The Arm

So, I took my oozing arm to Dr. Dossetor on Feb. 7, because I already had an appointment. She said some Hmmms and prescribed antibiotics, inside and out.
She also took me off the "scary medicine" (Soriatane), as she thought that might be weakening my system.
It took 2 weeks, but it has healed. Still a little itchy and still a little red, but not much of a bother. What a mess!
(every time I put polysporin on it--especially from the tube at work) it flared up again.)
I'll go back to her in May for a foot check-up.

Feet are great, but what about the Arm?

So, about a week ago Monday-ish, I got a scratch on my left arm, on the inner forearm, in a spot that's always resting on desks, counters, knees, etc. It was a deep, straight scratch, but I don't remember it happening. In fact, people pointed it out to me before I noticed it myself. It didn't hurt. After a couple of days, though, it got itchy and reddish; oh, oh, an infection!
After that, things went straight to hell. I tried Polysporin, I tried alcohol (applied externally), I tried hot, hot water to urge the infection to hurry up and leave. On Friday when I went to Toronto, I had it well bandaged to keep out germs and keep ooze in.
But it got worse and worse. By Monday, it was a big bump that oozed yellow (and sometimes red) liquid all the time! It got redder and itchier. Then I remembered I still had some silver absorbent stuff left over from wound care of the foot, and I applied that on Wed. and Thurs. It seemed to do the trick. The oozing and itching have diminished a lot. It's still red and tender, but motly dry. What a pain!