I got a tiny crumb stuck down my nail and now my thumb is sore, red and swollen. I tried to get the crumb out with a pin which was painful and a tiny amount of puss came out. I thought that it would now get better but it is now more swollen and the skin feels very tight. What can I do to make it...

I had an injury to my left thumb nail (tip) about 15 years. First, as the nail begins to grow, it splits at the tip and periodically, a short line (about halfway), starts down the nail and hurts. This has been going on for years and my doctors aren't sure if anything can be done. Any thoughts or...

Tonight while making dinner, I cut my thumb nail with my knife. It's not horrible, but it's not something to celebrate either because it's in a painful place. The knife cut through half the width of my fingernail. It's about a centimeter down from the top of the nail. It's not particularly deep,...

I damaged myself doing office work. Paper work, flipping through pages fast and turning them over fast. At the time, I just felt a little painful moment andignored it.. but now it's months later and it hurts plenty.. when: 1. I type and even if I don't use the thumb(left) as the hand moves and the...

Last year aorund the same time I saw what looks like pus under my nail. I didn't injure it, it was just there. As my nail grew out and the spot got to where I could see it under my nail, it turned black. It eventually grew out. But I have it back again, only this time it is larger and it's at the...