ChemicallyEnhanced
Bluelighter
This question isn't about t1D or being immunocompromised by they are very relevant factors.
I was cleaning out the freezer maybe 5 hours ago and scraped a good few layers of skin off my knuckle (one closest to the palm). Thought nothing of it, it's hardly a painful or grievous injury.
However, within maybe 30 minutes, I noticed the area around the actual injury was hot and red and the pain gradually started to seem way out of proportion to the minor injury.
Since then the wound seems deeper and is much larger and the hot redness is spreading through my hand. The initial wound area is a grey-black colour now and no longer hurts at all. The rest of my hand kinda hurts, though and maybe this part is just in my mind but I feel under the weather, like fluey. My arm aches and I've gone pale and tired.
I'm probably paranoid, but does it sound like I could have some sort of serious soft-tissue infection like Necrotizing Fasciitis or Gas Gangrene? 5 hours seems like an EXTREMELY short time-frame for the initially very minor injury to worsen to such an extent and with my starting to feel generally unwell, too.
I was cleaning out the freezer maybe 5 hours ago and scraped a good few layers of skin off my knuckle (one closest to the palm). Thought nothing of it, it's hardly a painful or grievous injury.
However, within maybe 30 minutes, I noticed the area around the actual injury was hot and red and the pain gradually started to seem way out of proportion to the minor injury.
Since then the wound seems deeper and is much larger and the hot redness is spreading through my hand. The initial wound area is a grey-black colour now and no longer hurts at all. The rest of my hand kinda hurts, though and maybe this part is just in my mind but I feel under the weather, like fluey. My arm aches and I've gone pale and tired.
I'm probably paranoid, but does it sound like I could have some sort of serious soft-tissue infection like Necrotizing Fasciitis or Gas Gangrene? 5 hours seems like an EXTREMELY short time-frame for the initially very minor injury to worsen to such an extent and with my starting to feel generally unwell, too.
) and I always use vinegar and water or 50% ISO alcohol after thaw and wipe/dry. There is always the possibility of some serious bacteria growth that could put you at a greater risk. Please see a doctor, bruh.