I cut the tip of my right index--and it's drving me CRAZY!

I can see it a awkward and challenging but you can learn to get around it. Typing: You cab type using the other fingers. I just did it. I can type not having to use the index finger at all. It night be a bit slower but you can get around it. Cards: Don't write them. type them on your computer, print it and cut it so it fits in the card. I do that with all my cards since I tend to write a bit fast and it is sloppy. Keep a band-aid on it during the day and then take it off during the night so that it heals. Washing, or anything else, put on a pair of rubber gloves and that will protect the wound. Yes, it will not be easy but you have to take measures so that it heals as fast as possible. I wish you the best!

This is Elic replying on Maggie's computer. Go get yourself a jar of Carmex. Apply liberally and often to the cut. Also, get some gloves like at the doctor's office and use those when you wash your hair or dishes until it heals. You could've used those for that toxic... I mean popcorn too (I'm deathly allergic to corn, so forgive me.) Even putting in the contact will be made easier if you put the Carmex on and then the glove. As for typing or writing, well, there's a finger splint that might help with the writing, but it doesn't do much for your typing speed... Bandaids will pad it, but the Carmex will help it heal. Wounds heal from the inside out, and cuts spread because the edges dry out, keeping them from healing because the edges spread. The Carmex will keep then edges together and you will find it heals in half the time.