[ickydog2006]

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First I want to start out with...yeah, I know it was stupid. I wasn't thinkin straight and I should have never done it...but the damage is done and I can't take it back so please just advise me.

Friday I freaked out and started cutting my stomach. It wasn't deep and it was more like scratches that bled, I just filled about the space of a nickel with them. So afterwards it stung really bad and I still felt sorta out of it and put hydrogen peroxide on it. The 3% stuff that you use. Instead of just dabbing it with it though, I poured some on it and watched it sit....yeah I know stupid... So then I was just gazing into it still sorta dazed feeling and my skin started to produce little air bubbles, and I just watched them...yeah I know, getting more stupid... After about a minute of that my skin turned white there and I came to the realization that it was burning my skin. Of course that sorta snapped me out of the trance like state and I wiped off the rest of the liquid. It took almost a day for the white to turn to red and now the skin is peeling off a little deeper than the scratches went. So back to my question...should I be worried about it, and if so what should I do?

Go get some attention to it at the hospital. please take care of yourself, sweet one.

[BamaSurvivor]

I don't know, I've put peroxide on my wounds before and I had those little white bubbles pop up as well and when I wiped them away, my wounds turned into a white soft scab for a day or so, then would turn into a regular scab. I think it's just part of killing the bacteria from the wounds, but I could be wrong. If it's bothering you, seek medical attention as advised.

[Renwolf]

HIya,

Regular peroxide shouldn't burn your skin. I've had the bubbles and skin turning white, too, when I've used it. I always figured it was just the peroxide doing it's job, so to speak.

For what it's worth, I've read that antibacterial soap is as good for preventing infection in minor cuts as some of the stronger stuff (peroxiode, iodine, etc) and does less damage to the surrounding tissue.

I'm not a doctor, of course, and it's always a good idea to consult a professional if you're not sure that a cut is healing properly. Hope it's better soon!

[Shadowsinsideme]

hi ickydog,

when i've cut myself in the past, especially deep cuts , they always turned white like that, and i didn't even put peroxide on them. i think it;s just the fat tissue showing through the skin. usually it happens with deeper cuts, at least in my experience. Did you cut yourself deeper than usual that time? the peroxide probably added to making it look white, because it washed away all the blood and such.
whenever i've used peroxide, it's always felt like it was burning or eating away at my skin. that's just how peroxide works. and peroxide always bubbles/fizzes like that when poured over a wound. nothing to really worry about there, er, i don't think anyways.

the thing you need to worry about is it getting infected. so keep them clean (wash them with soap or use some more peroxide) and maybe put a band aid over them for the first day or two.

good luck.

-Becka

[Hope4me2]

if your concerned then it must be bothering you...I would then get it checked out by someone in the medical field....take care of yourself please

[ickydog2006]

I work at th hospital here and know if I told someone my boss would find out. It is okay now. it never really scared like the rest and itched like crazy. The skin just kept peeling away. It is still sorta peeling but not like it did before. Now it is slowly peeling and exposing skin that is sorta healed. Thanks for the advice.