you know when you get a wick down the side of your nail and your ment to cut it rather than pull it out cause it ripps the skin, well i ripped mine out and now my finder balooning with an infection, i think im going to have to lance it but im shitting myself cause i hate stuff like that, has anyone else lanced an infection ?
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i had to go hospital on crimbo eve about 6-7 years ago to have my finger lanced. Me finger had gone too twice it's size an i was in agony with it, so popped down A&E and half hour later me finger was cut. Proper instant releif. Pain afterwards was a bugger too though. All the infection coming out and me nail falling off. Wasn't enjoyable in the slightest. Good luck to ya fella. 
Wouldn't bother bud. Get out of work and go hospice. Least it'll be done with appropriate cleanliness and get properly dressed. Not only that but when they lance it they squeeze it to get the infection out and i don't think you'd wanna do that to yourself. Depends how bad it is though???cam said:me fingers really hot and sorenot looking forward to lancing it
I had sommat similar years ago with my thumb, it'd got infected at the end, under the nail.
I went to the treatment room of my docs and they said they could sort it for me in there.
I had no idea how painful it'd be, they sliced the end of my thumb with a scalpel, and f**k me, it felt like they were cutting through to the bone
Hope you get it sorted, don't leave it mate, the longer you leave it, the worse it'll be, trust me on that, as I left mine for over 2 months :S :$
Worst though was ingrowing toe nail, argggggggggggggg how sore are them buggers?
I went to the treatment room of my docs and they said they could sort it for me in there.
I had no idea how painful it'd be, they sliced the end of my thumb with a scalpel, and f**k me, it felt like they were cutting through to the bone
Hope you get it sorted, don't leave it mate, the longer you leave it, the worse it'll be, trust me on that, as I left mine for over 2 months :S :$
Worst though was ingrowing toe nail, argggggggggggggg how sore are them buggers?
yeah, bj is right, don't leave it too long.blue jammer said:
Problem is, you have to leave it for a certain time for the infection to come to the surface. Is an absolute bugger chief. Go docs or hospice though for sure.
cam ur finger will fine huns without lancing it...i do this all the time cus i just cant help picking at things...i have made a right mess b4 now....ur finger will be very sore cus its a sensitive area....once it starts healing the inflamation will reduce just keep ur hands clean and dont pick at it like i would..lol..... :$
Northern Star said:cam ur finger will fine huns without lancing it...i do this all the time cus i just cant help picking at things...i have made a right mess b4 now....ur finger will be very sore cus its a sensitive area....once it starts healing the inflamation will reduce just keep ur hands clean and dont pick at it like i would..lol..... :$
thank god for this reply, i was beginging to shit my pants
beleive me when i say it huns......when i get stressed out or when i get worried bout stuff i chew my finger......make a mess so the skin is raw almost.....it stings like hell and hurts bad enough to wake u in the night....just give it a couple of days and the swelling should go down.....bit of which hazel would be good for it but it will sting to high heaven like! ull be fine......nurse finn over and out! lol
nice one ill try that witch hazel later
Im tempted to put some sugar and soap on a plaster thats got drawing tendencies hasnt it to pull out the infection ?
Im tempted to put some sugar and soap on a plaster thats got drawing tendencies hasnt it to pull out the infection ?
aww no idea there cam hun.....give it a whirl.....if it doesnt help it certainly wont do any harmcam said:nice one ill try that witch hazel later
Im tempted to put some sugar and soap on a plaster thats got drawing tendencies hasnt it to pull out the infection ?
NS is prolly right if it's only a small infection chief. i thought you had summet like what i had. Whole finger literally went twice it's size. feckin killed.
its just on the nail part to the finger and around to top, all my finger at the bottoms swolen and sore, ill leave it and see what happens first
its gerring worse the more the day goes on, might antiseptic it when i get back later if i dont fall asleep first
Cheers BJ full of confidence now mate
Cheers BJ full of confidence now mate
blue jammer said:Sorry cam, the finger is gonna have to come off...
PMSL that's Evil lol.
its probly nowt to woory about like debs says, just keep it clean and dont pic at it, if it gets worse the nures at your GP's should be able to do it. Try ice to numb it if its sore
got ne self some magnesium sulphate from the chemist its got drawing tendancies apparently so theres shit lods of that on and ill check it tomorrow
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