13 September, 2006
You never really know...
how much you use your thumbs, until the very existence of one causes excruciating pain.
Looking at it this morning, the injury itself doesn't look like much, just a puncture and it looks like he actually got the edge of the nail. However, the thumb is swollen and a little hard on the edge near the injury and it still hurts like hell. And I have a very high pain tolerance, too, so it really surprises me how uncomfortable this is.
Some things that caused me to suddenly roar this morning:
fastening my pants
putting on socks
tying my shoes
putting my hair in a clip
manipulating the kibble scoop
typing this blog post
It's gonna be a FUN day! Oy...
~~ victoria on 7:29 AM ~~ 2 comments
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Is there an advice nurse that you can call? It doesn't sound right that the injury should still be so painful.
By
Gary, at
8:33 AM
Well, my office manager pointed out that the nail bed is VERY sensitive, which is why pulling out one's nails is such an effective form of torture.
I think the pain has subsided a bit. I'll keep it clean and freshly bandaged and give it until tomorrow morning to see how it is.
(Besides, our "health plan" is Kaiser...they wouldn't see me unless my thumb is actually falling off and even then they'd try to convince me it's not really that bad and I should just go home.)
By
victoria, at
9:14 AM