Blackthorn splinter in thumb help

I had one once stuck under my nail. Trying digging it out with a needle -failed, bread poultice overnight - nothing. Took myself off to the doctors. Ended up having a local anaesthetic injected into finger, nearly fainted. Doctor had to dig quite far to remove it. Hope you manage it dislodge it.
 
I have a hawthorn splinter in the joint of my thumb was cleaning the ditch out and it shot in my skin, I have tried unsuccessfully to dig it out with a pin its in very deep. At first it seemed to be red and angry but has since settled and looks like its not moving anywhere fast but I know its there and its annoying me
 
Abby-Lou said:
I have a hawthorn splinter in the joint of my thumb was cleaning the ditch out and it shot in my skin, I have tried unsuccessfully to dig it out with a pin its in very deep. At first it seemed to be red and angry but has since settled and looks like its not moving anywhere fast but I know its there and its annoying me
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poultice part time! Im trying an epsom salt poultice soon - i hope yours brews up well and slips out. Its so satisfying when splinters eventually just slip out with a little squeeze, the pain upto that point isnt much fun!
 
Mag sulph paste has never worked for me. I get dog hairs stuck under my skin. I scratched several hay thorns out of my hands today, didn’t even notice them til I wondered why a finger was itching.

I vote for bleach and needle.

Peregrine Falcon said:
I had one once stuck under my nail. Trying digging it out with a needle -failed, bread poultice overnight - nothing. Took myself off to the doctors. Ended up having a local anaesthetic injected into finger, nearly fainted. Doctor had to dig quite far to remove it. Hope you manage it dislodge it.
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Jesus! ?
 
As one of the older members on this forum I recommend the following ols remedy for assisting in removing splinters from finger/thumbs. When I was a kid we always had a tube of Ichthammol ointment in the first aid kit.

Ichthammol ointment, also known as black drawing salve, is a very effective, non-invasive way of removing splinters. Available over the counter at most pharmacies, this ointment works by softening the skin around the splinter, allowing the body to expel the splinter naturally.
 
I hope it's come out overnight. As others have said, do keep an eye on possible infection. Blackthorn's very nasty. A tiny speck left in my hand had it swelling to monster-paw.
 
Goldenstar said:
It’s not sterile , therefore you run the risk of introducing bugs straight into you through the wound nothing a bug likes better than a warm wet environment to increase numbers .
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Then why do we use it on horses... the same applies surely?? Equally a plaster isnt sterile but keeps things warm and moist ... if you dunk the animalintrx in boiling water and let it cool it will be essentially sterile ... human wound management rarely calls for sterile these days in fact tap water is the washing solvent of choice in most minor wounds and thats definitely not sterile
 
Do we know if the blackthorn splinter is out? If not surely we should have a photo! I soak mine in hot salt water as often as I can be bothered with regular attacks with a needle. No idea if other methods work better...
 
The splinter is still in ?

From what i can see, which isnt much due to having deep orange soaked iodine skin colour!....there’s a blood spot appeared.
It got a good epsom soak last night, will go again tonight!

I remember one splinter i had that wouldnt expel - the skin calloused and then i was able to eventually a few weeks later, peel it off.
 
Yes, a great photo. Now we need an action shot.

Honey, yes, I am repeating myself, but honey is an all-in-one treatment. It draws it out, it disinfects, it's okay if you eat some by mistake and it's ooooonly drawback is that it's so sticky. Wash the region in salty water, put on a glob of honey, cover the area with a clean piece of old sheet (real horse people don't have lovely sheets) to keep everything from getting covered in honey, and wait. The area will expand, grow, increase in size and then, one day, explode the remnants of splinter in spectacular fashion.
 
PurBee said:
Your pic is like a volcano ready to pour lava! I bet the relief from that was welcomed!

Mine hasn’t even developed puss...but it’s liberating to be encouraged by you gore-loving lot!
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And it did indeed pour lava ? in the bath, when I removed the animalintex and vet wrap ?

Give yours time, mine started as a little dot, there may yet be pus for you.
 
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