Taking action for an infected surgical wound

On Dec 16, my doctor removed something from my leg that I found out later was a dermatofibroma. These are deep growths so I had a bit of a crater in my leg. My husband commented that "it looks like you've been shot!" The healing progressed normally for 2 weeks. The wound was protected by several scabs. However when the scabs fell off, the wound began to get infected. It was red and tender, oozing a smelly discharge and not healing. Fortunately, it was no more painful than usual and there was no streaking. My husband punctured his finger on the thorn of a Russian Olive tree and the wound became infected. He had to have a shot of antibiotic and a tetanus booster. I decided to try to clean the wound with antibacterial soap containing benzalkonium chloride and to put hot compresses on it. I protected it with a bandage. I stopped at the clinic the next morning, but could not be seen and made an appointment for today (Sat). Happily the wound began to respond to the antibacterial soap and compresses and began to heal again. Encouraged I canceled my appointment at the clinic as the site is mostly closed, there is little pain, and the redness is decreasing. I feel so fortunate that we had benzalkonium chloride in our house and that I had the good sense to use it and cover the wound with a bandage. Sometimes I wish I had more medical knowledge. I am glad that I realized that my leg was getting infected and took action.