Today, I painfully watched my doctor burn a hole in my nail to drain the blood underneath. This is the prescribed treatment for the injury of hammering your thumb. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had surgery done to fix an ingrown toenail. When the doctor started cutting the nail, my toe wasn't entirely numb. FML
Today, I now know how it feels to have a splinter of wood hammered a full inch underneath your fingernail. 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 was clipping my nails. When I got to my toenail, the whole thing somehow ripped right out. I'm in agony. FML
Today, I sliced a deep gash into my thumb while carving up bagels. After putting a plaster on, I returned to my room to relax, where I lit a candle. The flame from my new lighter shot up, and set fire to the plaster on my thumb. Now I have a cut AND several burns. FML
Today, I went to the hospital to get my ingrown toenail removed. The doctors put me on a little surgery table and told me to relax. They then injected anesthetic into my toe four times and used a pair of scissors to slowly cut through my nail. Only, the anesthetic hadn't started to work just yet. FML
Today, my husband stabbed me with his unusually long, nasty toenails in the leg while he slept. It took 3 stitches to fix it up, my husband and doctor laughed the entire time. He still refuses to cut them. FML
Today, I learned what a nail gun shooting my leg feels like. 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, years after I stepped on a nail and had the wound stitched, I got an X-ray. I've had serious trouble walking, and it turns out I had 2.5 inches of nail living in the sole of my foot, stabbing up into my ankle joint. I now need major surgery. FML
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Top comments
vreid 20
Nailed it.
CruelGuy 19
The pain sucks at first, but it'll be much better than the pain the swelling would have caused.
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Comments (89)
alonso_castro 10
been there done that. feel your pain bud
neverready 25
When at my work someone hammers on his thumb and it causes a swelling, we take the smallest drill, heat it in a flame and carefully drill a hole into the nail, until blood comes. You have to trust your coworkers very much for that :D
nitemastr15 17
I dropped a door on my foot and had blood under my toenail. All you have to do is wait for the nail to grow. the blood dries and turns black but will go away on its own.
militarybrat 21
No, just no. I dont even think two of the "same" injury responds the same way.
duduv2 20
your lucky if he didn't do that your nail will fall off, and it will be very painful
militarybrat 21
Eh the nail falling off wasnt as painful as them ripping it off, but i have a feeling the doc didnt do it right.
Tehlu 12
Lmao did that before, however the burning of the nail doesn't hurt to much if at all it is just the thought of it. Agreed though FYL.
musdesimd 18
If the pain is unbearable or hematoma too large, unfortunately draining (by drill) is da way to go Its as someone described it above, its the only way to release the pressure Dr inda hs!
ohSNAPyall 27
Console yourself thinking about all the money you'll save with your hitchhiking thumb.
ejs9576349 16
Cringe cringe cringe
rabid_otaku 29
Sounds legit, actually.
dafluckster 6
Ouch! I slammed my thumb in a car door. I didn't go get it treated. Ended up losing and it grew back, never the same again.
Sora_McKain 36
You lost your thumb and it grew back?!? O___o