View Full Version : Noting like a Monday night in the ER.
Rooskibar03
01-19-2015, 22:07
Lopped the tip off two fingers chopping wood. Thankfully it was my left but I'm gonna loose index on the left to the nuckle. Gonna have to change up those weak hand drills.
My daughter was a little freaked out when I told her to get a bowl of ice and find my finger.
The worst part is I had just poured myself a Jamison and ginger ale before I did it
hurley842002
01-19-2015, 22:10
Crappy man, I hope you heal up quickly!
OtterbatHellcat
01-19-2015, 22:11
Damn, brother. I can only hope that you heal up quickly, and I don't envy the time you'll spend during that process.
If anyone needed any proof that stuff can happen "just that fast"...this is an example of that.
OtterbatHellcat
01-19-2015, 22:12
It does, however, kind of indicate your hard ass-ness level, by typing your particular experience out on a keyboard considering the situation.
:)
ouch! now lets see some pics. :)
HoneyBadger
01-19-2015, 22:18
Pics or it didn't happen!
just kidding. Really sorry to hear that dude. I hope you have a speedy recovery
ETA: and post #2000 to boot!
And your new tribal name shall be - Lefty Short Bird [LOL]
Keep it clean and try not to pick anything with it for a while.
Well, sorry to hear that you've joined the club, but at least you're not the only one on this site!
Daaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Best of luck with the healing.
OtterbatHellcat
01-19-2015, 22:31
Keep it clean and try not to pick anything with it for a while.
Ohhh that's cold.......where's Chuck Barris with the gong action....lol.
You should have been more careful. [Coffee]
Hope you got some cool pain meds.
KestrelBike
01-19-2015, 22:45
: \ that sucks. Sorry, man!
Rooskibar03
01-19-2015, 22:53
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/3B78EF6E-7A54-44CD-9CA1-70BAAB0034A0_zpsvxp0xpzg.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/Rooskibar03/media/3B78EF6E-7A54-44CD-9CA1-70BAAB0034A0_zpsvxp0xpzg.jpg.html)
the missing digit.
TEAMRICO
01-19-2015, 22:59
Well, there goes the old "Pull my finger" gag!
To soon?
Hope everything works out for you.
KestrelBike
01-19-2015, 23:01
Noooooooo :((((((
OMG. That is awful. I'm so sorry!
mackbamf
01-19-2015, 23:06
I wish you a speedy recovery...
Wow man, sorry to hear. :(
blackford76
01-19-2015, 23:30
Son of a.....
Heal quickly!
I know a guy that did the same thing to his right hand. Things were tricky because he had to carry for work. He got to the point where he was considering just lopping off his pointer and using his middle for the trigger, but after a bit of rehab he was able to get enough mobility back in his pointer that he could shoot again.
Damn man, sorry to hear that. I was gonna make a smart ass comment but after seeing that pic can only say I am sorry to hear that. Hopefully some rehab will get you back to normal
Sorry!
Hope you mend quickly.
I hope you didn't let that Jameson go to waste though.
pickenup
01-20-2015, 00:05
Pics or it didn't happen!
A pic..[Wow2]..so it happened.
Sorry to hear it.
Weak hand drills might have to wait a while.
buffalobo
01-20-2015, 00:11
More than enough to ruin your day. [dammit] Sorry to hear of it.
Let me know if need any prosthetics, I fixed this guy up with his.
55259
Ouch!
Sorry to hear the bad luck. Hope you recover quickly
Rooskibar03
01-20-2015, 00:21
As an added bonus the OP was my 2k post.
oh and don't feel bad about wise cracks. Been getting them left and right, no one to blame but myself.
Now that I think about it, mixing Jameson with anything deserves a punishment.
j/k
Get well soon.
As an added bonus the OP was my 2k post.
oh and don't feel bad about wise cracks. Been getting them left and right, no one to blame but myself.
In that case, my wife wanted me to ask if you'll start saying, "Now I'm not pointing fingers here, but..." more often.
GilpinGuy
01-20-2015, 01:39
Damn man. Were you using a log splitter or a maul/axe? Looks like a maul/axe.
Rooskibar03
01-20-2015, 01:52
Small hatchet. Was splitting a log into some kindling and missed.
GilpinGuy
01-20-2015, 02:10
Small hatchet. Was splitting a log into some kindling and missed.
Shit. I do this every few days. I usually wear gloves but ya know. Not always.
