Fingernail dropped off - will it regrow?
 

I trapped my finger in the bin chute in our apartment about 3 weeks ago. It had a huge build up of blood behind it so I went to hospital so they could relieve the pressure with a hot needle. They x-rayed it and said it wasn't broken and there didn't seem to be much more damage other than the fubarred fingernail.

Anyway, 3 or 4 days ago, my fingernail dropped off and there was a little stubby fingernail growing underneath. It hurts like fook if I catch it on anything, but the most worrying thing is a friend of mine who is a doctor came round for dinner tonight, took a look at it and said it didn't look like it would regrow fully! :eek:

Has anyone had a fingernail drop off that didn't regrow? I hope mine does it looks rancid!

Might as well have the whole finger removed mate, doesn't sound like it's going to be much use to you in future :(

it'll be fine. will grow back no problems. Doctors know fek all now a days :D

Will grow back fine :)

Thanks for the words of confidence. My girlfriend is repulsed by the sight of my finger at the moment so I'm buggered if it doesn't come back.

Fingers crossed and all that. :)

Yes.

I had an ingrowing toenail removed. They said that they had removed the nail bed itself so it wouldn't grow back. Ha, fecking ha!!

Tip of the week. If you have a toenail removed don't look down :D :D

I used to lose my big toenails regularly (too much dancing in high heeled shoes) and they always grew back.

The best one was when I was on holiday in Greece, the toenail had all but come off and was hanging by a thread at the bottom. I stood in the sea and as the waves gently washed over my feet it was flapping the nail right up and back, every time it did it me and my sister were screaming like girls :D

Just put it where she cant see it then ;)

Nah, first your fingernail, then your finger - LEPER!!! ;)

Good excuse for some bum-fingering :)

pmsl, do pokey bum wanks take your nails off ??

I had a similar injury during a fight while a lot younger, about 15 years ago, it went all bloody then dropped off, the nail grew back but it has a big kink right down the middle and will have forever, its quite horrible really. :D

So you're not guaranteed it will grow back 100%

LOL I used to lose my big toe nail every so often because of playing squash and one time it went all black and started to fall off. I couldn't wait for it to drop off so called the kids and said "watch this - ever seen The Fly" and pulled it off. It made that crunching / squelching sound and there were still a few threads attached.......think I scarred them for life !
Always grow back though - quite interesting to see it too - goes all soft then hardens up, I found it fascinating.

I lost the whole of my thumbnail (push bike + recently gravelled road when I was about ten) and it grew back completely, it does look odd compared to all my other nails but not odd enough for anyone else to notice.

I twatted mine with a hammer a couple of months back, went all black, I removed the damaged bits cos it looked yak and the new nail grew behind it.

My big toenail is regrowing as we speak. Also squash-related. This will be about the third time i think. :)

Caught my left thumb in a car door about 10 yrs ago, it's grown back but it still doesn't look very nice

Thats because its attached to you :D

:hjtwofing Wont be long before something of yours falls off :D

Youre one to talk :freak3:

:iamwithst Stop stalking my threads and get one with some work slacker:lol1:

Your thread :wonder: Just cause I have work to get on with, Mr Jobless ;) (and yes, Im talking to you, not CoB) :lol1:

Yeah, cheers for that:mad:

Snap :thumb:

Grew in fine

I had both my big toe nails removed as they were ingrowing, and I've lost 3 or 4 finger and thumbnails due to various mishaps, including the whole end of my finger going septic and the nail rotting thanks to a girl at school stabbing me with a compass. They've always grown back.

I regularly pull out my toenails, the little buggers always grow back.

Aw come on:D:D:D


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Mart

Years ago, I lost my thumb nail. Got slammed in a locker door, and bruised straight away. Before long, it was black, and fell off as the new nail began to grow in. Grew in fully.. eventually after a fair bit of pain. Anyhow, doubt anyone would even notice anything wrong now, it's just a bit weaker than the rest.