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MutantAndProud

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3. If it's not a bite it could be a thorn fragment

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Tue Jun 13, 2023, 02:46 PM

Jun 2023

I had a sliver of glass get into my thumb next to the nail… worked it out with tweezers, painfully, but it took a few days of swelling for it to heal over, and then new skin started to push that away for about a couple weeks… just now leveling off

It’s surprising how much damage a little fragment can cause sometime.

Watch for any severe dark discoloration, lack of healing after a week or two, or any red lines etc

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bump on thumb. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 OP

Looks like a cyst. It can be removed. Mine went away on its own eventually. tblue37 Jun 2023 #1

My non-medical opinion: Thorn. Soak in hot water with epsom salts. bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #2

If it's not a bite it could be a thorn fragment MutantAndProud Jun 2023 #3

I actually had that about two weeks ago on my leg and arm after working in the garden. Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #4

Thank you DUers!!! SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 #5

Dermatofibroma. nt hippywife Jun 2023 #6

Pricked with a clean safety pin... SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 #7