A woman Doctor

[CurlyDave]

A few years ago my MD retired and I had to find a new one. A luck would have it I delayed until I finally just chose the woman GP my wife sees.

Sort of worked out OK, but today she was worth her weight in gold.

About a month ago I smashed my thumbnail really nice, and it turned black in a spot the size of a dime. I thought it might fall off, but the spot was right in the middle of the nail, and it stayed on. Well, about a week ago, the dead nail started to get a big hole in it and I knew that sooner or later a rough edge would catch on something & rip a big chunk of the living nail off when the dead part came off.

So, I went in to see her today to find out if medical science had any kind of preventive maintenance I could do on this.

It turns out there is no medical treatment for this, but after she looked at it for a while she said "how about fingernail strengthening polish?"

I had no idea what this was, but she explained that it was clear fingernail polish which is used to strengthen nails. I went off to the drugstore, and right there in the midst of "enemy territory" I had my choice of three different types. I got the good stuff, with silk & nylon fibers in it and it looks like this is going to keep the thumbnail glued together until it grows out naturally.

No male would ever have thought of this...

 

[Egon]

Neat!

How about superglue?

 

[scott_vt]

Gee Dave,
I sure hope that polish isnt tinted pink

 

[PineRidge]

Neat!

How about superglue?

I would think that might have a tendency to stick his nail to the nail-bed, could be more painful as the nail grew than the latter.

 

[GaryM]

A guy would suggest a carbon fiber/epoxy layup. Of course getting only the fingernail in the autoclave might be a little tricky.

 

[JimR]

I would have tried Monkey Glue. Nice Doc you got there.

 

[California]

Have you found Liquid Skin? (I think that was the name, any pharmacist can find it after you describe what you need). The label says to paint it on where you would use a BandAid.

It's thicker than nail lacquer and goes on more like tire patch cement then dries smooth and flexible.

Back in my carpenter days I tore the nail off my middle finger making it painful to plunge my hand into my nailbag for the next handful of framing nails. A pharmacist recommended this product, and with enough layers it made a substitute fingernail.

 

[Richard]

In similar boat, I ended up going to the Dr. my wife uses, who also happens to be female.

Just wait until she pulls out her rubber glove and tells you to drop them

The day it happened to me, I was thinking what a stunning nurse she had working for her. When she gave me the "drop it" notice, she said "WE" will be back when you're done changing (into gown).

When "THEY" (Dr. & knockout nurse) came back in, the Dr. informed me that the Nurse was there as a "witness" (presumably to protect the Dr. against any allegations by me that she "violated" me?? )

During the process, I made a comment to them that on a first date, I usually bought dinner and they could of at LEAST offered some wine & cheese.

They got a kick out of my comments and I... well, never mind what I got out of it.

 

[scott_vt]

When "THEY" (Dr. & knockout nurse) came back in, the Dr. informed me that the Nurse was there as a "witness" (presumably to protect the Dr. against any allegations by me that she "violated" me?? )

I... well, never mind what I got out of it.

Thanks for a good laugh Richard

 

[dmccarty]

When "THEY" (Dr. & knockout nurse) came back in, the Dr. informed me that the Nurse was there as a "witness" (presumably to protect the Dr. against any allegations by me that she "violated" me?? )

During the process, I made a comment to them that on a first date, I usually bought dinner and they could of at LEAST offered some wine & cheese.

They got a kick out of my comments and I... well, never mind what I got out of it.

Not only did you not get any wine and cheese, they stuck it to you and then charged you for it. But they did get you to whine.



Later,
Dan