Alright, so a few weeks ago I slammed my thumb in the car door. Blood started to collect under my nail and of course I felt some pressure and it hurt a bit but I pulled through and everything was alright. But now it's at the time that my finger nail is supposed to fall off and all the blood from under my nail is gone (I'm guessing it leaked from a small cut near my cuticle) and I know it will fall off. The thing is, all this time I didn't go to a doctor (and I don't think I will get an appointment anytime soon) and have noticed a smell (it's not bad, but not very pleasant either). What should I do? It doesn't look infected.
Bad smell coming from subungual hematoma?
Question posted by Yada on 29 Dec 2017
Last updated on 3 January 2018
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chuck1957
29 Dec 2017
Yada; They normally dry and fall with little to no odor, Glad there is someone else out there. I think you really have to give the doctor a call in the morning many times they leave a few open spots it's the odor that bothers me you could even have an abscess under there And it is much better than taking a chance we only get one set of fingers If you can't get in just a suggestion start soaking the finger but the doctors office can tell you what to soak it with. I am sorry I can't help you more but it should get better once it finishes draining or at least dry up and the nail falls off. best of luck
Yada
3 Jan 2018
My nail fell off a day after or the same day, I can't remember. I was just too lazy to update, it fell off with little to no struggle and now it doesn't smell like anything, there wasn't any blood etc. It just looks kinda like a soy bean and that amuses me.
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