sorry your fingers are flaring up again RTE - have you tried plain ole tincture of iodine? I spoke with a doctor recently on the topic of wheeping wound care, and he said that neosporin, being a petroleum based product (vasaline base, basically) can tend to keep a wound ‘wet’ - and actually contribute to bacterial growth of a covered (gauzed/gloved) wound. There is also a very cheap OTC powder for soaking solution called DOMEBORO -aluminum acetate - (a Bayer product) excellent for drying open sores IMO
Gee, I wish I had a good ole magic potion for ya!
Hee hee, that’s pretty much what I just wrote earlier. Neosporin was incubating the germs and making it worse and I use Burow’s solution (Domeboro) for soaking. Plus a few 1000 more words of self-pity, lol. It is making me miserable.
I do wish the ointment would’ve worked, tho, because it was the only thing that kept my worst finger flexible enough to bend and kind of use. Otherwise, it’s *shooting pains* when touched in any way.
Thanks for your concern!
Oh, as far as iodine - no, hadn’t tried that. Putting it on my list now to try.