Sporners AIBU - DP with a TWO year old blackthorn in his knuckle

[Pantone363]

Tree surgeon. Its just sat there floating around. When he makes a fist I can SEE it under the skin. You can move it around with your finger. A big lumpy blackthorn just sitting there waiting to come out...

AIBU to think he should let me get it out (not sure how, would probably need a scalpel). He 'hasn't got time to go to the GP'...can you imagine the gunk that will come out of it!

2 years how have you lasted this long OP?!

I love that you are going to make him a nice tea pre-op! 😂😂😂

You absolutely must go out and buy a scalpel, you can't order it from Amazon! 😮

Don't mind me, just malting my place for later

As in sprinkling with water and leaving to sprout? That's a bit...specialist.

Have you thought about how the wound would heal afterwards? Would a plaster be enough?

Are you suggesting stitches letmebe .....I think that might be too far for a DIY-er!

Althought the dog recently had an op and I did feel I could have done a neater job of the stitches than the vet did....maybe I missed my calling.

Oh this is exciting

excitedly marking place

Eek

Sorry to be a sporn killjoy but has anyone read the thread about the guy who's mumsnet sporner partner did home ear syringing and has burst his eardrum, giving him agonising pain and he will need surgery...?

I've had a sporn epiphany. Don't buy a scalpel, make him a gp appt.

how exciting

How you have lasted so long I don't know I think I would have slipped something into his drink by now

eagerly awaits pics

Sorry I'm not suggesting it all, just has op considered the complications it could cause if stitches were needed? If using the scalpel op cut down too far into the skin?
I suppose using a scalpel for a spot wouldn't be too bad. With the thorn I find it scary.
Best to seek advice from professionals although need to convince him first to see them. Good luck!

Can I encourage you not to get carried away with all the encouragement to essentially perform surgery on your dh? It's one thing to use a sterilised needle to get a splinter out. It's quite another to go out and buy a scalpel. You're risking infection, lots of bleeding, depending on how deep and where you could damage nerves and tendons. Sorry to be the voice of doom.

Please encourage your dh to see his GP if he wants this removing.

shamlessly placemarking

Cor, Sporning has been good lately.

Call off the sporners DP text and said "are you having a laugh? Unless I missed you getting a medical degree you can fuck right off you sicko" then "and got to wear dirty gloves all week, don't fancy gangrene" then "you know there's something wrong with you"

He's not going to let me

I'll post a pic so you can see it in all its glory still under the skin

A scalpel does seem a bit extreme - show us a pic OP, please! We'll advise on what wants doing!

I'm with the DH on this...his texts are hilarious!

The thing is, the prospect of dirty gloves and gangrene would probably appeal to the average sporner...
Don't go getting any ideas, OP.

A scalpel won't hurt at all if it's literally just skin covering it. And he'll just need a little plaster over it to protect it afterwards.

How can he say no to Mumsnet's first DIY surgery performed by a complete amateur?

How can he say no to Mumsnet's first DIY surgery performed by a complete amateur?
How indeed?

OMG I love sporn. Can spend ages watching you tube videos!

DP often has spots or ingrown hairs and he never lets me anywhere near them :-(

He's a baby. Id divorce him.

What a spoilsport. Doesn't he know he has many people hanging on this thread in his honour? This thread DEPENDS on him!