Jose Jackson, 57, nearly lost her “whole arm” when she was accidentally “jabbed” in the cuticle during an acrylic nail appointment.
While a trip to the nail salon is not exactly high up on the list of risky activities, a woman was forced to have her finger amputated after a manicure left her with a life-threatening infection.
However, at the time she thought nothing of it, and only visited the hospital after it swelled up until it was “purple” and “weeping” puss.When doctors removed the bandage Jose had wrapped it in, she claims her finger was so misshapen, it looked like a “jagged mountain range”. Although Jose struggled, she’s learning to adjust to life with one less finger, and is hoping to raise awareness for the importance of cleanliness in nail bars."When I got to hospital, they bought medical students in because they'd never seen an infection so bad.
Read more: Dad loses almost half of body weight after being told he was too fat for Alton Towers rideDuring the treatment, the nail technician accidentally slipped while using a cuticle pusher tool and “jabbed” her nail bed.She said: “I rarely get my nails done, it’s usually for special occasion like a wedding.“But I decided to treat myself around Christmas. The lady doing my nails had completed one hand when she moved onto the next, she was suddenly distracted by the door opening.
Over the next week it got worse, and she went to visit her GP who prescribed her antibiotics - however it still didn’t improve.Jose continued:"Unfortunately I now know it was the wrong medication to treat the infection but by that point, it was too late."When she got there, the gran recalled:"The surgeon said: 'I don't know how you've gone for two weeks with this.'
Unfortunately, when the surgeon returned to check-up on Jose, he decided to remove even more of her finger.Read more: Woman who texted daily updates to late father's number gets response from grieving man
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