Kinda funny story for you. I was the foreman on a drill rig back in the day (water well). The driller is pulling the auger out of the hole and the helper is removing the sections of auger. He removes the bolts then sticks his finger in the bolt hole to clean out the dirt just as the driller spins the auger to get the dirt off. Zing! Finger gets mangled.
I freak and get the dude and his mangled hand into my car and do 80MPH up Colorado to the hospital.
On the way he asks me, " You think they can put it back on?"
I reply with, "They put Bobbit's cock back on and he's doing porn now..."
He actually laughed at that.
When I left he hospital my Mazda shitbox was running like shit. Turns out that I had cracked one of the terminals clean off of the distributor cap. Apparently I pushed the limits of my little Mazda.
Heal up quick bro. [Beer]
Oh Damn, sorry to hear this! I love my fingers, I'd be mortified to lose one. Considering my past job history, I reckon I'm lucky to still have them all.
Heal up well man!
nogaroheli
01-20-2015, 02:50
Jeez man! I'm sorry to hear and see that! Heal up fast!
Bailey Guns
01-20-2015, 06:21
Sucks. Hope you heal up well and get back to normal soon.
Damn, that will leave a mark... Heal fast.
JohnnyEgo
01-20-2015, 08:15
Sorry about your accident, and good luck on your recovery.
I mangled my left thumb in a tablesaw a decade and a half ago. (Word of advice - do not try to use miter gauge and fence at the same time.) Got a free ambulance ride to Nemours hand trauma clinic in Baltimore. Surgeon did a great job sewing all the pieces back together, and gave me three quarters of a thumb back. It takes a little while, but you adapt quick enough, and then it becomes part of your 'character'. You also discover just how many people around you are missing a part or all of their digits.
Any hot nurses ask for your digits? :D
Hope you have a speedy recovery. At least it's the left hand.
The Norseman
01-20-2015, 08:50
As a carpenter, this is always in the back of my mind....
Hope you heal up right as rain!
Norseman
Damn. Hope you heal up quickly.
StagLefty
01-20-2015, 09:12
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Rooskibar03
01-20-2015, 11:25
Update. Middle finger was reattached but index is a no go. I have to give some props Cmailliard and his TCCC class. I was able to get into my range bag and wrapped it in Combat Gauze and ETD so by the time the ambulance got here I walked right out and got in the back. I got a thumbs up from the doctors and nurses on my treatment of the damage.
And now I'll share with you all the real reason for my injury. I was initiating into the Yakuza and they required fingers as sacrifice.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Waiting on the wife to get back with my Oxy and then the rest of the day should be great.
Great-Kazoo
01-20-2015, 11:41
Keep it clean and take it easy.
hurley842002
01-20-2015, 11:51
A real man would go out and shoot a magnum revolver using the nub, after all, you never know when it could be a survival scenario! Lol jk, glad you are doing well.
Update. Middle finger was reattached but index is a no go. I have to give some props Cmailliard and his TCCC class. I was able to get into my range bag and wrapped it in Combat Gauze and ETD so by the time the ambulance got here I walked right out and got in the back. I got a thumbs up from the doctors and nurses on my treatment of the damage.
And now I'll share with you all the real reason for my injury. I was initiating into the Yakuza and they required fingers as sacrifice.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Waiting on the wife to get back with my Oxy and then the rest of the day should be great.
Sorry to hear about this! I find the most challenging part of cutting wood is not putting on the auto pilot and making a mistake. Now that my son is splitting with my heavy axe, I worry about that too. Handing him the chainsaw scares the hell out of me even though I have been using one since I was 10.
Hope you heal up quickly!
mountainjenny
01-20-2015, 15:59
Oh man... Sorry for your loss!
Get well soon.
SideShow Bob
01-20-2015, 17:58
Well, just think, you can now get 10% off on manicures................
Sorry, had to. Wishing you a speedy healing, and don't mix booze with the pain pills.
wctriumph
01-20-2015, 17:59
Get well wishes to ya, Bro!
cmailliard
01-20-2015, 18:49
Update. Middle finger was reattached but index is a no go. I have to give some props Cmailliard and his TCCC class. I was able to get into my range bag and wrapped it in Combat Gauze and ETD so by the time the ambulance got here I walked right out and got in the back. I got a thumbs up from the doctors and nurses on my treatment of the damage.
And now I'll share with you all the real reason for my injury. I was initiating into the Yakuza and they required fingers as sacrifice.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Waiting on the wife to get back with my Oxy and then the rest of the day should be great.
