Can a nail heal?

Was cleaning my chain with a rag on sunday. Rag gets stuck in rear cog and takes a spin. Cue right index finger doing the same.

Pretty much did exactly as first image here (don't click if you dislike watching severed fingers). It's all healing pretty well, but my nail is cut 2/3 through, from the side. Will this heal or do I have to wait for a new nail? Perhaps the cut will stay and slowly grow out?

So, yeah, don't spin pedals to clean chain... or at least clean the part going from the cog, not into it. And keep fingers on the outside.

nails just grow out when cracked. maybe go to hospital if its that bad...

called nhs + aunt that's a nurse, conclusion was a good clean band aid morning n night, a doctor can't do much more than that anyway

i did this when i first got my bike, hurts like a bitch :)
but yeah the cut on the finger will heal on the finger and the nail will just grow out :)

there's danger of infection, and as such you should get it cleaned inside and out at the hospital or equivalent. And from then, use antibiotic cream (don't confuse with antiseptic cream) and perhaps antibiotic tablets too, prescribed by your doc to keep it good.

Someone came into the pharmacy where i work with an infected finger they had neglected (gone black and very painful) not sure what happened but i suspect it wasn't good. Don't let the same happen to you !

The second time you make that mistake is embarrassing. The third time.... I guess I'm a slow learner.

When I did this I went to hospital where they cleaned it, put loads of lignocane in, cleaned it with iodine, stitched and bandaged it.

Most important thing is that you are up to date with your tetanus jab.

Barely left a scar.

no infection as of yet so will hopefully be ok. Cleaning it morning and night with antiseptic wipes (not good enough?) and so far all seems to go well.

Pain is less every day (much less than I expected) and swelling is almost completely gone, must be good signs no? Was worried about all the oil n grit from the chain but got most of it off so should be allright I hope

You have blood poisoning and will die in 137 minutes unless you can find a rare Moolgabbii herbal treatment.

I have such a treatment in London.

£200,000 and it's yours.

i prescribe hippy's treatment (lots of alcohol)

holy fuck!

(I'll have another gin then)

why are you people trying to clean a moving chain?

i thought this thread was about bluequinn. i thought "what's he gone an done now!?"

i was worried.

get well soon kboy.

Clean it with saline soak (sea salt and warm/hot water) or medical alcohol, and if youre still worried and you have time, call nhs direct and they should give you advice.

But yes, nail can heal. I've had a mate who's nail went black after Hockey. Grew back fine on its own within 2-3months

You need to see a nurse. That will take your mind off the finger.

if he gets a male nurse, you're to blame kris!

Sexist!

My grandfather had the end of his finger chopped off and he grew a claw.

It won't heal, it will never heal.
It will be like that foreverrrrrrrrrrrrr.

I read the thread title as "CAN I NAIL HAEL"

this was not the thread I expected...

I read the thread title as "CAN I NAIL HAEL"

this was not the thread I expected...

Haha, me too

ha! i thought the same thing...must be getting disalesik in my old age

Can I nail hael then or what?

you can jack hammer