Am I safe?

Hi everyone. I was hoping to see if I'm safe after having a minor road rash accident 8 days ago that happened when I fell off my bike while trying to turn from a sidewalk into a trail.

I immediately went back to the bike shop after I picked my bike up from service to use their restroom to try and clean what I could before riding back home. It looks a lot better overall today compared to what it used to look like right after the accident.

However, I'm a little nervous after noticing what looks like some yellow discharge coming from the spots on my knee and forearm which were the points of impact on my fall. It seems like it isn't discharging as much as before but I keep reading about how yellow discharge could mean it's infected.

I'm not experiencing any other symptoms like pain, increased redness or a foul odor coming from the wounds which would also indicate an infection from what I've researched. It actually looks like the overall bruising and redness is improving. I'm also not experiencing any pain compared to the stinging and extreme sensitivity to touch the same day it happened.

I'm just hoping to get some reassurance that I'll be fine but if it sounds like it's infected then I'll probably try to visit my local urgent care. I was hoping to upload some photos of what the wounds look like now but it doesn't appear that I can/it looks like photos aren't allowed. Thank you all so much in advance.

Posted Jul 25, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC

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