The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2580

badgoodDeb · 01-12-2026, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

My hip and knee are so screwed up now that I'm being sent for an x-ray to see whats going on.

Oh dear. Well, we'll hope that's helpful and shows them what's wrong!

poohbear_nc · 01-16-2026, 02:56 PM

I now have an unwanted annual health event - my own version of a chilblain - for the third year in a row in January, the skin on the end of my right thumb has split and the entire area is exquisitely painful with any pressure - would be unendurable without topical lidocaine cream. Only occurs on the right thumb - and takes forever to heal.

Hemmi · 01-16-2026, 07:47 PM

I have issues in the winter with cracking on my thumbs too. The inside corner right above the the nail on each hand. They crack and bleed and I get them healed up and a week later they crack again.

Deskisamess · 01-16-2026, 09:07 PM

My great aunt Meya was a candy maker back in the 50's-70's. She used to put Corn Husker's Lotion on her hands at night, and wore thick white cotton gloves over the lotion. Her finger tips would split like that. My left thumb just healed from a split, you have my sympathy, they are nasty.

badgoodDeb · Yesterday, 11:24 PM

Yes, I'm having those issues too! Splits at the corners of the nail, where the skin below bends but has gotten hard. And also fingertip splits, dryness so they catch on fabric, and so dry that my grip is slipping and I keep dropping things. I've been using several lotions including Aquaphor, and a pair of cotton gloves. It helps. I've also tried harder to use gloves when doing even small quantities of dishes. Ouch!

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01-16-2026, 02:56 PM	#38687
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,054 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I now have an unwanted annual health event - my own version of a chilblain - for the third year in a row in January, the skin on the end of my right thumb has split and the entire area is exquisitely painful with any pressure - would be unendurable without topical lidocaine cream. Only occurs on the right thumb - and takes forever to heal.

01-16-2026, 07:47 PM	#38688
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,071 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	I have issues in the winter with cracking on my thumbs too. The inside corner right above the the nail on each hand. They crack and bleed and I get them healed up and a week later they crack again.

01-16-2026, 09:07 PM	#38689
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,788 Karma: 45843871 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	My great aunt Meya was a candy maker back in the 50's-70's. She used to put Corn Husker's Lotion on her hands at night, and wore thick white cotton gloves over the lotion. Her finger tips would split like that. My left thumb just healed from a split, you have my sympathy, they are nasty.

Yesterday, 11:24 PM	#38690
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,589 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Yes, I'm having those issues too! Splits at the corners of the nail, where the skin below bends but has gotten hard. And also fingertip splits, dryness so they catch on fabric, and so dry that my grip is slipping and I keep dropping things. I've been using several lotions including Aquaphor, and a pair of cotton gloves. It helps. I've also tried harder to use gloves when doing even small quantities of dishes. Ouch!