just sliced the end of my finger off

[Goatboy]

Not much, but enough.

Ouch, never good when it's a big enough bit to be able to be identified as to who you are by the finger prints! Heal well and fast sir.

 

[Dave]

Cheers mate.

 

[Quixoticgeek]

Doctor officially .I specialised in virology by training but did my time in A&E when I was in med school. Every specialised clinician has to do general medicine first. I work as an occupational health / company doc in a factory now so again cuts are my bread and butter. If you can't or won't go to a hospital stick some germolene on it it contains a mild anesthetic and will take the sting out a bit. In fairness even if you where to get it sliced and sutured it would still be stinging. I once sent a #10 scalpel THROUGH my finger end and it still ranks in my top 10 swearing fits of all time

Germoline is a wonderful thing to use on wounds, but, and I say this from experience, on deep cuts or where your're through the top layers of skin, it stings like &*&!"&"£!*&£ when you put it on... Pain goes quickly, but the initial is not fun.

Zone 1 volar amputation. If I had a quid for every one kind of deal. It probably isn't worth reattatching but might be worth a look in a local walk in center to clean and tidy it up. That being said, good God that must be a sharp blade it's a better wound edge than a scalpel!

It's so nice when medical professionals react to injuries like you. I have to work very hard not to greet an injury with "ooh pretty", my friends now only show me their injuries for advice if I promise not to comment on the aesthetics...

It is a shockingly tidy cut, I am impressed...

Pull me if I have a sick sense of humor but I did have to chuckle at the term "attatched thumbnail" under the picture

Classic.

:0) Ive had a few painkillers, but Im going to break fast, and have a few large whiskys I think.

I know it's far far to late, but when you do things like this DO NOT HAVE ALCOHOL.

A number of reasons.

1) It's a blood thinner, it will make your bleeding worse

2) It narrows some of the treatment options that can be given if you do need to go to A+E.

Well it wont stop bleeding. Something a bot more drastic required I think to cauterize the wound somehow.

Least painful idea? I have some tint benz, zinc, friars balsam, but that would produce an impressive amount of pain.

What about a saline solution, just salt water?

Doctor Mick, Im looking at you mate.

Cauterising is not going to be a pleasant experience.

I had too many painkillers, + whisky, and ended up puking up from 2am to 4am..... but at least my finger didnt hurt.

Not the best day yesterday, all things considered...

Not looking forward to pulling off the dressing either. I bet its stuck to it. Ouch....:aargh4:

Yeah, that's gonna hurt. When you do this again, leave out the whisky. I look forward to seeing the pictures of whats under the dressing


J