I did it. Again. I am a klutz and I know it. I was simply trying to cut a lime to put in my iced tea and wacko…..the knife went wild there for just a second and I sliced 2 of my fingers on my left hand. Now if you know me you know that I have a history with blood. The two of us do not get along. How I raised 2 boys without major trauma is a mystery to me but I think God knew that Chris had to be around if there was going to be bloodletting of any kind.
So once the deed was done I grabbed a paper towel and held it on. It soaked through pretty good and I decided that I had better take some action. Off to the bathroom I went to secure some first aid materials all the while clutching the paper towel. applying pressure, the whole deal. I dug out the super size box of Band-aids (thanks to a son who works for J & J) and decided it was time to lay down….so I did. For awhile. I put my bloody fingers up in the air . The cats came and licked my face. I pulled myself together and applied the band-aids amidst much gushing and spurting and kept pressure on it. I survived.
Then the hub came home and wanted to see how bad it was. Of course once he took the band-aids off it started bleeding again. He is officially in charge of wound care now. I just can’t handle it. Never have. Oh the stories I could tell….and they all end up with me on the floor!
I am once again grateful that I gave up my dream of becoming a nurse. Somehow I don’t think it would have worked out.
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Leave a commentThat blood animation is really good.
hahaha…you are just like my mommy.She almost cut off the tip of her index finger when trying to cut a kind of vegetable (I don’t know the name in English).the blood won’t stop and had to be stitched. She is also B,not sure + or not.
well at least I have avoided the sutures so far!! But I get so woozy and faint over the littlest thing!!! I am sure “you” don’t have that problem!!!
Time heals all wounds, but band-aids and bacitracin speed up the process. Guess they won’t call you lefty anymore!!!!
Have a suture-free Saturday.
J.
Thanks, J!! I am recovering nicely. The hubby is assembling my squirrel free birdfeeder–expect a post on this to be forthcoming!!!
Yay for your cats coming to cheer you up. That pressure thing usually takes awhile before it actually works. Glad your re okay and didn’t actually cut off a finger!
I am glad I did not cut off a finger, too! I had visions of Chris coming home to a crime scene…bloody pawprints all over the house, me lying in a pool of blood….LOL I think I have been watching too much CSI.
I just got on my computer tonight as I have been gone. I just felt terrible when I read you had cut your fingers. I almost fainted for you! You know me! Take care of those fingers, please.
No worries—I am fine and healing up ! You know how I am with blood–any reason to faint and I will!
Oh, I hope you are okay now. I haven’t been on the blogosphere as often. Sometimes I egt the same reaction too. I can;t stand prickling sensations too. In jections are like nightmares to me because I collapse every time!
Tien, I am fine. Just very wimpy. And I don’t look when I get injections either—-or if someone else gets them around me!!!
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