They say you really only need 9, anyway......

QUESTION: Which finger is the most vital and essential for everything you do during the day?

ANSWER: Which ever one currently hurts.

Take a look at that bad boy.

The kids at school get the "lady with the baby carriage in front of the 18 wheeler story", but I just snagged the nail on something and it tore down on the side pretty deep. When I was cutting it and trying to clean it up, I must have got some meat or something.

That was Monday. Tuesday it hurt like crud and I was hitting it every time I turned around. By Wednesday it was the Pain Center of my Universe. I went by and saw the nurse at school before 1st block and she said soak it in Epsom Salt. She put a band-aid on it (not tight). 45 minutes later it was throbbing and the band-aid was killing me. Took it off and sure enough, it had swollen and split the skin on the left side.

I soaked it 3 or 4 times before I went to bed Wednesday. This morning it was a little less sore except for directly on the tip and the left side. Swelling had gone down a little, but little pus pocket had showed up.

The picture you see was taken about 10 minutes ago. I included another finger for comparison and because I didn't want to throw the ol' middle finger up there by itself.

There is one cool thing about it. The swelling that starts on the left and wraps underneath the nail gives it a "Bib Fortuna" look. If you're a STAR WARS person, go back a take a look. You'll see what I mean. (Bib Fortuna was rhe alien in ROTJ who met people at Jabba's lair and brought them to Jabba. Had 2 big tentacles out of the top of hits head.)

Gotta, tell you though, finger injuries are pretty low on the "sympathy generator" list.