who's right, me or dh?

Mrs.Saxy

He used DS's nystatin to put on his athlete's foot.  I specifically asked him to use a different finger if he needed to get more medicine to apply to his foot.  He used his index finger to get medicine twice after he touched his fungal foot.  

I'm pissed because how effing hard is it to use another finger and he doesn't understand what the big deal is because it's fungus medicine and it's designed to kill whatever he would've contaminated it with. 

~Kat~

I would probably use a different finger, but I don't think its a huge deal that he didn't. If you are worried about it, you can just wipe the end of the tube off with rubbing alcohol or peroxide or something.

belle204

This is probably a dumb question but ... if it's an antifungal cream that's meant to kill fungus and he touched it wouldn't it just kill whatever he left behind? that aside, I'd be annoyed he kept doing it after asking him not to. But, I agree you should just wipe it w/alcohol or something.

dnagal

Certainly he could contaminate the outside of the tube, etc.  In theory, he's right, that the cream should kill any fungal contamination in the tube, but he may be contaminating the tube with bacteria, etc. from his foot that wouldn't necessarily be killed by the drug.  He may have a different strain, or drug-resistant strain of fungus that you wouldn't want to cross-contaminate your son with. 

But, short story, it's unlikely to do any harm, but it isn't the most hygenic way of going about things.   

HotDish!

What he did is annoying but your reaction is sure to start a fight and it's just not worth it.

oparcm

HotDish!:

What he did is annoying but your reaction is sure to start a fight and it's just not worth it.

This and I understand because my dh would do the exact same thing.  I know that annoyance!  But it is not worth the battle.

Zenya

you're sounding a little psycho TBH.

Mrs.Saxy

I am a bit psycho when I ask for a simple thing and DH flat out refuses.  It was just the principle about how hard is it to actually use a different finger.  Thanks for the reality check.

hopefulmom

I'd be hiding it and he can go buy is own tube!