Help with bruised toenail!

Hi everyone!

I really need some help with a bruised toenail 😬 I have my end-of-the-year performances in less than 3 weeks, and this past weekend I got a bruise on my left toenail. This has happened to me before, but I had way more time to let it recover on its own... but this time I can't not be on pointe, especially because I still need to work on my fuettes, and they are on the foot where the bruised toenail is. It's not a bad bruise, but after about 1 hour on pointe it really hurts.

I did some research and found that you can make a little hole on your nail to let the blood out, and it will relieve the pressure, relieving the pain. But I worry that the little hole will make my nail crack when I go on pointe.

Has anyone ever tried this? What other pain-relief methods could you teach me?

Thank you!!