Had a paper cut that caused my index finger to swell, surface was very warm within three days. Went to doctor, and he gave me a tetnus booster shot and anti biotic for MRSA. I did not get my anti biotics till three hours later, by then the swelling on my finger started to ebb (I could start bending it to a 45 degree angle). Still took my anti biotics, but the more I thought about it, probably was tetnus. Lesson, if you are in your late 40’s have the doctor check your med records for when you had your last shot or booster for tetnus. For me it was over 20 years ago when I got a booster while I was in the Army. Those boosters do wear out within 20 plus years.
Good to hear it worked out...whether you had MRSA and/or tetanus.
Having had a bad enough case of cellulitis that when I got up out of
bed, it felt like a million little needles penetrating my leg...
AND
Having read about the long, lingering death of David Thoreau’s brother
by tetanus....
Neither one is a preferred “way to go”!