OOOhhh - Ouch - got to take better care of yourself JC - specially as you get older!!
-- Edited by jules47 on Monday 18th of February 2013 07:35:52 PM
justcruisin01 said
01:56 AM Feb 19, 2013
Sunday I was doing a welding job, picked up a small camping stool from the shed as it was the correct height for the job.
About half way through I attempted to move the stool for a better position. Then the shock, where the canvas had been sown had deteriated & colapsed in a split second. My thumb was jamed between the folding legs with me sitting on it. Not happy Jan.
Picked myself up with the stool still hanging on the thumb, freed myself & thought I just squashed the finger, upon a closer inspection it had torn the thumb from the nail to the second joint along the inner side, pealing all the skin & flesh away about the width of the finger & down to the tendants & nerves.
A trip to the hospital with a clean, exray & photos taken & sent to another bigger hospital 60kls away, they wished to do an inspection before it could be closed, due to the exposure of nerves & tendants. so had to head off over there.
Lucky there was no damage to these areas, so with a very good flush out, a bit of skin removed it was then put back together with ten stitches.
8.5 hrs later we got back home. Not quite what I had planed for the day & now it will be a few days before I get to finish the job, & I just hate delays.
JC.
pauline said
02:22 AM Feb 19, 2013
Ouch...............bugger.
dazren said
03:50 AM Feb 19, 2013
OOOOOWCH ?? GEEZ jIM i AM SQUIRMING JUST PICTURING IT, ?/ 10 Stitches in just the Thumb, it must have been a decent Tear, Hope it mends quickly and painlessly,
Hmm just thinking ?? It might have been better if it was the WHOLE HAND ????? THEN. you would only of had to go to a SECONDHAND SHOP, to get another one
The pain and suffering I could feel it just reading your post and to have to travel 60 Klm to a second hospital, much more pain hope it gets better soon
ken thomas said
03:49 AM Feb 20, 2013
Makes you wonder what some hospitals are like just buy a new stool ken
justcruisin01 said
04:34 AM Feb 20, 2013
dazren wrote:
OOOOOWCH ?? GEEZ jIM i AM SQUIRMING JUST PICTURING IT, ?/ 10 Stitches in just the Thumb, it must have been a decent Tear, Hope it mends quickly and painlessly,
Hmm just thinking ?? It might have been better if it was the WHOLE HAND ????? THEN. you would only of had to go to a SECONDHAND SHOP, to get another one
I like your style of thinking dazren, thats the kind of thing that I'd come up with. However the one iv'e got looks very secondhand so think i'll stay with devil I know.
JC
justcruisin01 said
04:43 AM Feb 20, 2013
Thanks to every one, doc's tomorrow to have it redressed & checked for infection as that was their main worry.
Think it will be good as there is no pain , movement is ok.
Local hospital was over run on the day ( not hard to work out why ) but excellent, the reason for sending me to another was for a specialist to check it before it closed, being so deep they thought it may have to be done in layers. All checked out ok.
The second hospital was excellent as well, had about 4/5 people check it before a dicission was made. I watched most of it , being flushed out & then put together.
JC.
glassies said
05:36 AM Feb 20, 2013
mr glassies says next time use a four gallon drum but not one that has had petrol in it and he said coulda just welded it back together or super glue,
gees when you do things jc you do them well,hope you are feeling a bit better now i bet that hurt.
dazren said
06:34 AM Feb 20, 2013
JC wrote,
I like your style of thinking dazren, thats the kind of thing that I'd come up with. However the one iv'e got looks very secondhand so think i'll stay with devil I know.
Ha Ha !! I know what you mean, Jim. BUT really you can be lucky sometimes ??? in the hospital you choose ?? A mate of mine cut his leg real bad !! and the hospital he went to decided the easy way to fix it was Amputate It ??? But they made a mistake and cut of his good leg first >?? Then they still had to take off the injured leg as well !!. ------------- He thought that was a bit drastic, so he took them to Court ??? to sue for damages !
