This is definitely a new one here - necrotizing fasciitis

[countrygirl]

You do not have necrotising fascitis or any other kind of infection in your finger because if you did you would know big time - my son 7 yrs ago stood on something sharp with bare foot and pricked it - so small not visible with the naked eye and these are the dangerous ones as they don't bleed to clean the wound. Within 24 hrs he had a black foot and red lines up both side of his leg to knee and was seriously ill. It took a week in hospital and iv antibtiotics and at first they were worried about him losing his foot! He made a full recovery in a week. This was caused by Strep bacteria on his foot getting into a pinprick wound. I was told that bleeding is cleansing. Because he didn't really notice the pin prick he didn't clean his foot and wore sweaty socks all day. If he had washed his foot or applied any sort of disinfectant he would not have got that infection.

Your cut sounds perfect for a cut

[mummyto4]

You don't have necrotising fascitis. It is extremely extremely extremely rare, also, anyone that has ever had this has problems, almost immediately. This can kil within hours, so basically I would imagine you woud have been seriously ill by now! I remember all the media hype about this many years ago and it put the fear of god into me. From what I have read about this particular illness is you would't have time to think about whether or not you have it... its quick and you would be very sick. Dont let your worries spoil your evening out! Put it out of your mind.
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[Onward]

I appreciate both of your answers. Believe it or not, I was working with a scissor this evening and cut myself again! I HATE THIS ANXIETY! I rea;lize cuts will happen, I just want to be able to say that just because my wife had strep some time back ( and had antibiotics), this is not something I need to fear for every cut or scrape. Please let me know.

[countrygirl]

Think of how many people cut themselves and how many of them go on to get nasty infections - its so tiny its fallen off the scale
If you are like me with health anxiety then I always wash and disinfect anywound no matter how tiny and if you do that the chances of infection must be almost zero.

We have some farm buildings on our land that are run by young farmer and you should see the state of his hands - they are covered in cow muck and slurry and often sheep blood and other unmentionables and not only does he eat food without washing them but he is always getting nasty cuts and he neve washes them or anything and he is still alive and well - he laughs at my face when I see him eating with those hands. I reckon he should donate himself to medical science because he seems to be immune to every bacteria known to man