[ajn]

Slip with a Stanley knife (new blade?) delivered me 5 stitches across the top thumb knuckle, hopefully tendons ok, but knuckle bone was exposed, 55 mins A&E cleaned, needles, stitches and dressed and sent back home by fantastic staff within the hour of an arranged appointment, again appointment made within 30 mins of enquiry phone call…?

20 mins of time was waiting for a course of penicillin tabs..

Over heard some were waiting over 12 hours ?..

I had some very strange looks as I left though from other people still waiting though..

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[ajn]

Thanks NHS for my treatment and care..???

[Tharg]

As an enthusiastic cook who keeps his knives properly razor sharp I find that a tiny distraction when slicing stuff can lead to lots of claret going everywhere. Not as bad as yours, ajn, but still messy. I always keep a card of Sterri strips to hand (right above the slicing worktop!).  Quick application of these can, I’m sure, help the wound healing and prevent a lot of messy red stuff entering the menu!

[Mike Cooper]

Always better to be sliced by a new blade ajn,less damage.I am the man of a thousand cuts being an ex carpenter.

[ajn]

Sorry supposed to have posted been in of topic section ?

[ajn]

Mrs Ajn used 4 strips to close it till I got to A&E Tharg, also Mike usually I just close and cover cuts but this one was down to the white stuff, also on certain meds so had to go in..

They did say it needed treatment because the knuckle bone was visible so glad I wasn’t just wasting time, got a follow up appointment with the hand clinic..

However just finished the job that caused it…?

[Rene]

Only ever stitches i got was when i’ve hit my knee with an electric hedge cutter, thankfully the work trousers prevented worse.

Get better soon, i heard whisky helps.

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[ajn]

Thanks Rene, busy morning easy afternoon watching snooker, resting the hand..

Hedge cutter to the knee ouch, I once dropped a chainsaw due over worked forearms and stupidity in my younger years, no injury thankfully..

[Mike Cooper]

The worst cut ive ever had was inflicted by an angle grinder which some green behind the ears apprentice dropped while using it and it flew about 10 metres along the ground and lodged itself in my shin bone.Not a pretty sight.

[ajn]

? soon as I read angle grinder dropped my imagination took over Mike…? agony

 

[Georgie]

I bent my thumbnail backwards the other day and it really hurt . . .

🙂

Seriously – Y’all take care with those toys, boys.

[ajn]

When it comes to stitches women win hands down for pain barrier bravery just my opinion though..

 

 

[ajn]

Injuries when young can come down to inexperience & foolishness, then you mature, learn, strengthen muscles and master tools, possibly in your prime years, then as you age (slightly for me?) the brain remembers what to do, but the body simply seems to have slowed down, maybe weaker now and certain meds don’t help I guess..

So a circle of life’s injuries ???????

[Brydo]

You could almost be paying for it ajn lol.

Take care of yourself, i banged my eye a couple of months ago and im still getting problems.

[ajn]

Not all bad Brydo, nice relaxing hot bath in attendance of Mrs giving a helping hand as I only can use one hand?? the other in hand in a bag..

 

time for some snooker, before dinner..

[ajn]

Brydo looking after myself didn’t go to well, had a hospital appointment Monday, tripped over a step ?..

Whilst heading to the ground, remembered the stitched hand, tucked it in out of harm, crash elbow to the left side ribs ?..

escorted to my appointment by a helpful nurse, BIG THANKS to her.. (hopefully this reaches her through my thoughts..?).

Mrs Ajn not to happy, saying I’m in denial of my situation..

4 falls this year, 2nd time injured left ribs..

 

[Tharg]

Sympathies, ajn. Know exactly how tricky it can be. When asked to list my hobbies, I generally top the list with “Trying not to fall over.” Years of practice taught me that falling properly involves, indoors, aim for sofa/bed/chair if poss; outdoors, protect head, go limp, and roll when you hit. Get plenty of scratches/cuts with the latter but, so far, not broke anything.

[ajn]

Thanks for the tips Tharg, I’m off to the hand trauma clinic (stitches check up) this afternoon, hopefully I won’t have to test those tips out today ?..

Just applied a new dressing, the 2nd stitch is unraveled or snapped..

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