andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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squashed my thumb in the hydraulic clamp for the saw at work this morning. swolen up lke a biatch. just sounds scary i dont like the idea of it being drilled and blood spurting out.
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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Go get it done... you dont feel any pain, just the releif when the pressure is released.
Mine wasn't drilled... they just used a small (sterile) needle and twisted it left-right until it went in.
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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when i did mine i put a pun through the front, under the nail and it squirted over the desk lol.
doesnt hurt.
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BluKoo
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Only when i was in debt to the Triads.
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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my whole nail is blue it looks rank. tea time then got some rear shoes to fit on a punto then its hospital time me thinks. im a girl with things like this.
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andys sxi
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ive had it done as said before where its a pin going in, i broke the tip of my finger and they had to squeese the blood out of mine it hurt a little bit due to the broken tip
it does release the pressure on the finger and will make it better if i was you i would go and get it done b4 the blood drys up and the pain will be there untill gets better
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andyc1234
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iv got a feeling i have broke something. whole thumb hurts
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DannyB
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They heat the needle up and it pushes straight through the nail to drain the blood, just don't look if you don't like blood, you won't feel pain or if you do it will be the releif from the pressure once the blood has drained.
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andyc1234
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yea going hospital then. getting 20 quid for dong this punto, has to be done tonight so will go later 
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Welsh Dan
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When I trapped my thumb, they used what was basically a soldering iron to pierce the needle and relieve the pressure. No pain
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Jakey
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I trapped my finger trying to get the wheel of a Merc ML last year.
I just heated up a sterile needle with a lighter and peirced my nail, needless to say it stung like a motherfucker.
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fazza
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pics or it didnt happen
never had it mate. be ok though andy
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Jakey
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Im trying to find the pic but it must be on my old pc
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Mo
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hope ur ready for a 4 hour wait in hospital first then then just use this device that punches a tiny hole in ur nail (bit like wot diabetic use on their finger) the worse bit for me was when the squeezed the finger to get the blood out
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alan-g-w
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I crushed my thumb as well just late last year there. Was holding a pipe by the flange, pulled it hard to get it off and ended up getting my thumb trapped in between the flange and a piece of metal. The whole thing swelled up and the nail went black.
I went to the hospital, ended up waiting 2 hours to be seen to be told the only thing they could do was a red hot needle through it. I told them thanks but no thanks, they dipped it in anti bacterial stuff and put an over the top bandage on it.
Basically just get the smallest drill bit you can find and don't even push it down that hard, just let it start to drill gently. No pain from the drill and there's a bit of blood but it does a lot for the pain.
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Hammer
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I'd do it myself with a stanley knife. You'll probably come out of hospital with MRSA anyway.
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Fraser Young
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The best way to do this is to use a red hot paper clip (as it makes a reasonable enough bore of hole). This is the method I use in the Hospital.
Being red hot it will melt the nail with minimal pressure at all and you'll feel easily when it's through enough.
It doesn't hurt, needs done sooner rather than later before the blood clots, and should be cleaned both before and after thoroughly.
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Cosmo
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NHS cost cutting I see.
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andyc1234
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andyc1234
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mite just shove a pin in the end
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alan-g-w
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drill is far more sensible... small, think I used something like a 1mm
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andyc1234
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hurts like fook when i press on it though im scared need someone to hold my hand
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DannyB
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A lad at my old work did it last year, heated the end of a screw up and popped it, his nail fell of afterwards too.
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Jakey
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Like i said, red hot pin will slide straight into your nail. Quickest and easiest way.
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
A lad at my old work did it last year, heated the end of a screw up and popped it, his nail fell of afterwards too.
And when I say afterwards, I meant a good few weeks not straight after.
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