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Is it true that if you go to the ER in Canada today, you'll probably get seen by approximately June 17th?

No shyte.

Sleeping on the other side of the bed now I bet 😂

This wouldn't surprise me, I didn't go this time, nor the last two times I probably should have.
What do doctor's know? its easy to poke around when its not their finger LOL.

That made me laugh out loud. hahaha

renegade50;
Good day to you sir, I trust the second Saturday in May finds you well.

It's interesting how many of us have managed to damage our hands in various activities and I know from your post that you are one of those who know also how my cyber friend 673 might feel.

After I'd stuck my hand in the table saw, I tried a few times over the years to play guitar, but as you say, it felt like I was grabbing electrical wires. As well, I have to look at my fingers and will them to go where they're supposed to, whereas before the table saw they sort of had a memory of their own? Guitar players will get that I suspect?

The 2 other things that I recall were cutting meat my fingers would get so cold handling carcasses out of the cooler that for years afterward I'd have to stick them in warm water to get them working again. The other thing about cutting meat was I had to be super careful as I sliced my fingers a few times - didn't feel it of course - and was merrily cutting thinking, "my goodness that's a bloody bunch of steaks!"

Tying on small fish hooks when either ice fishing or flies was a bugger too as I had to eventually learn to hold them in my left thumb and little finger. Otherwise I'd invariably pull the hook into the holding finger - again couldn't feel it - whilst snugging up the knot and then look down in dismay to see it firmly embedded in my finger tip.

Oh, the other thing I just thought of is when one is wrenching on something and one needs to hold a nut with the left hand - in a blind spot like under a fender well - I can't really feel if it's cross threaded or not.

That hand still gets colder faster when I'm ice fishing now and as mentioned guitar is not an option, but other than that I've pretty much gone back to normal with it.

Anyways again to 673 and all the rest of the 'Fire folk who've managed to mangle our digits, in one of very few instances I can say this - I feel your pain.

All the best to you all.

Dwayne

Good morning Dwayne.

I must say that I am sorry for your finger situation with the table saw but this sentence right here made me spit my coffee all over my laptop. hahahahaha

Good Lord. I'm gonna need a shot just for seeing that

Yup. The whiskey will work. Better pick your nose with the other hand though.

Did the same thing with a router bit several years ago, looked just like that. It heals up fine but took forever for the tenderness to subside!

I find the mental anguish (stress) worse than the pain itself. I also have to keep working, no benefits here for me, so that's a challenge.
Thank you all for the well wishes.

673;
Good day to you once again my friend, I still hope the day's a good one for you - as good as it can be all things taken into account.

At one point in my life I was a Level II OFA for a decade or so, this in a cabinet manufacturing plant, so besides my own digital issues I bandaged a good double handful of others.

For me, knuckle bandages are the way to go. They stay on and protect way, way better than standard ones.

If you can find an industrial safety supply place, you can get bulk boxes for not too bad cost and they're usually better quality than the Wally World ones.

While you're there, if you've ever put on tube gauze, that's a very good way to put protective padding on one or two fingers as well.

Lastly, if your stomach can take it, no name Advil is something I lived on for half a year when I had a root canal go sideways and then stuck my hand in the saw part way through that. Tylenol did nothing for me, but Advil clones worked wonders.

Good luck and again all the best.

Dwayne

Good luck with that 673.

Slammed my right trigger finger in the door of my '54 Chevy coupe. Had a chrome edge protector strip on the door, I think it caught my finger. Or I just f'd up.

Probably yelled some cuss word loudly (appropriate at the time? Maybe I should start a thread? ) Was still living at the folks place, so maybe 18-20 years old, still in Junior College? Mom ran out, saw my finger when I held it up, ran back in and brought me about 4 oz of whiskey. Went down in one shot and off to the doc we went. End of the finger in some tissues and ice or something.

Took it off at an angle from the palm side tip to the base of the nail. Doc gets a look and asks what I did for a living, hobby. When I mentioned machinery and stuff, he said he could sew the tip back on to make it look prettier, but if the nerves didn't heal correctly, I'd probably get it caught in a chain or something and make it worse as I wouldn't feel anything until it was too late. So we just left it as is.

It's different now, but the nail grew back, albeit a little thicker and at a somewhat weird angle. Only about 1/4" shorter on the nail side, so most folks don't even notice.

Best thing was the neighbor brought over some vicodin. Doc said just take tylenol/aspirin.

As I said, good luck with that thing, and I'd at least go along with the doc thing to help prevent a nasty infection.

It could always be worse you'll be fine wishing you a quick recovery

I feel wimpy LOL........... I saw that but couldn't find the thread.
Yeah, you're right it could of been worse, and I do feel lucky....Hope your gonna be ok, and I feel bad for you.

Ouch.

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm doing great honestly, all things considered I have healed up amazingly. I was able to keep my job and current position which was my biggest concern, still out hunting and fishing and doing most of the things I was doing before the accident. I can still grip a beer and coffee mug. In sixth months I have adjusted quite well.

Worry about the ronna is not worth losing a body part.

🤙

lol, yer a dick.