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10-31-2005, 12:45 PM
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Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
My ex called me this morning and said that my 4 year old daughter dropped a toy on her toe last night. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently this morning the toenail is blue, the skin around the toenail is red, and it is "throbbing" (my ex's interpretation of what my daughter was trying to tell her it felt like).
My ex called the doctor and the doctor recommended to bring her in so that he could drill a hole in my daughter's toenail to relieve the pressure. Has anyone had this done or heard of having this done? The thought of this being done to my daughter kind of freaks me out. I just want to go give her a big hug. 
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10-31-2005, 12:47 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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My ex called the doctor and the doctor recommended that they drill a hole in my daughter's toenail to relieve the pressure. [/ QUOTE ] I'm hoping this meant the doctor recommended they bring her in so he can do it? Personally, I'd probably just slap some ice on it. How old is she? I'm sorry to hear she's hurt. I hate hearing about kids getting hurt.
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10-31-2005, 12:50 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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2) an alternative would be to heat up a needle red hot and use that. [/ QUOTE ] I am not even sure that the doctor meant literally drilling a hole. This seems so obviously the correct answer. Btw it rocks seeing someone do this to their own toe. haha
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10-31-2005, 12:58 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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[ QUOTE ] 2) an alternative would be to heat up a needle red hot and use that. [/ QUOTE ] I am not even sure that the doctor meant literally drilling a hole. This seems so obviously the correct answer. Btw it rocks seeing someone do this to their own toe. haha [/ QUOTE ] You've seen someone do it?
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10-31-2005, 01:01 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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You've seen someone do it? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah I was on a ski/snowboard trip with my church and my like room leader was a super kick ass skier and he would get stuff like this all the time and so he just popped open this portable stove he had, heated up a needle and drained it out.
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10-31-2005, 12:48 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
The doc told you to drill the hole? I think I'd want him to do the drilling. And with something more sanitary than the drill in my shop.
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10-31-2005, 12:54 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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The doc told you to drill the hole? [/ QUOTE ] No! Sorry if the OP was unclear; I just edited it. He said to bring her in so he could do it.
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10-31-2005, 12:56 PM
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Re: Drilling a hole in daughter\'s toenail
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[ QUOTE ] The doc told you to drill the hole? [/ QUOTE ] No! Sorry if the OP was unclear; I just edited it. He said to bring her in so he could do it. [/ QUOTE ] Oh, then disregard my answers. The hot needle is the trick though, assuming you'd be doing it on someone who wasn't 4 years of age.
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