen, itchy as hell and it looks 'wet'. Thankfully its not tracking but the redness is increasing in size.

However I live in the arse end of nowhere. Literally. We have a small pharmacy in the village that's completely overwhelmed. The GP surgery is also completely overwhelmed as well. To the point where there are posts appearing on FB asking people to stay away from both unless you're desperate.
The nearest A&E with a walk in centre is 48 miles away and I would really rather stay away from that as it's the only hospital in the region and is corona central.

So what should I do? I dont want to have to take up resources that someone else desperately needs, even though I have transport and I'm not in an at risk category. FWIW I cant take nsaid drugs as I am allergic to the lot of them.

Our surgery is prescribing on the phone atm.

Hi all. We've had a few reports from Mumsnetters concerned about this thread. While we love to see the excellent advice and support offered on Mumsnet, in cases like this there's really no substitute for proper medical attention.

We've removed a couple of posts offering medical advice on this thread, and we're glad to see that the OP has spoken to a GP.