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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 4 2016, 06:08 PM (116 Views) | |
| kpnuts | Oct 4 2016, 06:08 PM Post #1 |
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Hi all well what sort of idiot am I, with looking after Pam I shouldn't do stupid things, I wanted to cut a thin piece of plywood and the Stanley knife was easier to get at than the hand saw, I slipped and cut through the top corner of my thumb (right through the nail ) it was hanging on by a thin piece of skin (I could even see the bone) I've put it in place and bandaged it up (I can't spend all night in a and e as there would be no one to look after Pam, I'm hoping when the bleeding has stopped I can superglue it together (boy is it throbbing) I've dosed myself up with my cocodamol I usually use for my arthritis so hopefully that will take the edge off if not I will pinch a couple of my missus, they're 3 times stronger than mine.I'm so cross with myself when I have bigger responsibilities. |
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| Disorder | Oct 4 2016, 06:18 PM Post #2 |
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Lt Paddy 'Chancer' Boyle
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OUCHHH! Sounds sore indeed. Be very careful of infection, though. Get to A&E when you can as you will probably need a tetanus jab. (Believe me I've been there with a scalpel)
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| Mark M | Oct 4 2016, 06:18 PM Post #3 |
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Mate I'm a nurse, get to hospital you have around 6hrs while the tissue is viable to suture, worse cuts that deep are very susceptible to infection |
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| madnursegaz | Oct 4 2016, 06:34 PM Post #4 |
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Mark's comment is seconded. I'm a retired nurse, and Yes, we are ganging up on you! |
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| mac1677 | Oct 4 2016, 06:41 PM Post #5 |
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Lt Mac 'Shocker' McSheffrey
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Sounds painful Get yourself to A&E mate, the last thing you want is an infection
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| kpnuts | Oct 4 2016, 06:51 PM Post #6 |
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Hi all thanks for the concern, the bleeding has almost stopped and the pills have worked for the throbbing, I have a couple of problems, I can't leave my missus for the 4 or 5 hrs I would be at A and E also I have an underactive thyroid which towards the evening I tend to get tired that combined with the cocodamol which make me sleepy it's probably not good idea to drive, I am a first aider and I've seen much worse, we also live in the back of beyond so would be a long drive to hospital. |
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| mrvr6 | Oct 4 2016, 07:25 PM Post #7 |
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Lt. john 'Buzz Kill' burton
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ouch so wheres the gory pic fella? |
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| kpnuts | Oct 4 2016, 07:27 PM Post #8 |
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Maybe when I take the bandage off before I glue it. |
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| kpnuts | Oct 4 2016, 09:22 PM Post #9 |
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Hi all I was going to post a pic of the wound but the dressing has stuck to it so I just redressed it for tonight, maybe a pic tomorrow
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| kpnuts | Oct 5 2016, 07:18 AM Post #10 |
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Airbrush master
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Here's how it looks this morning.
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| Olde Farte | Oct 5 2016, 08:01 AM Post #11 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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It looks a lot better than I was imagining so may well be OK and being a first aider (that was) myself an anti-tet jab came with my training although probably out of my system now. Just be careful in the future, short cuts (no pun intended) aren't always the best. |
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| kpnuts | Oct 6 2016, 05:47 PM Post #12 |
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Airbrush master
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Hi all well i did another stupid thing today, took pam to the GP this morning as her ears were bleeding and I wanted to be sure there were no bad problems took the handbrake off not thinking and bashed my thumb on the handbrake surround the pain was so intense I thought I would pass out, I felt sick and of course I opened it up again so there was lots of blood anyway I sucked it up and took pam to GP's apparently she grazed the ear canal and that's where the bleeding was coming from, I must have looked a bit pale as the nurse asked if I was OK so pam blabed and told her so she checked it out and said it looked OK but that I had opened it up and should have gone to A and E in the first place (I know, I know, don't go on, you told me so, yada, yada, yada) she put some steri strips on and redressed it, pretty much the same as I did (minus the steri strips) I have got to say that really hurt, I've broken bones and (being a retired tattooist) I've done tattoos on myself for 9 hrs continuously but when I bashed my thumb on that bit of plastic that was the absolutely the worst pain I have ever felt, I've never come close to fainting before, I realise I've not experienced child birth but I will bet it was worse than that. |
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| Olde Farte | Oct 7 2016, 08:32 AM Post #13 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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All together now, aaarrrrhhhhhh. Seriously though just be careful in the future and I hope Pam is OK now. |
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| kpnuts | Oct 8 2016, 08:11 PM Post #14 |
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Here's how it looks tonight, I know it looks OK but it's throbbing a bit.
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Get yourself to A&E mate, the last thing you want is an infection

7:31 PM Jul 11