Ouch My Nail

It was on my sister - Jo's birthday, December 30.
She requested me to bake 2 cake for her colleagues in the salon.
Done. Ready for pick up.

 

I handed the cake to her colleague whose waiting inside the taxi.

I closed the door and oouuuucccch!!! My left hand was still by the door...blag!
Ouch! ouch! I will not cry. I will not cry.  Uy! Uy! Uy! Such small finger tip that can greatly shaken my nervous system.

That's my day and my New Year!  Went up to the flat while my hand was raised...hurt! hurt! hurt!
I was by the sink cold compressing my hurt left thumb for 2 hours.  At first I did not noticed the blood and wondered where it was coming from, can't see it since i have red nail polish.  The blood was coming from the mid of my nail...:(...poor nail.  

I continued the cold compress and continued my pending house chores.  I finished cleaning and mopping (since i already started to clean before i went down to send the cake) with my only right hand and finished the laundry with the help of my friend washing machine.

The bleeding did not stop for 24 hours.  The following day January 1, I have a flight,  the swelling was not obvious since my nail wears red nail polished.  I still did not remove the polish since I am afraid of the the acetone solution might got into the wound.
My colleagues at work advised me to removed its color by a oil base nail polish removal to allow it to breath.

And this surprised me :-(.

I am so sorry my finger and nail for hurting you. You deserve to see a doctor.

Promise after that you will be fine and look pretty.  For now, you have to bear the pain :(. 

After the flight, January 2...I went to King Khalid University Hospital (Emergency Department) in Busaiteen.  It is a new hospital and not fully operational yet but so good for it is still free service and free medicine.  But dang!  don't want to be hospitalized even if it is free.

At first, I was worried because they are not fully organized when it comes to patient handling.  They  are professional doctors and nurses so I have nothing to fear...weew...weew..weew.  C'mon Therrie, giving myself courage.

Huh!!! Seriously, no anesthesia!!! Doctor explained that the nail itself has no pain, the pain is coming from the inside, where blood that can't let go and there was build up pressure.  Thanks Doc...it's a relief.   Since there is a crack on my nail, the doctor just cleared the way by syringe needle.  I can't stand to watch it while the doctor is squeezing and pressing my nail to let the blood to come out.

I felt pain when the black-violet inside almost gone.  

Proceed for an  x-ray  and finger is fine.

I am given an appointment for OP_General Surgeon on January 6 for surgery. Nail removal.   It's better that way, it will allow the new nail to freely grow.

Since I have more than 10 days DIL (Days-In_Lieu) on my company, I requested 4 DIL commensing on 3rd, then 4,5 and 6 then 7 and 8 I am off.

Surgery scheduled on 6th, do you think after 2 days I can go back to work???? 

.... here is my nail after four days.

 

January 6, outside the building just waiting for the transport.  Took a photo of my nail before it will be gone.  I am scheduled to go back to the hospital for the surgery.  That worries me...if doc will remove the nail then I need more days off to give it a time to heal.   

"Wait there (pointed the sitting area) they will call you", the male hospital-receptionist told me.  One hour still not hearing my name...two hours exactly of waiting I finally heard my name.  The Kabayan nurse placed the arm-cuff for blood pressure test...once completed, I was told to wait again...they will call me.  After exactly an hour...I got to see the doctor.  In 2 or 3mins...I'm done!!!!  Voila!

Doctor, just hold my finger and tried to move the nail.  It is stable, does not need to remove it.  Just wait...it will go by itself.  No medicine or antibiotic needed.  The tip of my finger felt numb still but it will go anyway.

Wew!  What a relief!  I can go back to work soon :-).

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