i have had a cactus needle in my finger for a few weeks please i really want to get it out, it's really small i cant see it, how can i get this thing out?!?!?!?
2006-07-05 18:01:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
A doctor would be a good start.....
If that isn't an option, try soaking your finger in HOT water. That will cause it to swell and help push out the needle or make it more accessible for removal.....
2006-07-05 18:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gravy Czar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok listen. get 4 lemons and a cup of warm (not too hot) water. squeeze the lemons and get 4 cups (one for each lemon) of the juice. soak your finger in the water for 8 minutes, adding the juice from one lemon every 2 minutes. when this is done, get a microscope to find the needle and use tweezers to pull it out. if soaked correctly, your finger should plump up and makes the needle easy to see. for best results, add a teaspoon of salt and mix after every lemon.
2006-07-05 18:07:12 · answer #2 · answered by magic corn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't see it then that would make it difficult. You could soak your hand then when your fingers get to that wrinkly stage maybe you could squeeze it out. Can you see where the catcus needle entered your finger it should be able to exit the way it entered.
2006-07-05 18:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by noone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get someone with good eye sight or someone that knows how to work a needle. Ask them to get it out.
2006-07-06 06:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Riley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a Dr. office and have the nurse or P.a do it. Or if it doesn't get infected just wait it out. Your body will eventually expel or encapsulate all foreign bodies
2006-07-05 18:07:23 · answer #5 · answered by Larry T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting a piece of very sticky tape over it and then ripping the tape off.
You can also try to draw it out using black salve or epsom salt. Good luck.
2006-07-05 18:05:02 · answer #6 · answered by heathernic_410 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its infected go to a doctors if its not just take a warm washcloth or soak your finger in the hot water then pick it out with tweezers
2006-07-05 18:21:39 · answer #7 · answered by Alice-In Wonderland 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D-O-C-T-O-R
If you've had it a few weeks and u can't get it out yourself, a doctor's office or hospital would be a good place to go.
2006-07-06 04:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, might sound weird, but try by dipping the finger into melted candlewax. let it cool and then peel it off. might help.
good luck.
2006-07-05 18:05:37 · answer #9 · answered by susanne m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heated needle and lance through
2006-07-05 18:04:08 · answer #10 · answered by speedyjr28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