AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/28/24 11:07 p.m.

WTF causes this?

I swear it wasn't there yesterday. Doesn't hurt, doesn't seem thinner, I don't think I've been near any chemicals, I don't think I bashed it on anything.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/28/24 11:13 p.m.

Oh no, this could be the end of your hand modelling career! cheeky

Squeezed it in anything or touched anything hot to the fingernail? I remember I got something similar from working in an engine bay one time...

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/28/24 11:40 p.m.

In reply to GameboyRMH :

Hmmm, I was using the MIG under the Saab a couple days ago, might have touched the wire or caught a BB. Pretty sure I always had my gloves on but sometimes I'm overconfident...

stafford1500
stafford1500 GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/29/24 5:53 a.m.

At the growth rate of fingernails, that was an injury weeks to months ago. Think back to figure out when you last injured that finger, or don't worry about it.

Ranger50
Ranger50 MegaDork
8/29/24 6:51 a.m.
stafford1500 said:

At the growth rate of fingernails, that was an injury weeks to months ago. Think back to figure out when you last injured that finger, or don't worry about it.

What he said.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
8/29/24 6:52 a.m.

Just put some antibiotic cream on it, on all of them actually.  I think cuticles are like tooth gums, the seal bad things out, yours are dry rotted.

wawazat
wawazat SuperDork
8/29/24 9:27 a.m.

Alien abduction probably

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa MegaDork
8/29/24 9:41 a.m.

So this is what it looks like when you retire, huh?  

pres589 (djronnebaum)
pres589 (djronnebaum) UltimaDork
8/29/24 11:38 a.m.

Der Googlez makes me think it might be nail psoriasis but please take that with a grain of salt.  If it were me I'd move my annual physical up and have this checked out as well. 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
8/29/24 11:48 a.m.

You should treat yourself to a nice manicure.  laugh

Duke
Duke MegaDork
8/29/24 12:25 p.m.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:

Der Googlez makes me think it might be nail psoriasis but please take that with a grain of salt.  If it were me I'd move my annual physical up and have this checked out as well. 

I have psoriasis, and it isn't like that in my case.  Rather than a single big dent, it's more like a series of tiny pinholes:

I think the OP is from a previous injury, 6-8 weeks ago.

 

pres589 (djronnebaum)
pres589 (djronnebaum) UltimaDork
8/29/24 12:29 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

Yeah, one of the photos I saw online was more like AC's, but the description I read sounded more like what you have going on.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
8/29/24 1:46 p.m.

I was going to ask if you had smashed them, but they usually end looking like this:

akylekoz
akylekoz UberDork
8/29/24 3:03 p.m.

The ridges running in that direction indicate a plethora of possible issues or they are perfectly normal, you decide.

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