Infected cut (photo attached gross)

[cheeserolls]

Assuming it does need some medical attention. Do you think it can wait until Monday?

It's a shaving cut on ankle about 5cm long.
One week old.

No, it can't wait. It (you) need antibiotics.

Go to a Walk In or Minor Injuries today.

Omg go to the walk in.

No it can't wait,it's bad

Sorry pressed send too soon. It looks awful get it seen to this weekend and hope it gets better soon.

No that definitely can't wait (I'm a nurse). You look as though you need antibiotics asap. You're putting yourself at risk of sepsis by leaving it

It appears localised & if you are otherwise well, no fever, shivering, i would wash with saline and leave it exposed to the air BUT i'm not a Doctor, i'm basing this on what my mum, who was a nurse, would have told me to do.
My Gran would have got the Iodine out.... but i'm not that cruel.

If you have a MIU near you, might be worth going along for your peace of mind but not A&E.

Yikes, that's bad. Get it looked at ASAP. I will happily never shave my legs again after seeing that...... any excuse!

Thanks. I've been looking at it for days wondering if it was becoming infected and between last night and today it's got gunky.

I don't think I want to ever shave my legs again. I skinned off a long strip, it was very painful and bloody!

I rang 111, awaiting a call back from a nurse/ clinician but the nice chap said it needs to be seen in next 12 hrs

@jasjas1973

I've been taking your approach all week but now it seems a bit worse not better

Ouch! Definitely seen.

Is there another one slightly up?
Please find a minor injury unit near you today.

ouch, that needs looking at asap for treatment, go to a salon in the future! hope you're ok and it heals up quickly.

@SeaSidePebbles that's the dressing that I've folded back so just the one cut, thank goodness!

Walk in / minor injuries - infections like this can turn into sepsis a scarily quickly and it's not worth the risk!

Really hope it gets cleared up soon - even them cleaning it with something super sterile will make a huge difference as opposed to doing it yourself.

Good luck

You need a good dressing that would lift the slough off and allow for healing. That little mepore you’ve put there just keeps the lid on an infection, it does nothing for the wound.
Got any district nurse friends? Even if you go to the pharmacy, they’d be able to give you appropriate dressing.

I've been asked to go up to OoH a bit later on to be looked at.

Been sorted with ABs and a proper dressing
Thank you. I would have left it otherwise.

Glad you got it sorted. Think I'm
going to leave my legs hairy for a while 😂.

Me too! I don't fancy that razor again.

Go to emergency walk in now for antibiotics. It’s infected. You can die from sepsis. My father died from sepsis. It’s serious. An infected cut left can quickly get out of control.

And just saw you got it sorted. Glad you did!

She's already been and got antibiotics

@cheeserolls

Been sorted with ABs and a proper dressing Thank you. I would have left it otherwise.

Ah great well done OP - phew! Infections like that can really turn nasty so quickly, glad it's being looked after 😊

Make sure you finished the AB course even if it starts feeling better - I always forget to carry on when the pain stops then I get it again!

Good luck

Thank you @ThatCurlyGirl