Really Painful Knuckle?

I don't know what I've done to it but blimey do I regret it:hehe: the knuckle on my index finger is about twice to size it should be and it's bright red and burns constantly like I've put it on the stove:( and it tingles and itches as well

any idea what I might of done? (i can still type so it's not broken:wink

I think i might go to th doctors if it doesn't clear up tomorrow

 

"I think i might go to th doctors if it doesn't clear up tomorrow"
Sounds like touch of poison to me. But then I could be wrong..
Get it sorted... quick, and good luck
robert

 

Sounds like an infection or a sting,any break in the skin?sometimes it can clear up on its own but if it spreads or persists get it checked out.

 

I'd go with the infection/bite/sting/reaction theory. I'd get it seen to asap. Something similar happened to my dad years ago. They gave him antibiotics and it cleared up nicely, but then antibiotics won't do anything for am allergic reaction, burn, sting etc so best get doc to have a look.

 

Well I've been looking around the net at allergy rashes and at stings/bites and none of them matched mine at all =[ anyway today it's got worse so I'm calling the med centre tomorrow for an appointment as it's very swollen and it's getting hard to move and the rash appears to of spread a little

 

Are there any pale blue lines coming away from the worst area?

 

no just a very red patch on my knuckle and then a slightly less red patch around that and then there's some smaller reder patches around that

also when i move it i get pins an needles

 

Well went to the doctors an he's given me a couple of boxes of antibiotics for it as he thinks its a severe skin infection

 

I hope you get better soon Aesculus, shame you can't pin it down to anything so as to avoid it.

 

Good luck with it.

I get a similar reaction to wasp stings, Doing the wasp nest destruction in the summer despite wearing protection I get the odd sting and this progresivly builds up in the blood stream giving a worse reaction each time (I always used to react badly at the best of times!!).

Some very strong antihystamine tablets help to reduce the symptoms.

Im not a doctor and would check with one before taking them but I rekon they might help, they are Citirizine Dihydrocloride 10mg

Available over the counter.

 

Paul I thought you had a snazy protective suit :D

+1 for antihistamine and a doctors app.:gnthb:

 

Could even be arthritis or gout! Any of those nice, user-friendly conditions. Good luck!

 

"Paul I thought you had a snazy protective suit "

I do, It keeps the worst off but is basicly a thin boiler suit fabric, when your working in an attic and the fabric is pressed up against your arm they can still sting through it!

 

I have seen scars from soldier/guard wasps, they do mean business...clever too.

Hope your knuckle feels better soon Aesculus.