Finger Fun! (contains Graphic Bloody Images)

Obliterated my fingertip last week in the gym. Had an operation (probably a week later than it should have been due to poor decision making at initial presentation in A&E, I switched care provider on day 3) on Monday which was horrific as I watched them scrub away dead tissue, remove my fingernail then sew it back on and stitch my fingertip closer together.

What's annoying is I told them repeatedly that at first place i went that they needed to treat the wound but they kept focussing on the bone and pretty much sent me off with a plaster and an appointment in clinic for a week later. I even went back to the hospital ward to express my concerns, got sent away while they referred me to district nursing to sort the dressing. They called me and it would have been a week before they could see me.

Referred to plastics at second care provider and plastic surgeons words were "don't understand why they didn't refer you straight away".

Complaint letter going in just to hopefully stop some other poor sod developing septicemia. Images are initial injury, shoddy excuse for a dressing that would have been on a week, finger with macerated tissue when shoddy dressing removed at second place, then when cleaned up after weekend, then mid operation.

 

Was putting barbell away in the upright storage rack thing, cought it between collars of my bar and one already in the rack. Basically a 20kg hammer blow metal to metal with finger in middle. Don't recommend it!

 

Just the light, not enough structure left in there to support a hole

 

You kept the nail, mine was on for a week before plastics decided it's be worthwhile checking the nail bed.... Which they checked and was irreparable so have just racked the nail in place while a new one grows

 

Thanks, I had septicemia paranoia yesterday morning as woke up feeling horrific but think it was part of a head cold virus thing coupled with painkiller delirium. Felt alright by lunchtime.

Do you remember the first week in your dressing? I've had this one on since Monday I think. Loads of swelling and really really throbby for first couple of days. Now it comes and goes. The very tip of the finger occasionally feels really really sore as guess the nail bed is partly exposed. I'd be interested to know if you remember any in the healing bit.

They couldn't repairm my nail bed and bone underneath is mush so really hoping nail grows normal-ish given the sorry state it was in.

 

Crikey, that's a random and painful place for a tumour!