Another bank holiday and another trip to the minor injuries unit.
I cut my thumb inside the skin fold where the nail meets flesh while book booking about eight days ago. Went to the pharmacy who said it needed antibiotics and draining (it’s located in a supermarket so also picked up some shorts for my holiday).
Drove to minor injuries unit and after a 90 minute wait was seen and told it’s a granuloma - an excess of blood vessels overreacting during healing. Silver nitrate sticks or steroid cream are the solution so I have to call the GP in the morning.
While there, a man came in who has dropped a 15kg weigh On his foot on Sunday night at the gym. Foot came up black and purple and he went back to the gym this morning, but kept his leg up. He then walked downstairs and his foot bent out of shape and he can’t walk on it.
I could see his foot wasn’t black and purple so I asked if it was cold. He said yes, and it was numb, he couldn’t feel anything at all. I said I thought he had a very serious injury and would likely end up at the city hospital a few miles away.
I was so concerned I mentioned it to the nurse who saw me and he was also concerned and said he would be seen next- it’s first come first served there, with no triage.
At the very least he’s damaged his nerves and blood vessels, but I was concerned it was compartment syndrome and he might lose his foot.
He said hospitals freak him out. Why are men such wimps about it? He should have gone to A&E last night when he did it.