Finger hacks (small finger cuts)

Postiebear · Post by **Postiebear** » 06 Dec 2019, 10:12

Every year about this time I get small finger hacks, it's extremely painful, it's normally around the tips of the fingers and I think the cold weather is the cause of them, does anyone else get them and does anyone know a way of preventing them, I been putting cream on that supposedly helps but it's not.

knackeredneedadayoff · Post by **knackeredneedadayoff** » 06 Dec 2019, 10:23

my loop partner gets them and uses electrical tape on them

Ricardo44 · Post by **Ricardo44** » 06 Dec 2019, 12:12

Neutrogena hand cream. Apply it regularly. Also cutting away any bits of dead skin with nail clippers will help the healing process.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 06 Dec 2019, 14:01

Ricardo44 wrote:Neutrogena hand cream. Apply it regularly. Also cutting away any bits of dead skin with nail clippers will help the healing process.

Totally agree Ricardo

The Old "Norwegian Fisherman's Cream" works really well. A friend of mine put me onto it, he's a Concrete Ganger and he says a lot of the lads use it. Funnily enough Postie Bear I've only just started getting "Paper Cuts" (mainly off those bloody Political Leaflets) and they hurt like a Bitch.

At least it's getting colder now so we soon won't be able to feel our fingers anyway.

datasaint · Post by **datasaint** » 06 Dec 2019, 14:08

O’Keeffe’s Working Hands cream is another good one, not as greasy as Neutrogena.

Post by **hatter68** » 06 Dec 2019, 16:13

Okeefs working men’s cream also carry couple of packs of plasters they really help

stoneybroke · Post by **stoneybroke** » 06 Dec 2019, 18:11

Always surprised how these tiny cuts hurt so much! Superglue the cut together. Murder for the first few minutes, then eases off. Trust me, it works

Gasman11 · Post by **Gasman11** » 06 Dec 2019, 18:54

Postiebear wrote:Every year about this time I get small finger hacks, it's extremely painful, it's normally around the tips of the fingers and I think the cold weather is the cause of them, does anyone else get them and does anyone know a way of preventing them, I been putting cream on that supposedly helps but it's not.

Not sure you can prevent them completely, hazard of the job/time of year and trying to minimise the extent of the wear and tear is the aim of the game id say. I only suffer on one hand (first two index fingers mainly, thumb slightly less), the one that does the posting through the letter box, that and removing elastic bands from your bundles for 4 or 5 hours puts the strain on your finger tips for me. Trying to keep your skin supple helps, good cleaning routine, continuous hand cream etc and i cover my two index fingers with a long slim plaster each morning and that seems to help too.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 06 Dec 2019, 19:41

stoneybroke wrote:Always surprised how these tiny cuts hurt so much! Superglue the cut together. Murder for the first few minutes, then eases off. Trust me, it works

Super Glue was used by US Forces in Vietnam to help treat wounds during Casevac.

calsae · Post by **calsae** » 06 Dec 2019, 20:00

A lot of posties in our place use gloves with only index finger and thumb cut away. Seems to work

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 07 Dec 2019, 01:44

Dorset Plodder wrote:
stoneybroke wrote:Always surprised how these tiny cuts hurt so much! Superglue the cut together. Murder for the first few minutes, then eases off. Trust me, it works
Super Glue was used by US Forces in Vietnam to help treat wounds during Casevac.

No wonder so many got stuck behind enemy lines!

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 07 Dec 2019, 18:51

k979aaa wrote:
Dorset Plodder wrote:
stoneybroke wrote:Always surprised how these tiny cuts hurt so much! Superglue the cut together. Murder for the first few minutes, then eases off. Trust me, it works
Super Glue was used by US Forces in Vietnam to help treat wounds during Casevac.
No wonder so many got stuck behind enemy lines!

Ha Ha ...... Very Good K979.

I like a play on words!

work · Post by **work** » 08 Dec 2019, 18:59

wear thin grippa/contact gloves (indoor work supplied); cut out one finger (as far as first knuckle) for pda work