Hey y'all, I'm so sorry to be posting this here but I'm not sure where else to ask and would like honest opinions. Yesterday I got attacked by one of my cats (issue resolved now with help from another member!). Anyway the bites I received aren't sore at all today except one on the back of my hand. I'm honestly just not sure if I should go have it checked out. The pain is awful, the swelling is getting worse and it hurts so bad to move my fingers. Couldn't capture the swelling in the pics but you can see the difference in between my knuckles when making a fist. Even cold water running over my hand is excruciating. These aren't the greatest pics but i tried. You should be able to see where the puncture wound is (middle of hand below ring finger) but the swelling goes up into the knuckle of my ring finger and in between the pinky/ring knuckle. It's also pretty red. Is it just the spot where she bit me or could it be the start of an infection since this is the only one that's swelling and hurting so badly? Again I apologize for posting this up, I have no one else to get an opinion from and don't want to go to the ER unless I have to. (My reg Dr couldn't get me in for another 3 weeks)
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