it’s hard to type with only 7 fingers. we spent 2 hours and 45 minutes at urgent care yesterday. why? because i nearly cut my fingertip off. making a sandwich for lunch, and my finger slipped under the knife and the knife went through my nail and part of my finger. at the time i nearly fainted, but not before my first aid skills kicked in and i wrapped my finger in the nearest kitchen towel. it was very strange to experience that mild amount of shock at the time; my rational mind telling me that it will be okay, but my body’s instincts pumping adrenaline and nearly making me pass out. i called dylan from my crouch on the kitchen floor and he came to get me. so off to urgent care we went. in the triage station, the nurse noted that at least it wasn’t my middle finger and proceeded to flip off the entire waiting room…she was the perfect person for that job. i also set off the low pulse alarm on the vitals monitor (my resting heart rate, even under physical stress, is only 49). 2 and a half hours and a bloody kitchen towel later, my finger nail and finger tip are being held on by derma bond (medical super glue). so that’s what happened to my finger.
it looks much worse now because the nail is becoming more black and blue where it will surely fall off. also, it started bleeding again, but it was trapped under the derma bond which then ruptured and we had to patch with actual super glue. so yeah. no swimming for 5-10 days. good thing i’m not left handed.
What happened to the approach where you didn’t freak the mom out, which subsequently saved us all from having to see this? I’ll give you credit that you did well with the contrasting background to get the disgustingness to stand out, but ewww. (Please note I am grosed out by little more than accidents or surgeries that perforate the skin, so a bit of a special case-maybe). Best of luck with the typing, sounds fun. At least you may recall the poke method with one or maybe two fingers. Early childhood? Sure it’s in there.
Comment by Christine — February 5, 2007 @ 1:25 am
She lives to freak the mom out Christine. I agree it is gross. Glad you didn’t cut the whole thumb off.
Comment by mom — February 5, 2007 @ 7:14 am
OUCH. YUCK. EW. I’M SORRY. PHOTO IS SO GROSS AND ALLURING.
Susan, I have a math question. If you have ten fingers, and you cut one of them and render it useless for typing, don’t you still have nine other fingers that you can use for typing?
(Btw, I just tried typing without using my left index finger and it’s HARD. My condolences, friend. If you need me to type something for you in the next few days while your finger heals, just let me know!
Comment by Rachel — February 5, 2007 @ 11:32 am
8 fingers + 2 thumbs - 1 finger = 7 fingers + 2 thumbs
Comment by admin — February 5, 2007 @ 12:49 pm
Ouch!! Nasty nasty gross! I always wondered how people know whether they should go to the hospital for a small cut. But now I’m thinking, you just KNOW!
Comment by Lazy Lightning — February 5, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
OUCH! No more sandwiches for you!
Comment by Anna — February 9, 2007 @ 10:56 pm