More medical advice

Have you had a Tetanus shot lately?

 

+1 on tetanus. Go get a shot

 

Tetanus shot if you haven't had a recent one in the past 24 months, which I bet you haven't. Get it first thing in the morning. No joke here, tetanus will kill you and if you wait too long, you're toast.

After you get the shot, go see your doctor.

Mom says.

 

http://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-puncture-wounds/basics/art-20056665

 

What The Flo said. And stay tuned here on Yee Olde Fourume for medicale advise, there's no need to go to a trained physician, none at all.


Ice ice bebe

 

Knee problems can linger, you might want to get it checked out. I might need a replacement right now

 

or a pump...

 

I would ice like yank said.. maybe take an NSAID. It is probably has swelling / inflammation. Maybe put on an ACE bandage for support.

 

How deep is it? It probably wouldn't take much to puncture a ligament or tendon. Not much meat right there.

 

I will defer to Dr. O Barry or Betty on this one.

 

or a new username once king austin the butthurt marshmellow gets his fluffy texan hands on your picture.

 

Sounds as if you are "set" with your tetanus shot. As a point of information, tetanus is a bacteria, clostridium tetani, which can be a nasty one if not attended to, but it sounds as if you are well within your immunization schedule date range. At 5 years, I would definitely get a shot; 3 years you should be good. You need to keep puncture wound CLEAN, use isopropyl alcohol daily for a few days. Tetanus is NOT the only bacteria we need to be concerned about; staph and strep also. Make sure you have no spreading redness about puncture, no pus, etc. If you develop a fever..see MD right away.
Based on your description, it is a shallow puncture so it should heal on its own. Just watch it ACTIVELY, (i.e. check it in morning and evening when you clean with isopropyl) to make sure no problems are developing.
Stay out of surf for a few days, btw, allowing it to heal.
Now here, I would normally invoke a "go kill yourself" clause, but I guess we cannot do that anymore. So "go heal thyself" will have to do.......

Oh, and one vital piece of advice--before you clean the wound with alcohol, CLEAN YOUR HANDS well. Us guys "are such pigs", I am told........

 

Have a couple and forget about it....man up, you will live....promise!!!

 

Puncture wounds can be dangerous and hurt like hell if they become infected. Go to an emergency medical and get a tetanus booster, even after 3 years they will insist, and a round of antibiotics. You will be good to go after that and the good thing is with the pain in your knee your your threshold is already up so you will barely feel the shots. Ever wonder why you see emergency personnel giving shots and the receiver doesn't even flinch, that's why, once your pain threshold is up you can't feel anything from a needle.

 

o barry

 

Rub some Mary Juana on the woundè
Should be fine in 2-3 days