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Jan 17, 2012, 06:46 AM
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so I have lots of quite bad scars between my wrist and elbow on my left arm. what I want to know is, is it normal for them to be sore to touch? they get itchy, which I know means they are healing or something but they are sore when I touch them..
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Jan 17, 2012, 11:33 AM
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#3
Jan 17, 2012, 12:48 PM
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The itching drives me insane and bothers me more than the soreness.
But...it also makes me think twice the next time I get the urge... |
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Jan 20, 2012, 10:11 PM
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You know it's funny this post came up because I cut myself quite badly 15 times on my left arm (always the left) I fell asleep for a while after (that's what cutting does to me, calms me and makes me very tired). Anyway when I woke it hurt very bad an that night I struggled to sleep. I created a load of pressure on my arm over night by a tight bandage that helped the pain.
I remember asking if it usually hurt this bad but didn't get any answers. Once the pain went the itching started and man I'm not sure what was worse! I would scratch which would create pain... So a no win situation! I had to use home stitches on them too. |
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#5
Jan 21, 2012, 07:29 AM
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I think it is normal for them to hurt right after you've done them..
what I mean is that some that are like 3+ months old are still really sore to touch.. so they are no longer fresh cuts they are really quite old. |
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#6
Jan 21, 2012, 08:49 AM
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Oh.. Well I have never experienced pain from old scars. Did they get infected at the time? Did it need medical attention at the time? I think you should see a doctor. I once cut my wrist open really bad and it turned purple and blue. I saw a doctor straight away and I needed to have a tetanus shot. If you are worried get it checked out.
Last edited by darkpurplesecrets; Jan 21, 2012 at 10:04 AM. Reason: added trigger icon.... |
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Jan 21, 2012, 05:43 PM
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the sore ones needed stitches, but I'm up to date with tetnus.
I'm not super worried but I might mention it to my GP when I see him next. |
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Jan 22, 2012, 08:07 AM
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Maybe the ones that needed stiches damaged more than the skin? I'm not sure I'm not a doctor but would be interested to know what is going on.
Good luck. |
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