First, sucks you had to use the skills, but that's why we do it. Second all the talk of Tommy Caldwell climbing ElCap the past month, most people don't know he did the same thing several years ago. Sawed off part of his finger cutting wood, he still climbs the hardest routes with only 9 fingers.
Where did you have the reattachment done?
Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Its not so bad after a while. I lost the same amount in the one pic you showed, mine is right index (trigger finger). Not able to reattach because I hit bone. Did you keep the lost digit?
Its not so bad after a while. I lost the same amount in the one pic you showed, mine is right index (trigger finger). Not able to reattach because I hit bone. Did you keep the lost digit?
What, like for a scooby snack?
haha, I had some giant gallstones in a jar around here for a while. Wifey finally threw them out.
What, like for a scooby snack?
haha, I had some giant gallstones in a jar around here for a while. Wifey finally threw them out.
I keep mine in alcohol in a patron bottle..... Great icebreaker!
I keep mine in alcohol in a patron bottle..... Great icebreaker!
Like a worm then?
Rooskibar03
01-20-2015, 19:17
Didn't keep the finger. ER doc stitched the middle one back, still waiting on effen Kaiser to call me back to meet with specialist.
The ER gave me name of their ortho, I may call and see what he will charge me if I pay cash.
For the record I hate Kaiser.
Correct.
Back on track..... Rooskibar did you go into shock at all? I was going to drive myself to the ER (it's close by). But was hitting mild shock and thought it unsafe called a buddy instead. Welcome to the club! [emoji6]
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/20/b1959219dbd3d68814c16946ad14b075.jpg
SamuraiCO
01-20-2015, 19:27
Best of luck. Enjoy the pain meds. Heal quicly.
scratchy
01-20-2015, 20:25
No! No way No. unless they are superglued back on. Awwcrap you posted them anyway...
For the record I hate Kaiser.
We do too. At least you only lost a finger tip.
Slapps74
01-20-2015, 21:30
Look up Dr Kavi Sachar. A few years ago when I put a 10mm round thru my left had he worked wonders so I still have about 90% use of my hand and I thought that I may loose it at one point. I know he heas an office in Golden. I can still shot my G29 with my left hand. I hope things work out well.
Fentonite
01-20-2015, 22:49
Look up Dr Kavi Sachar. A few years ago when I put a 10mm round thru my left had he worked wonders so I still have about 90% use of my hand and I thought that I may loose it at one point. I know he heas an office in Golden. I can still shot my G29 with my left hand. I hope things work out well.
I second the nomination. Dr. Sachar is very good. So is Dr. Carlton Clinkscales. Both are part of Hand Surgery Associates, 303-744-7078. Actually, all the docs in the group are quite good, and they have offices all over, including Littleton, and near Porter. I've watched them do some amazing stuff.
Lex_Luthor
01-21-2015, 09:01
Holy schneikies! Sorry I'm late to the party and sorry about your new shortcomings.
spqrzilla
01-21-2015, 21:42
Well, I think we should get a mod to change your title to Yakuza Master
HoneyBadger
01-21-2015, 22:01
Holy schneikies! Sorry I'm late to the party and sorry about your new shortcomings.
Pun intended? lol
BuckeyeNative
01-21-2015, 22:05
Just read this...wish you a speedy recovery.
Chad4000
01-22-2015, 10:41
Shit is dangerous...
i had a chainsaw blade come off while camping once... slapped me in the inner thigh... felt something and was like huh? luckily it came off as I was momentarily off the throttle, happened to glance down to see it before getting back on the gas. could have been bad.
Rooskibar03
01-31-2015, 22:20
How's the healing doing?
Pretty sore. Went Tuesday for surgery. The needed to remove some bone on the index to fold it over. Middle finger had fne nail removed to clean up the work done in the ER.
Picture of middle finger pre-op. Still haven't looked at index.
(For all the stories you hear of people addicted to pain killers they are pretty liberal with the Oxy RX.)
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/9cbfa9f2715801b7bb4e6e470e4f87d0_zps45b1018f.jpg
boomerhc9
02-01-2015, 01:11
my biggest fear other than the pain is if something like this ever happened to me, hopefully they stich it back on with the correct orientation
mcantar18c
02-01-2015, 02:05
I put the edge of a 1/2" endplate of a 535lb structural beam down on my right middle finger on Wednesday. I honestly thought I wasn't going to have a full finger when they lifted it up. Believe it or not I'm using it to type right now... a little less skin on it and a helluva blood blister, but it's pretty much good to go.
