Today, I got a splinter in my shop class. The teacher dug at it with tweezers for a while, then told me that my best bet would be to wait until the wound got infected and formed a bunch of pus around the splinter to force it out. It's in my dominant hand's palm. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had to remove a splinter from one of my roommates. This would have been better if the splinter wasn't deeply lodged in their asscheek. FML
Today, I now know how it feels to have a splinter of wood hammered a full inch underneath your fingernail. FML
Today, I noticed one of my toenails was getting super long, so I cut it. In doing so, I accidentally ripped it off and it started bleeding. As I went to get something to stop it from bleeding, I got a huge splinter in my little toe, causing a painful infection. I think I should just go back to bed. FML
Today, I had to help my dad remove a splinter. From his butt. FML
Today, I cut my finger open with a spoon. After waiting for 4 hours in the emergency room, the doctor told me I was missing too much flesh to qualify for stitches. He then called 2 other doctors in to examine it. Apparently they had a contest for patient with most ridiculous injury. I won. FML
Today, I managed to staple my finger while showing my kindergartner class how to properly use one. FML
Today, while observing a surgery, I was asked to open a glass ampule of adrenaline. Not only did I break it and get it everywhere, I sliced open my thumb bad enough to need stitches. FML
Today, I tried to get a piece of glass out of my big toe. After an hour of poking and prodding, I finally got it out only for it to fall on the floor where I couldn't find it. Not five minutes later, I stepped on it again. FML
Today, I finally get to go surfing! On my way out, I got a splinter that’s still way too deep to remove, causing me to cancel the surf day and now it really hurts to walk. FML
Today, I reached for my lip balm while laying in bed in the dark. I accidentally knocked my bedside lamp, and it fell on my hand and shattered. A huge glass fragment impaled my hand. I just got out of surgery. FML
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Top comments
chuka81 27
You have two choices here. You could either listen to your teacher, or go see a qualified doctor.
anthonydpalm 18
Cut your whole hand off OP. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
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blackrose1996 11
Schools have nurses for a reason
Lazureneku777 13
just put a dab a glue on it, let it dry, then peel the glue off, and the splinter should come out with it
73012211 17
For the record, that's white/craft glue, not superglue
carolinebaryo 6
baking soda and water, make a paste, take a needle and open the skin where it's at put the paste on it and it should come out
Seageisengaged 6
Get someone to gently use a sharp razor blade, get it right under the splinter, press your thumb on top of the splinter so it between thumb and blade, and pull quickly. Should come out easily.
GamerGirl2014 13
Time to break out the Stanley knife! Or you could use splinter probes? I use either of those to get splinters out. Or you could do as your teacher said I guess?
WhatHappenedToIt 22
who says it's a wood splinter? I got a metal splinter in my hand once and it hurt like hell! I had wait 10 hours for my husband to come home and remove it for me.
confused90 17
mixed up soap and water under a plaster for a while also works a treat.
miina_xo 7
i actually heard that duct tape works
Core5555 9
Doesn't work very well.
Britt125 16
If it's not really causing a problem you can leave it for a bit, it'll likely come out on it's own. But if you want it out sooner or it's not coming out on it's own Google has better solutions. There's like something with baking soda you can try, I forget what but you can find it on google. Definitely don't wait for an infection though, your teacher is an idiot. It could possibly work, but infections can be dangerous.
SaphireAvindar 10
use vinegar and baking soda paste