He lost the case ?? It was thrown out of court, because, -------------------------------------He did not have a Leg to stand on
Cruising Cruze said
05:50 PM Feb 20, 2013
Sorry to hear that Jim
hope that all works out for you
wish you a speedy recovery
John
justcruisin01 said
04:22 AM Feb 21, 2013
glassies wrote:
mr glassies said coulda just welded it back together.
He's right, I did try that but the welder would not create an arc on the finger, I must be low on IRON.
OOOhhh - Ouch - got to take better care of yourself JC - specially as you get older!!
-- Edited by jules47 on Monday 18th of February 2013 07:35:52 PM
Sunday I was doing a welding job, picked up a small camping stool from the shed as it was the correct height for the job.
About half way through I attempted to move the stool for a better position. Then the shock, where the canvas had been sown had deteriated & colapsed in a split second. My thumb was jamed between the folding legs with me sitting on it. Not happy Jan.
Picked myself up with the stool still hanging on the thumb, freed myself & thought I just squashed the finger, upon a closer inspection it had torn the thumb from the nail to the second joint along the inner side, pealing all the skin & flesh away about the width of the finger & down to the tendants & nerves.
A trip to the hospital with a clean, exray & photos taken & sent to another bigger hospital 60kls away, they wished to do an inspection before it could be closed, due to the exposure of nerves & tendants. so had to head off over there.
Lucky there was no damage to these areas, so with a very good flush out, a bit of skin removed it was then put back together with ten stitches.
8.5 hrs later we got back home. Not quite what I had planed for the day & now it will be a few days before I get to finish the job, & I just hate delays.
JC.
Hmm just thinking ?? It might have been better if it was the WHOLE HAND ????? THEN. you would only of had to go to a SECONDHAND SHOP, to get another one
Dammmmmmm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you recover quick JC, buy a new stool & get the job finished.
regards
Daryl
Hope it mends quickly JC, made me squirm just reading about it
Jules wrote, ---- Duuuuhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bit corny Daz!!!1
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Yeh !! it was ? I agree, I'm not sure wether that one came from Wombat, or Dougwe,??
It is not so much fun. You have to pay the nurses compliments. I bet they looked after you a treat. I always take them a box of chocolates afterwards.
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Tuesday 19th of February 2013 10:10:01 AM
just buy a new stool
ken
I like your style of thinking dazren, thats the kind of thing that I'd come up with. However the one iv'e got looks very secondhand so think i'll stay with devil I know.
JC
Thanks to every one, doc's tomorrow to have it redressed & checked for infection as that was their main worry.
Think it will be good as there is no pain , movement is ok.
Local hospital was over run on the day ( not hard to work out why ) but excellent, the reason for sending me to another was for a specialist to check it before it closed, being so deep they thought it may have to be done in layers. All checked out ok.
The second hospital was excellent as well, had about 4/5 people check it before a dicission was made. I watched most of it , being flushed out & then put together.
JC.
and he said coulda just welded it back together or super glue,
gees when you do things jc you do them well,hope you are feeling a bit better now i bet that hurt.
JC wrote,
I like your style of thinking dazren, thats the kind of thing that I'd come up with. However the one iv'e got looks very secondhand so think i'll stay with devil I know.
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Ha Ha !! I know what you mean, Jim. BUT really you can be lucky sometimes ??? in the hospital you choose ?? A mate of mine cut his leg real bad !! and the hospital he went to decided the easy way to fix it was Amputate It ??? But they made a mistake and cut of his good leg first >?? Then they still had to take off the injured leg as well !!. ------------- He thought that was a bit drastic, so he took them to Court ??? to sue for damages !
He lost the case ?? It was thrown out of court, because, -------------------------------------He did not have a Leg to stand on
Sorry to hear that Jim
hope that all works out for you
wish you a speedy recovery
John
He's right, I did try that but the welder would not create an arc on the finger, I must be low on IRON.
A good report today, another re-dress & check on friday. Maybe stitches out next wednesday.
JC.
I have only just caught up with this post JC...
Hope you are doing ok.
Yeah, you'd definitely need a TIG for that.... see the fire?.. see how it burns?...... hehehehe....