Early Thursday morning I was moving furniture before going to work, staging it for pickup because I don't want to move it to Florida. The unsecured door of a large, heavy wood wardrobe that I thought was latched flopped open as I was pulling it through a doorway. The thumb of my left hand was resting right in the hinge so when it fell open, the outer edge of my thumb, just outside the nail, was crushed nearly flat by a falling 15 lb door, ripping open the skin and compressing the side of my thumb to about 1/2 its normal thickness. Profuse bleeding and pain ensued. I started to tunnel out but made it to the sink. I'm pretty good at first aid but the wife had to help wash it out and bind it up. It probably could have used a couple stitches or at least steri-strips but off to work I went, where I've been taking aspirin since. That first day was reasonably event-free but the second day, Friday, is when the inflammation part of the healing process began. The thumb swelled noticeably, got really hot and by afternoon my whole hand radiated pain and redness out to the center of my palm down to the wrist joint. "It's just normal inflammation," I figured, since I really did do a job on that thumb (I won't post the pics). I figured I'd got to it plenty fast to wash out and disinfect with several different antiseptics...but I began to worry about the possibility of something like MRSA. Unlikely but you never know. So before going to bed, I tried something and said if the hand still gets worse, I'll go to the doc Saturday morning. I moistened a band-aid with coconut oil and applied a few generous drops of colloidal silver to the cut (which was already crusting and somewhat closed up and was giving off no alarming odor, but was leaking much plasma as is to be expected). While the cut was still soaked with silver it was covered by the bandaid and wrapped with paper tape. I finished up by drinking a generous shot of silver and coconut oil in a glass of warm beef stock (EXCELLENT stuff to drink when injured) and went to bed. This morning the redness is pretty much gone and the soreness in the hand is 1/10 what it was, and the thumb is no longer stiff as a board but is more mobile. The cut is still gross looking but is dryer and more closed up than it was yesterday. It'll leave a heck of a scar but it's healing. Was the normal inflammation process about to peter out today anyway? Maybe...but I think the combo of colloidal silver and coconut oil (both potent antimicrobials) and beef stock (various healing materials in liquid form) helped it along. Anyone else got any home remedy anecdotes we could all learn from?
After I snapped off a drill bit and drove it in to my thumb; I place my hand in to a large cook pot with ice and water to decrease the swelling and bleeding. In conjunction with a Darvocet and a large glass of wine (probably not recommended) ... magically the pain disappeared and no swelling. I may look like Dr Green, but I'm not a Dr. Normal reaction to squashed thumb ... or ... I usually
Ouch... and ouch! I'm a carpenter by trade. Seen my share of self induced unintentional self harm. Glad y'all have found methods of reducing healing times. Medical care is available, but the cost keeps going up. It's prohibitively expensive for those without insurance. I've found a bit of herbal cure that doesn't measure up to the injuries you two have shared. Tea tree Essential Oil did a great job of killing a discolored toenail fungal affair. Applied with a Q-Tip once per week to all my toenails has kept the issue from reappearing. Thanks for the tips and keep them coming!
I would of just urinate on it. Your own urine has more Healing properties than anything you can Buy. But of course I’m not a Doctor. I would take this advice with a grain of SALT. Hope it gets well soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When I was a kid, I stuck a piece of metal in a electrical outlet and got a pretty good jolt. I screamed, and my Dad came running to check on me. After I settled down, I told him I'd be OK if we went for ice cream. He laughed, but he did buy it. I still think ice cream is the best home remedy for electrical shocks.
I did some reading before I bought my small bottle of tea tree E.O. It's one of those "natural" antibiotic & antifungals. Like any concentrated substance you can really smell the scent. It smells like medicine to me. I've used it occasionally on small cuts (not shaving related). Just doing my part to avoid creating the next Super Bacteria.
I associate 7-Up and other lemon lime soft drinks with nausea for the same reason. It was Mom's way of keeping sick children hydrated. We were a Kool-Aid drinking family except when a stomach flu was passing around.
My Mom gave us 7-Up for the same reason. Looks like Moms back in the day were encouraged to do this. I'll still sip a 7-Up, Sprite, or Ginger Ale when my stomach is out of whack.
@gorgo2 I am sorry you for hurt and glad to know you are doing better. But I’d still suggest letting a doctor look at it. For all you know, it could be fractured. (You can’t always tell; trust the voice of experience. )
A word of caution about Essential Oils. These are concentrated products and may cause irritation if used full strength. They are diluted when used as scents in soaps, aftershaves, and other products. Those expensive little bottles go a long way if added to other ingredients. I've mixed my own aftershave using EverClear (95% grain alcohol), witchhazel, and E.O.'s Lime & Patchouli. Downside of Lime E.O. is two fold. Most citrus scents fade quickly. Lime, Angelica, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange, Wild Orange, and Tangerine oil can cause a phototoxic reaction typically showing up as an exaggerated sunburn.
Ouch I am sorry that this happened. Ice, ice and more ice. Ibuprofen for the pain and unfortunately you will probably lose the thumb nail. Good luck.
Luckily I didn't hit the nail, it's fine. I probably would have passed out if I had. Anyway this morning the thumb is much better. Did the usual treatment last night before bed but left a Band-Aid off so it could breathe for a while and now the wound is shrunk up even more. At this rate it should be pretty well closed over in a week.
Now, just rub some dirt on it and walk it off. You'll be fine, ya big baby! (sorry, grade school gym class flash back there)
Gorgo2, I have read through all correspondence (subject matter, a branch, a thread). I can recommend a cream after shaving as means which will help to disinfect (only edges of a wound) and to assist processes regenerations (healing). The Shaving cream (not лосьон). I cannot recommend something from your available means as it is not familiar with them. Gorgo2, я прочитал всю переписку ( тему , ветку, нитку). Могу рекомендовать крем после бритья в качестве средства которое поможет дезинфицировать ( только края раны) и способствовать процессам регенерации ( заживление). Крем для бритья ( не лосьон). Я не могу порекомендовать что-то из ваших доступных средств, так как не знаком с ними.
