This morning the children were being delightfully screamy and instead of yelling at them I slammed the dryer door. My thumb was in it :( I have really fucked it. The damage is at the end of my nail, it has splintered and there are loose shards of it but still attached to the nail bed. If they move about it really hurts not to mention makes me feel sick (I nearly passed out when I saw it and I am usually made of iron!) It is still bleeding a little and I did it at 8 this morning. I have changed the dressing and put a bit of germolene on it, but it feels really gross, like the shards are rubbing against one another and not sitting right.
Do I leave it? Can I leave it wrapped up until it heals sufficiently to clip the sharp jagged bits down/off? Do i have to go to A&E? The thought of somebody poking and manhandling it or worse, having to trim the broken bits off, is nearly giving me a panic attack, really, I was fine until I thought of that but now I'm in tears :(