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Post by pookie on May 14, 2009 15:39:36 GMT
Anyone know how I can remove a rose thorn embeded in my foot
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Post by spindrift on May 14, 2009 17:19:21 GMT
Rose thorns are definitely a PAIN. I was forced to go to the Emergency room when I had a rose thorn embedded under a fingernail. I think the thorn in the foot is less problematical only because the nerve endings in nail-beds are so so sensitive.
When I had seaspines well-lodged in my feet (Mexico days) I was told that drippping hot wax onto the entry points and letting it cool would draw them towards the surface when they could more easily be cut out! Another suggestion was fresh urine. In the end I had to visit a doctor who cut my foot and it hurt like anything.
Have you tried soaking your foot in warm water? Then getting someone to press around the thorn? Have a tweezers at the ready.
I am sorry for you. I think you might have to visit Emergency.
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Post by auntieannie on May 14, 2009 18:33:58 GMT
Pookie,
a) bathe your foot in vinegar to kill the germs.
b) if you can't remove it easily with, say, tweezers... go to the ER/A&E
c) I was told when at nursing school that you should make sure your tetanus vaccine is still valid/get a tetanus shot in such cases as you describe. Tetanus IS a nasty illness. you don't want it. a shot and you are safe.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2009 18:59:36 GMT
I've been pricked by many thorns and I only thought they were a big problem for Sleeping Beauty, but I know that my memory is very defective so I checked before making an ass of myself, and indeed it was not a rose thorn but a spinning wheel that caused her some grief.
However, I did come up with this medical Q&A while looking.
Question
Whilst gardening yesterday, I was pricked by a rose thorn. Later on, I noticed a tiny black dot where I was pricked. Overnight it has become very sore and tender, as if it were a bad bruise. I can no longer see the black dot.
I have sterilised it with cream and hot water. Should I leave it alone to work its own way out?
I am not sure when I had my last tetanus immunisation my old GP has the details. Should I be worried?
Answer
The presence of the black dot suggests a small splinter. At this stage it is wisest to leave it to work out on its own. It is likely to be sore at first but if this becomes worse and is accompanied by redness and swelling, infection should be considered and advice sought from your doctor.
With the fine weather and the garden coming back to life, it is a good time to think about tetanus protection. A tetanus booster is recommended every ten years. It is likely that you would have had one during your teens. If you have not had a booster since then, it would be wise to have one now in any case, particularly as you are a gardener.
Your GP records are the most easily accessible place where your immunisation details are stored. Many GPs have computer records that are retained after patients leave. A telephone call to your previous GP might answer your question about previous tetanus immunisations.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 14, 2009 20:24:15 GMT
Well, guess I'm definitely going to die.
The info Kerouac found is what I was going to say -- let it fester a little bit and you should be able to force it out that way. If this happened today, it will probably be "ready" tonight or tomorrow.
You can also get it out with tweezers -- will probably need a needle to open the skin around it. Afterwards, wash & disinfect very well.
Those things hurt like nobody's business!
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Post by pookie on May 15, 2009 1:20:48 GMT
I have done eveything sugested apart from the hot wax. It has been there for about a month, Dr said would fester and pop out , problem is after all this time it has closed over . I am walking on it so now fear it has worked its way further up.
Today I will soak again and try to open with steralized needle/pick thingy, from medical kit, soak again and try to squeeze out. Not sure if this will work as the skin on bottom of foot is a lot thicker than on a finger.
I got tetanus booster when I saw Dr.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 15, 2009 1:54:45 GMT
Oh my goodness, I didn't realize it had been in there that long! I had an embedded thorn or spine like that in my foot and it was the same problem with the thick skin over it. Finally I just dug it out.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2009 1:57:05 GMT
Good luck with this pookie,it sounds like it's pretty imbedded in there under all that calloused skin.
I need to update my tetanus immunization soon.
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Post by pookie on May 15, 2009 4:34:33 GMT
I have done the soaking , digging squeezing thing. It is still there.  Now I am going to make myself a chicken and avocardo sandwich ,eat icecream and learn yoga. The latter so I can hoist my foot up higher for ease of digging  |
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Post by spindrift on May 15, 2009 7:40:33 GMT
I'd get a nurse or doctor to do it.
I've had so many tetanus shots that I've been cautioned not to have any more in my lifetime. Did any of you know that there is a limit to how many you can have?
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Post by auntieannie on May 15, 2009 19:20:26 GMT
ah... have you put it in warm footbath with plenty salt (will also soften the skin)
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2009 19:30:52 GMT
It definitely sounds like a professional should be allowed to work on it now, if it has been there for a month. Professionals often "dare" to do things that we amateurs think is a bad idea. At least they (usually) know what they are doing.
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Post by spindrift on May 15, 2009 20:39:46 GMT
Pookie - you'll have to get it out sooner or later. You might as well go to a professional now. It must be so uncomfortable to have to walk on it.
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Post by hwinpp on May 22, 2009 9:26:25 GMT
So, what's happened since the 16th? Pookie? Is it out?
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