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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Foot Due To Thorn In It
my husband worked at a tree farm yesterday and stepped on some kind of thorn. It is now imbedded in his foot. i took him to an Urgent Care center who x-ray'd it and tried to remove it but couldn't. They put him on 2 antiobiotics and told him to wait to see if it comes out on its own but to follow up with a surgeon if not. My husband is in a lot of pain with it and can't walk without crutches. Do I follow up with a surgeon today?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Its better to follow surgeon ASAP. this may get infected despite antibiotics as long as the thorn is inside. So get it removed ASAP.
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