For something so small, it hurts like the dickens. There's a small blackish-purple spot, surrounded by dark red-purple streaks. It's less than quarter inch in any direction.
It's hurting to type, and this is a very bad time of the semester for that to happen.
Anyone have any idea?
Dagonee
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Um...yes. But it hurts. It involves heated needles. O_O
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Yoowwwch!
I can't offer any advice, but damn dude...ouch.
Typing must be a new experience with that.
-Trevor
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
OK, it probably doesn't hurt that bad yet.
Posted by RackhamsRazor (Member # 5254) on :
I hate to say it but I'm not sure much can be done unless the blood builds up under it so much u have to go to the doctors to have them fix it. I had one that started at the base of my thumb nail after my cat bit me. It was there for a good 2 months before it grew out with my thumb nail.
I hope it feels better though. Who knows...maybe someone else knows a way to fix those things, but I never heard of any way .
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
When I had one of those, I was told (not by a medical professional) that I could drill through the nail with a needle to relieve the pressure, but I didn't have the guts. I eventually did drill, but that was a couple weeks later when it had dried up and didn't hurt anymore.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I've done the drill with a needle thing, too. I didn't think it was as bad as leaving it. Um, I'm pretty sure our medical professionals won't recommend it, though. *shifty*
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
quote: If the blood is only under the upstream half of the fingernail, you have a bigger problem. Creating a hole in the fingernail will relieve the pressure, but this isn't easy to do with the equipment in the typical household. Consider seeing your friendly local ER doctor. But if you're bound to do it yourself, you can try drilling or melting a hole in the nail. In the ER, we use a white-hot wire to quickly melt a hole in the nail. Some people use a high-speed drill or Dremmel tool. (Warning: if you try one of these techniques at home, you deserve whatever complication you create.) After draining the blood, bandage it up to keep germs from going in the hole. After a few days, plug the hold with clear nail polish or repair compound.
Look at that site at your own risk. There are some very graphic pictures, so if your squeamish, don't go there.
I would say I'd never do that, but then I'll spare you the details of what I'll do the next time I get an ingrown toe nail.
-Trevor
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
What's the "upstream half"?
It's only about a quarter inch from the tip of the nail, so it won't take nearly as long as the one at the base.
It still doesn't hurt enough to make me drill it. *shudder*
Maybe the adrenilin rush will help on exams.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I've done the needle thing. I'm telling you, it was MUCH better than sticking with the blister under the nail.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
OK, maybe Eve will do it. Naturally, it's on the right hand, so I'm too clumsy to do it.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Well, sliding the needle up under the nail till it hits the blister and the blood seeps out is less painful than drilling it.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Hmmm - that might work. Do you do it while the needle's still hot?
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Oh my god. OUCH!
Am I the only one cringing throughout this thread?
-Trevor
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Are you kidding? I got squicked out by the thread title ! Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
If you do the sliding thing, I don't think the needle should be hot. I think you toast the needle to sterilize it. If you don't think homeopathic remedies are Satan, Aconite is good for crushed extremities.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Tape an aspirin to it.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
No, the needle doesn't need to be hot, just sterilized. Hot is for when you drill and have to melt the fingernail. Hot when sliding means much more pain than necessary.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
I've done the needle thing, more than once and it doesn't hurt if you do it right.
First, of course, clean the nail area and sterilize the needle, I used boiling water to sterilize mine.
You're not going to jab a hole in the nail, you're going to bore a hole in the nail. If the needle is really sharp, this will work fine - just put it against the nail where the blood is and begin turning. Eventually you'll bore a little hole in there and the blood will begin to well out. I've done it when my thumb was slammed in a car door and was black under the nail with blood - I didn't even feel it, there's no pain at all involved in boring the hole. Let me tell you, the relief when you get rid of all that pressure under the nail - it's worth it! Keep it clean, and re-open it as needed with the needle to keep it draining.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
It's very satisfying as well.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I think drilling is better than sliding under the nail, unless it's REALLY near the tip.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Apparently I've found something I'm legitimately squeamish about.
-Trevor
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Trevor...get on MSN. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
You're not going to talk about sharp things under fingernails, are you?
*ack*
-Trevor
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Yeah, drilling is much cleaner. Under the fingernail has a much larger chance of infection. But I was a weenie, couldn't get the drilling to work, and just went for it.
It HURT, man!
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I was going to say ice, but... Yuck ! Sorry to say that, but I'm glad I'm not in your shoes.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Ask doctors to inject something, or cut the finger off - it'll ease the pain at the nail by hurting other places.
Seriously, I can't help you. Sorry, Dagdag. JH
[ April 29, 2005, 06:56 AM: Message edited by: Jonathan Howard ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
OK, the streaks have diffused into a pale red area with tiny black spots. There aren't any black spots bigger than the head of a pin, and there are several of them, so I don't think I'll be able to drain it. It hurts a lot less, too, although there are still stabs sometimes when I type.
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