Long story short, I wasn't very smart. Now, I have a nasty wound on the middle of my thigh. It's fairly deep, not very long, but I can't get stitches for it. I went to the hospital 48 hours after it happened, and they told me that it would be a bad idea to stitch the wound. Something about trapping any possible infection in my leg. They told me to continue to treat it as I was (cleaning it with water, holding it with butterfly tape, antibacterial ointment, gauze, and then wrapping everything up with a tensor bandage) and to return if i notice any signs of infection.
I can walk on it, but with a limp. It hurts to apply my full weight on it, and I don't get around very quickly. If I sit down for an extended period of time, the pain is a lot worse when I move. There are moments when it hurts when I'm not even doing anything. (It's not showing any signs of infection, and I was told that it's going to hurt for a while, for obvious reasons). I have to work in a few hours. It isn't bleeding, and it hasn't for a while now. I'm just worried that with moving around so much, that it won't be able to heal properly. My partner suggested to bring a crutch with me and use it as much as possible, but I feel silly thinking of using one for this situation. It's not like I broke my leg or anything.
Obviously, I make bad decisions. I don't want to hurt myself any farther, and I want the best possible chance of healing this. What should I do?
