Skinned Knee & Prednisone/Remicade/6MP

As I understand it, the dose we are at for immunosuppressants is not one that compromises our ability to heal but that's not true with prednisone which can make it harder to heal if you have been on high doses or on it for a long period of time. I'm not on any medications and I slipped on a muddy slope while hiking and had a nasty infection. I recommend you try to self treat by cleaning 2X per day with hydrogen peroxide. Then put a thick layer of Polysporin on a bandaid. Do this until the infection has cleared. Of course if you should notice an increasing spot of redness or get a fever, go have it seen by a doctor.

Sue

Ouch! I'm glad the baby is OK!

I think watch it -- treat it like Suebear recommends -- and note whether it is getting better each day and not worse.
If it's getting worse, see a doctor.

A couple springs ago I tripped on an uneven sidewalk & fell straight forward-- just managed to keep my face from hitting the ground. I was wearing heavy jeans, but that did not prevent my right knee from getting skinned! When I got home & looked, it was turning ugly colors & missing a piece of skin about the size of a quarter. It throbbed. I washed the area & put on Neosporin lotion containing a pain-reliever, plus a loose bandage. The wound stayed moist for longer than usual, in my experience, over a week-- but it stopped hurting after a couple days so that helped me to think positively about it. Around Day 10 it finally started to form a scab. At the end of a yr I still had a reddish scar there, but now that's finally gone. I wasn't on any UC med except a 5-ASA during that whole span of time. Probably the force of the fall & the hardness of the surface one hits causes the degree of injury & some UC meds can increase bruising. I hope you'll see signs of healing soon. Glad the little guy made out o.k. / Old Hat (30 yrs withy left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)