A member asked:

My thumb nail is hurting really bad and is bleeding. i've just been putting band-aids on it and suffering. what can i do?

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Infection: Clean with hydrogen peroxide. Apply triple antibiotic ointment.Just elevating above heart will give you immidiate releif of pain. If not better , see your doc. Need to be uptodate on tet tox. Herpes can affect the area also.

Answered 2/4/2013

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