Hello. On April 3, I cut open my finger just slightly above my knuckle (left hand ring finger) with scissors. About a centimeter cut, maybe a 1/16 in or less deep. Bled a bit but was under control. Cleaned with water, wrapped with gauze and bacitracin, and a large bandaid to immobilize finger. Did that for about 3 days. Healed fairly quickly. However, the finger gets stiff and is painful. The knuckle is slightly swollen...sort of pillowy. Hurts when I press on it. A teeny bit reddish but not really. Poofy. Might it be infected?
Hi, Welcome To Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern regarding your health. Though you are saying that healing is proper done, but features like swelling, puffiness, redness are present because of infection that is improper healing from inside. So, it will be better to consult a doctor for proper Chat Doctor.  Till the time you will consult a doctor, you can take Tablet Very SP (if no allergy) 1 B.D. for 3-5 days and Tablet Peter (if no allergy) 1 B.D., 200 mg for 5 days. After doing all these things, I hope you will get well sooner, and please share your review about my answer on Chat Doctor. Take Care, Thank You. From:- 