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subungual hematoma
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This. Being somewhat of a fabricator I have a set of pin drills and the driver. Easy peasy and painless.
Just take it off at the knuckle. You can borrow mine. Only hurts for a minute.
halfmileharry
Grandmaster
Throbbing could be very satisfying.
w_ADAM_d88
Master
Another vote for a really tiny drill bit.
thunderchicken
Grandmaster
I have used the hot needle method a few times..ok so I had to have dad do it while I looked away. But never used a tiny drill bit. Years ago, dad was working on a racecar that had been wrinkled up a bit and was drilling out a pop rivet. Had his hand behind the panel and as the bit poked through the rivet he ran it into the tip of his finger just under the nail. When he realized what happened, it hurt bad. But he didn't have a choice but to put the drill in reverse to get the bit out. Then he had this tiny meaty, bloody curly fry looking thing hanging from his finger. So what's a guy to do? Well he cut it off with wire cutters, washed it out and wrapped it with a gauze pad and duct tape. I would just deal with the pain, it will feel better in a few days. Until then follow Dr's orders and stick it in a hole.
That made me too squeemish to use a drill bit on myself. Use a hot needle
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The first time a smashed my finger a good one the doc took a hot glass rod and pushed a hole right threw it. No numbing stuff. He said I would feel that more then the hot glass rod. He was right I felt a teeny bit or warmth, smelled bad. Then it went off like a volcano. OMG it felt so fn good!
I have since done the drill bit thing a few times. I pinch my finger about middle of the nail once. About a 1/8 of an inch for my end. That time I pushed a needle under the nail till I hit the pocket. It felt good to get the pressure out. The nail grew back better/faster on that one.
I have since done the drill bit thing a few times. I pinch my finger about middle of the nail once. About a 1/8 of an inch for my end. That time I pushed a needle under the nail till I hit the pocket. It felt good to get the pressure out. The nail grew back better/faster on that one.
femurphy77
Grandmaster
This right here! You can also just twist the bit between 2 fingers, you'll have plenty of control of the bit so you don't have t worry about drilling into already damaged flesh increasing the pain.
femurphy77
Grandmaster
Haven't had to stab myself in the fingernail but when I was little (10, 12?) I smashed a fingernail, turned black, throbbing pain, etc. week later mom took me to the doc and he had a battery powered hot pin tool to stab it. ohhhhhh so much better.
Took some Ibuprofen last night and went to bed. Woke up at 6am with intense pain and something had to be done. I couldn't find a decent small drill bit so I went to walmart and bought a 1/32 bit for a dremel. Drilled the hole and the pressure pain did get much better, it still hurts but I'm guessing that's from the trauma itself.
Bandaged it up and went to soccer games and then volunteered at the soccer fields. Probably over did it some as I started to bleed through the bandage. Got it all cleaned up again and now it's oozing clear fluid. The dark blood is gone but know the whole nail looks a little red and irritated. Told my wife I that she should've took my spot for volunteering..LOL
Bandaged it up and went to soccer games and then volunteered at the soccer fields. Probably over did it some as I started to bleed through the bandage. Got it all cleaned up again and now it's oozing clear fluid. The dark blood is gone but know the whole nail looks a little red and irritated. Told my wife I that she should've took my spot for volunteering..LOL
femurphy77
Grandmaster
And Rum! Drink plenty of Rum; it'll replace the fluids that subautonamous intelliquasitoma uses while the healing process is going on. I read it in a medical journal once!!
And Rum! Drink plenty of Rum; it'll replace the fluids that subautonamous intelliquasitoma uses while the healing process is going on. I read it in a medical journal once!!
Clearly you've forgotten what you read. It said SCOTCH. Not rum. Scotch, believe it or not, gets into your bloodstream (crazy! I know! Right!?!?) and helps heal the wound from the inside.
thunderchicken
Grandmaster
FE- best advice I have seen today. Too bad I have things to do tonight or I would have to enjoy some rum
I've always used an 18ga needle. You can get them at farm supply stores. Just hold it on the area of the nail and twist it back and forth like a drill bit, they are super sharp and in no time will make it through the nail. The quicker after the injury you do this the better as more blood will escape and ease the pain.
If that redness doesn't go away in a day or so, you might want to see a doctor, as redness is a sign of infection.
Good luck.
