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Fractured Fingertip
#20657827 - 10/04/14 02:50 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I am pretty sure i fractured my fingertip when my girlfriend smashed it in a door..
been three days since it happened and it hurts soo bad and i have this black fingernail..
googled what to do to get some relief and learned to burn a hole in my fingernail to release the blood..
well i did that, and it bled, but still hurts like a mofo..
should i hospital it?
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657835 - 10/04/14 02:52 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes, see a doctor. Unless someone else has better advice.
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657841 - 10/04/14 02:54 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Tough it out if you didn't feel it break, you have some sensation in your finger, and it does not appear infected.
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will they give me pain meds for this?!
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657865 - 10/04/14 03:02 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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They might. Probably just stuff you can get over the counter if you have toughed it out for three days already. Does it really hurt that much? I mean you have already toughed it out a few days, do you want to look like a pussy or a pain med junkie?
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657875 - 10/04/14 03:05 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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hTx said: will they give me pain meds for this?!
Possibly, though I'd expect codeine at the most. Also, if it starts to hurt worse see a doctor.
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657881 - 10/04/14 03:06 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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well the main reason i want some pain meds is to return to work..i'm def. able to tough it out longer, it does feel a lot better now than before, however, its still rather impossible for me to work in this condition..
i also read if the fingernail is more than 50% black (mines 80-90%) than its likely they'll need to remove my fingernail and suture (stitch) the laceration underneath in order to provide any kind of relief.
i cant even barely graze the finger across anything without yelping in pain
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Your fingernail is more than likely gonna fall off. Just keep it clean. You should be good. I'm not sure if burning a hole was a good idea, infection is your worst enemy at this point.
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spore baby said: Tell your girlfriend that she has to do the house chores now and that your doctor said that she has to buy you a case of beer every day until your finger gets better.
Tell her the doctor said that 24 beer. 1 new one held each hour will lower the swelling.
haha i told her she has to do all the chores now and make her break-up weed for me now lol
she also was the one to burn the hole in my fingernail
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657908 - 10/04/14 03:13 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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hTx said: well the main reason i want some pain meds is to return to work..i'm def. able to tough it out longer, it does feel a lot better now than before, however, its still rather impossible for me to work in this condition..
i also read if the fingernail is more than 50% black (mines 80-90%) than its likely they'll need to remove my fingernail and suture (stitch) the laceration underneath in order to provide any kind of relief.
i cant even barely graze the finger across anything without yelping in pain
Smashed my thumb with a lump hammer once, couldn't move it at all for a week or so. The best pain killer you'll get is codeine and that doesn't work too well. My nail went completely black and dropped off after a few days. Just tough it out, the nail should just drop by it's self
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657925 - 10/04/14 03:15 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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is ur girlfriend crazy and did it on purpose or was it an accident?
When I was little there were a few times I got fingers stuck in the corner of car doors, OUCH
One time I fucked up the pinky finger on my right hand and the doctor put it in a splint with my ring finger so it wouldn't grow away from the rest, instead both the pinky and ring grew slightly away from the rest lol
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: Sheekle]
#20657935 - 10/04/14 03:17 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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i think both, we were fighting and when i followed her inside she slammed the door where my hand was.
accident but not really..
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657940 - 10/04/14 03:19 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah slamming doors in general is no bueno either way. I think the last time I slammed a door I was like 12.
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: hTx]
#20657965 - 10/04/14 03:28 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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hTx said: well the main reason i want some pain meds is to return to work..i'm def. able to tough it out longer, it does feel a lot better now than before, however, its still rather impossible for me to work in this condition..
i also read if the fingernail is more than 50% black (mines 80-90%) than its likely they'll need to remove my fingernail and suture (stitch) the laceration underneath in order to provide any kind of relief.
i cant even barely graze the finger across anything without yelping in pain
Have you tried taking any OTC pain meds yet? What do you do for work? A finger model? I am sure you can manage.
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really? Burn a hole in your fingernail? Now you have destroyed the tissues needed to grow your fingernail back properly. Unbelievable.
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: koods]
#20658209 - 10/04/14 05:10 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Congrats OP on being to drill the hole in finger nail yourself... That's what I call courage. I doubt I would be able to do that on my own. I truly hope you went deep enough in the right place so you won't have to go through it again. Doctors sometime need to drill 3 holes to hit the right spot.
Did you use a 1/16 drill bit?
Doctor time...
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: Patlal]
#20658253 - 10/04/14 05:24 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Here's a video of the fingernail drilling to satisfy everybody's curiousity
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Re: Fractured Fingertip [Re: Patlal]
#20658332 - 10/04/14 05:51 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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