nail problem

betsyevil started this discussion · 4/21/2014

Ok ladies I managed you rip my nail off just far enough to expose the hyponychium (yard work) any tips on dealing with the pain...perhaps recommendation of a topical numbing agent. It's hurting bad enough to prevent any use of my right hand seeing as how it's the nail on my middle finger and there's a good chance of me smacking it on something. Any suggestions? I don't want to miss my workouts because of one nail.

4 replies

poledanceromance · 4/22/2014
I've done this and it's shocking how much it hurts. Neosporin with Lidocaine could help. The lidocaine is a mild numbing agent that can help take the edge off. Otherwise all I can suggest is to keep a bandage on it and a tape wrap. Usually when the nail breaks, there's some sharp points that can catch on things and tear even worse. If you keep that finger wrapped up as the nail grows out, you can trim it as it comes in, and it will give your finger some protection from any trauma that would prevent the new nail growth from properly adhering to the nail bed.
chemgoddess1 · 4/22/2014
I have also glued a fake nail when it is really bad to help it growing out. I have tips that I use and file down so that it blends. Usually by the time the nail starts peeling off the under nail is long enough not to cause pain when smacked.
betsyevil · 4/22/2014
I've got it bandaged in a way that there's a buffer zone where nothing is actually touching the exposed nail bed. It's made my day at work very difficult (body waxer) but luckily all my guests seem sympathetic to the situation
mspretty1414 · 4/22/2014
I lost my entire big toe nail last summer, hurt like a b*tch. It looked like a hermit crab out of it's shell. Anyway, I went to the nail salon and somehow they put a fake one on…worked like a charm. It took forever to grow back though and it's still a little funky. Good luck, that shit hurts.