Healing Skin or Not

[Quarterhorses1]

This is what it looked like today, after removing all the dead skin on Monday

You need to keep scraping. You can add Vaseline around the bumble to make it less painful. Some injectable penicillin might help

 

[Megana]

You may be dealing with a stubborn case. You do need to keep debriding until you get a smooth "scab" that is not black.

It may not be apparent, but new tissue is starting to grow from the edges. You won't be hurting that by soaking and scraping off this scab. It will actually encourage the new tissue growth.

I've shared my own personal history here in past threads to illustrate how debriding a serious wound encourages new skin growth. I was badly burned thirty years ago due to standing in a puddle of gasoline when it ignited. I was treated at the ER for my severe burns and was released to do my own burn care. This consisted of scrubbing all the accumulated scabby material off my burns each day and slathering on an ointment (Silvadene) to prevent infection and to encourage tissue growth by keeping the wounds moist. It was an extremely painful process, and it seemed counterproductive. But after a month, all new skin had grown over my burns.

This is how healing bumblefoot works. By removing all old dead tissue (the black) and bacteria, you are encouraging new tissue to grow over the wounds. Treating bumblefoot can be laborious and tedious. But the effort pays off in the end.

Thank you and I am so sorry for what you went through… I’m sure that took a lot of strength! Well, good news… I looked at it today and it seemed a little more swollen (I removed everything you saw in the picture before), but it looked like healthy skin. Hoping we are over the bump! Thank you again for all of your help!