Smashed Finger - Medical Advice

#28
#28
I would only poke through the nail if the pain/pressure keeps you from functioning. I slammed mine in a car door a few years ago and it was so bad I couldn't sleep. Start a small hole with a straight pin and work it SLOWLY until you get it through the nail. I would do it outside if possible because its going to make a mess.
 
#31
#31
Mods, please can we have a worst medical advice thread stickied at the top of the Pub? Please?
 
#33
#33
govols/cc said:
You can pierce the nail but leaving it alone will end in the same result. The blood will dry under the nail. In a month or two the nail will start to crumble & the new nail will push it out of the way. It will probably take 6 months or a little longer for it to look normal again. Even after the old nail is completely gone it will look funky for awhile.
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^ This right here. Just put ice packs on it to reduce the swelling and take anti-inflammatories.
 
#38
#38
I smashed my thumb almost two months ago and it hurt for maybe a week and a half. Had the exact same symptoms as you. Never hurt enough for me to attempt the pin or drill tricks and I never even thought about the idea of pooping on it. Probably would've been a huge help. No pain now, but I'm having to "wait" on the blood that piled up beneath the finger to grow out with the nail. It's a sllllllloooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww process evidently. It honestly looks 200 times worse now than it did when it actually hurt. I'll try to take a picture to show it.
 
#39
#39
volfanbill said:
I smashed my thumb almost two months ago and it hurt for maybe a week and a half. Had the exact same symptoms as you. Never hurt enough for me to attempt the pin or drill tricks and I never even thought about the idea of pooping on it. Probably would've been a huge help. No pain now, but I'm having to "wait" on the blood that piled up beneath the finger to grow out with the nail. It's a sllllllloooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww process evidently. It honestly looks 200 times worse now than it did when it actually hurt. I'll try to take a picture to show it.
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The old nail will more than likely start to fall apart exposing the dry blood as the new nail grows out. It is a slow process. My nail looks like it has 2 tiers on it & it's been about 6 months.
 
#40
#40
volfanbill said:
I smashed my thumb almost two months ago and it hurt for maybe a week and a half. Had the exact same symptoms as you. Never hurt enough for me to attempt the pin or drill tricks and I never even thought about the idea of pooping on it. Probably would've been a huge help. No pain now, but I'm having to "wait" on the blood that piled up beneath the finger to grow out with the nail. It's a sllllllloooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww process evidently. It honestly looks 200 times worse now than it did when it actually hurt. I'll try to take a picture to show it.
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I don't care what it looks like (for the most part). Will be glad when it stops hurting everytime I bump it on something
 
#42
#42
volinbham said:
gonna give it another day before I 1) put a hole in it or 2) poop on it
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#46
#46
volinbham said:
I don't care what it looks like (for the most part). Will be glad when it stops hurting everytime I bump it on something
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It hurt like no other for the first week or so, then slowly faded away and now nothing. It just seems like it starts to look worse every time I look at it.
 
#47
#47
Had the same thing happen to me in high school in the late 80's when I was helping one of my coaches move a desk after practice. Desk drawer came out and fell on my foot crushing my big toe. Went to the ER and they lit a paper clip with a torch to stick through the top of my toenail to release the pressure and drain the blood. The most painful thing I have ever felt in my life. I think having Kathy Bates put a block of wood between my knees and swinging a 10 lb sledge hammer would have felt better. Good luck man!
 
#50
#50
You don't have to do anything to the nail. Put some ice on it. You might slice your finger to get the blood from in under your skin.
 
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