Shooting Pain in fingernail!

Go to a hand surgeon. A glomus tumor can be confirmed with an ultrasound. I am in the process of going through this right now. Self-diagnosed via the internet. Saw the hand surgeon last week. The condition is so rare that he has only seen 5 of them in his career (He is in his late 50s or early 60s). I did not have cold sensitivity when it started, but I do now. Surgery is the only treatment. The choice is to live with the pain or have the tumor removed. Good Luck.

how was the surgery and what was the recovery?

I had these symptoms. So painful and especially when I would get cold. It just got so bad and I was finally sent to a hand specialist. He told me it was a tumor and we set a time to remove it. He numbed my hand very well and then took my nail off, it did not hurt as I was numb. He looked around and found the tumor, very tiny, and removed it and bandaged me up. It was sore for a few days but immediately felt better. So happy I had it removed and my nail grew back quickly and nicely. Good luck

I have to admit I had a small problem in the first week with the shoe rubbing against the tendon in the back of my leg. I developed quite the blister :( After the shoe stretched a bit,all was good. The is so comfortable to wear and that's a good thing because I work on a cement floors and do a lot of standing and walking. orthofeet shoes are a godsend in my opinion.

I also have had sharp shooting pain in my thump nail for years but was told it is a fungus under the nail. I treat it with medication but after a while of thinking it's gone it has returned.

I too self-diagnosed my glomus tumor via the internet after suffering for 10+ years! It was VERY PAINFUL to touch and cold. Something as simple as reaching for an ice cube, reaching in my purse for something, or a key touching my pinkie fingernail in just the right spot while unlocking the door would take my breath away or make me want to drop to my knees! Sometimes I ran warm water from the faucet over my finger or filled a cup with warm water and submerged my finger to give me some relief. I went to my primary care Dr. who didn't know too much about it. He was happy to refer me to a hand surgeon when I asked him to. The surgeon was able to diagnose a glomus tumor also, based on my classic symptoms. No xray or MRI required. He sees about 1 glomus tumor each yr and has removed about 20 in his career. He scheduled me for outpatient surgery at the hospital. I had to have blood work, a chest xray, and an EKG first. The surgeon said I'd be much more comfortable with a general anesthetic instead of a local, which was fine with me! The surgery took about 45 min. He removed my fingernail to get to the tumor near my cuticle. He removed the tumor and used stitches that would resorb. Then he covered the area with an acrylic nail for protection and stitched it in place in the four corners of the nail. He then wrapped it with a heavy dressing to protect it from being bumped. The local anesthesia numbed most of my hand for 24 hrs. I went home in a sling to keep it elevated. The pain was no worse than the pain from the tumor! He gave me an Rx for pain meds but I only took it for a couple of days just to prevent the throbbing from becoming bad. I was able to remove the big dressing after 3 days but kept a couple bandages on it. Hardest part was to keep it dry. I had the surgery on Thurs and was back at work on Mon typing on my computer! The stitches were removed after 3 weeks. My surgeon was pleased with the results. The acrylic nail went down the drain as soon as I washed dishes, but I didn't miss it. Just keep it covered for a few more weeks. It's been 10 wks since my surgery and I'd say I was pain free after about 4 wks. He said my nail should grow back in about 6 mos, but not look nice. Give it another 6 mos and it should look good as new. It looks ugly right now, but nothing hurts so I'm ok with that! I dug in the dirt and planted flowers last weekend. If you need the surgery, go for it! It's not bad at all! :)

I am a female age 70 and in perfect health. Out of the blue I felt as if a sharp needle was being
stuck under my fingernail. Left hand, middle finger. Unbelievable pain for a few minutes-plus mild throbbing afterward for the rest of the day.
That was a year ago, it was the one and only time I've ever experienced anything like this. Broad daylight, the pain was so intense and localized that I about wanted to cry out.

My left hand looks like I bite my nails. Fingernails will not grow on my left hand, but on right hand grow just fine. Doctors have no idea what's wrong. What do you think?

I have this same issue! Just a slight brush against it drops me to the floor and I cry hysterically. I noticed with the pressure changes in the weather it’s unbearable as well.