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Re: [suecharles] Pad of fingers torn off. How long/suggestions:
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mckbill
Nov 14, 2011, 12:50 PM
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I'm glad you are able to see a doctor, and I hope you recover from this injury quickly and completely.
When I was landscaping I suffered a 'brick pinch' while stacking bricks and it took off the tip of my middle finger. It took a long long time to heal, and was painful for over a year. I remember using tape to cover my finger tip so that I could play bass guitar with the band I was in at the time. The finger was very sensitive for over a year. That was over 15 years ago and the finger is in perfect shape again.
More recently, I nearly removed my left ring finger nail in a table saw accident. It's been about a month and healing wonderfully. I've gone climbing again indoors and have no pain. One of the things that promoted quick healing for me was using a specialized bandage perhaps similar to what 'suecharles' suggests.
I too was fortunate to be able to see a doctor and was given a Mipilix AG Border bandage. It has a silicone border to stick over the healthy skin surrounding the wound. The padding is highly absorbent and contains silver (periodic table abbv=Ag) to prevent infection. This helped me in the first two weeks when the wound was very raw and bloody, and I did not have to change the dressing every day.
To keep active (remodeling my kitchen) I put gauze over this dressing and then applied athletic tape. The layering protected the important dressing and also padded my sensitive injury allowing me to continue working on my remodeling project.
Good luck to you and I hope you heal quickly.
(This post was edited by mckbill on Nov 14, 2011, 12:54 PM)
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