  I have not had any luck this weekend. Wednesday, just before 5, I got my finger caught in the safe at work. It hurt - a lot. I'm still surprised that I didn't cry and/or curse. I have a pretty high tolerence for pain. I'll make a show of it, curse and complain, but I can handle it pretty well.
I've broken bones and had things pierced and been okay. So I got my finger jammed, freed it and ran to the kitchen to put it in cold water. Under the nail had turned pruple immediately. A co-worker ran and got me ice. It wasn't broken so I went home, taking the ice pack on the subway with me. I woke up Thursday and it hurt more.
It was swollen, the purple under the nail had expanded and turned black. I spent Thursday in pain, and advil wasn't doing anything. Friday my finger was even worse. It throbbed. I had to keep it elevated and if anything touched it I was near tears. I went to the dentist for impressions of my crown.
The freezing wore off before he was done working. More pain, just what I needed. I then visited a friend, walked around TO to try and get my mind off my finger and picked up a few things at Wal-mart. I walked from the Eaton Centre to Bay & Bloor and then around the U of T campus for a bit. My mind never forgot about my finger and then I was tired and cranky. I took a cab home from Wal-mart.
I tried to change my clothes once I was home and when I was taking off my shirt it touched my finger and it hurt - I was in tears and had to sit down. So I went to the clinic. I knew what had to be done to get rid of the pain, but it didn't sound like fun. The doctor needed to drill a hole in my nail and let it bleed to relieve the pressure. He held my hand down - I was lying down thank goodness, held my finger tight (pain) and started to dig a little whole with a needle (more pain). He got through the nail (lots and lots of pain) and started to squeeze my finger to force the blood out (pain).
After about two squeezes I could feel the pressure letting up. He spent about five minutes squeezing my finger. He kept saying that I should of come in sooner, and that this is a terrible pain to endure for two days. If the pressure comes back then I hould go to a clinic right away. I promised I would - and I will if necessary, it hurt while he was doing it, but I'm much better today then I was yesterday. My finger hurt all night from the squeezing, but I slept like a log and woke up in less pain.
Typing hurts, so that's it for now. 