My boss's only response was to yell from across the room "Was it your trigger finger?"
jerrymrc
02-01-2015, 07:27
I am glad you are doing better.[Flower]
cmailliard
02-01-2015, 11:36
Glad it is healing.
It it is pretty easy to get attached to pain meds, with my back problems I would go heavy some days on my Vicodin and man it puts you in such a fog. I actually remember thinking how easy it would be to become addicted to it.
Are you on antibiotics? If so which one?
Rooskibar03
02-01-2015, 11:58
Glad it is healing.
It it is pretty easy to get attached to pain meds, with my back problems I would go heavy some days on my Vicodin and man it puts you in such a fog. I actually remember thinking how easy it would be to become addicted to it.
Are you on antibiotics? If so which one?
They have me in Kexflex 500mg x 4 a day for 10 days. I'm almost done with those. Don't see myself getting addicted to those oxy, not really an addictive person.
They are pretty week IMHO and frankly they only marginally help with pain. I think the idea must be to make you sleepy so you forget about the pain.
HoneyBadger
02-01-2015, 13:14
I put the edge of a 1/2" endplate of a 535lb structural beam down on my right middle finger on Wednesday. I honestly thought I wasn't going to have a full finger when they lifted it up. Believe it or not I'm using it to type right now... a little less skin on it and a helluva blood blister, but it's pretty much good to go.
My boss's only response was to yell from across the room "Was it your trigger finger?"
At least he knows what is important!
HoneyBadger
02-01-2015, 13:16
They are pretty week IMHO and frankly they only marginally help with pain. I think the idea must be to make you sleepy so you forget about the pain.
They affect everybody differently. I was on Percocet for a few weeks and I can definitely see how someone could get addicted to painkillers. I didn't feel very affected by them, so they upped my dose a bunch. Then I felt pretty foggy.
I'm a lightweight when it comes to medication. And oxy will take all my troubles away. Incredible. Needless to say I avoid them like the plague.
I think the only drug I could become addicted to would be Propofol/Diprivan. It has to be the best sleep I have had since I was an infant.
100 proof anything seems to be my limit on pain killers. Highly effective but major long term addiction issues.
Finger looks real good! I hated being on pain meds but it was the only way to sleep. You're lucky about the clean up job.... The surgeon left a little piece of nail bed on mine.... It hasn't grown but could possibly cause problems in the future....
Worst pain I ever felt was removing the gauze post ER and prior to surgery... The blood had dried onto nerve endings....
Lex_Luthor
02-01-2015, 17:19
Pun intended? lol
Haha yeah pun intended. I couldn't help it.
Rooskibar03
02-09-2015, 14:04
So I had my post op visit today and I had expectations that were out of wack.
Upside they didn't have to take the knuckle off which left more bone which means the end result will be more length.
The downside is they didn't wrap the skin over the "nub" but rather left it exposed to naturally heal over. They also left it at a pretty big angle, which was a shock.
There is a little dead skin on the middle finger they are concerned about, time will tell if it heals from under or if they will have to cut it out.
Link to photo for those who want to see it. http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/CC9D6C84-64F7-4ADB-85DF-F8CEF9121896_zpswvc7c1cq.jpg
They had me on Dilaudid after my bike wreck a couple of years back. That and the fentanyl were pretty effective. I stayed on the dilaudid for about 2 days after I got released from the hospital, still have a bunch. I figured I wasn't in much pain, and found that I could manage it with OTC naproxen. Aside from the head-stuffed-with-rags feeling that I got from the opiates, I hated the constipation issues, as they clogged me up like eating 5 pounds of cheese...[Toile2]
HoneyBadger
02-09-2015, 15:24
So I had my post op visit today and I had expectations that were out of wack.
Upside they didn't have to take the knuckle off which left more bone which means the end result will be more length.
The downside is they didn't wrap the skin over the "nub" but rather left it exposed to naturally heal over. They also left it at a pretty big angle, which was a shock.
There is a little dead skin on the middle finger they are concerned about, time will tell if it heals from under or if they will have to cut it out.
Link to photo for those who want to see it. http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/CC9D6C84-64F7-4ADB-85DF-F8CEF9121896_zpswvc7c1cq.jpg
I like how when you follow the picture link above, you get the option of buying a $47 framed print of the pic. [Eek3]
spqrzilla
02-09-2015, 15:57
best wishes for recovery Rooski
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