Quote Originally Posted by CathyBogart
I just want to emphasize for everyone's benefit -

NEVER EVER EVER use peroxide on wounds, especially puncture wounds! The foaming action can actually drive bacteria deeper into the wound, creating a recipe for infection/abscess. They've pounded this into my head over and over again in tech school, so I just wanted to let you guys know.

I hope your hand feels better jenn...I've found that alternating cold (to bring down swelling) and hot (to relax the area) compresses can help with the pain associated with infected bites, though mine were rat bites.
Oh my! I even told the ER doc that I was using peroxide and he was like "Oh, ok." Hrm... guess I'll stop that! I'm out of betadine, so I have to pick that up tonight. I saw it at CVS and was shocked to see how $$ it is, $18.00 for a bottle of it!! Geez!