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Well call me stupid
Topic Started: Oct 4 2016, 06:08 PM (116 Views)
kpnuts
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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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Lt Paddy 'Chancer' Boyle
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) :redface
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Mark M
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Hawk T1
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
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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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Lt Mac 'Shocker' McSheffrey
Sounds painful :blink: Get yourself to A&E mate, the last thing you want is an infection
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kpnuts
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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
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ouch so wheres the gory pic fella?
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kpnuts
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Maybe when I take the bandage off before I glue it.
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kpnuts
Airbrush master
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
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Here's how it looks this morning.

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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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
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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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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
All together now, aaarrrrhhhhhh.

Seriously though just be careful in the future and I hope Pam is OK now.
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kpnuts
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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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