Reminder: Deeper Wounds Heal Really Fucking Nasty! It's Normal For Them To Look Absolutely Disgusting.

Reminder: deeper wounds heal really fucking nasty! It's normal for them to look absolutely disgusting. Here's how to tell if they're infected

1- Appearance: how is the wound looking? Do you have previous times to compare? Is it yellow or greenish? If its the latter it's most likely starting to get infected

2- feel: how does it feel? Is it warm or hot when you touch the area around it? If so it's definitely infected

3- liquids: are the liquids coming out normal bodily fluids? If its yellow, green, or thick, that's pus and your wound is 100% infected

"Okay well it's infected now what do I do?"

Depends on how infected it is. If it's just starting to get infected, most care is just antibiotic ointment and hydrogen peroxide

If it's at a later stage of infection other things might be needed. If you yourself are getting a fever then you NEED to go to prompt care. If you are unable to, take something like Tylenol to help. Remember a fever is your body fighting the infection, the most you can do is try to help! Keep the wound cleaned and covered in ointment at all times. Monitor how much it's leaking and how hot the area around it is. If it hasn't subsided or you are noticing other symptoms then it is critical you go seek professional care. We don't want a limb lost here