It's Just Life

  • Home
  • About
  • Comments for a Cause
  • Tea and Teapots
  • Books
  • Travel
  • Writing
  • Recipes
  • Products
October 29, 2011

Getting Under My Skin

20 Comments/ 2384/ 0

Way back in June sometime my middle finger on my right hand met with disaster.  Disaster of the glass kind.  I have always been a little accident prone (just ask my mom who used to call me Calamity Ann Brown) but this was totally not my fault.  My fingers lightly grazed the kitchen counter, I said “ouch” and looked down to see blood oozing from my finger.  Now if you have read any of my blood related posts you know that I am not the bravest thing around when it comes to the red liquid.  Somehow a teeeeeeny splinter of glass that came from who knows where jumped into my fingertip.   Chris made me go sit down.  Smart man.  (He married me, after all).

After the blood flow was under control—hours later with a tight bandage and holding my finger above my head—-the brave husband tried to see if he could get it out.  No dice.  It was in too deep.  I whined.  I complained.  I whined some more. He assured me it would work its way out.  I was doubtful.  I saw amputation in my future.

I kept it bandaged and about this time we were traveling to and from from Lima to help out with my father in law. The finger got no better.  In fact it felt horrible.  Every time I accidentally touched something it hurt.  It felt like……there was a piece of glass in it.  Imagine that!   Youngest son Aaron with skills of a ninja and surgeon to the rescue.  I told him I could take it no more so he grabbed some tweezers and proceeded to start the extraction.  I had used drawing salve on it–that stuff that looks like tar.  It had worked somewhat.  I could finally feel a little point so Aaron was able to extract the shard of glass which was more like a minuscule sliver.  Yay for Aaron.  Unfortunately it broke during the procedure.   Part remained but it was still better than it had been.  I could still feel it and some days it really hurt but what else could I do?

Fast forward to October 28th.  A full 4 months later.  Taking my contacts out I noticed blood on the tip of my middle finger.  What the heck??????  Upon further examination I saw the slightest pointy thing sticking out where the blood was.  I gingerly pulled at it and extracted —yes—the final piece of the sliver of glass.  My wise husband, as I was dancing around in joyful celebration , said “well, your body had to eventually reject it”.   I still can not believe it!  I woke up this morning and have full use of my middle finger.  No cautious keyboard typing!  No searing pain if I hit the finger just so.   I would like to think it is a Halloween miracle.  Really!   It is!!! And as another wise friend said “It’s the power of the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”    I BELIEVE!!!!

 

43.152457-93.237147
Share:
Tags:
Charlie Brown extractions glass shards pain relief painful experiences splinters The Great Pumpkin
← Previous Not the Wittiest Post I Have Posted
Next → Halloween Happiness

Related Articles

  • Don’t Worry – All Will Be Well

  • To Our Sweet Boy

  • Another Year Passes

  • Happiness with a Side of Remembrance

  • More Useless Information

20 Comments

Leave a comment
  1. Diane
    October 29, 2011 at 08:43 am

    Yay, the Great Glass Pumpkin came. He really does exist! So happy that sliver slithered its way out. It is painful when those tiny glass or splinter slivers go in and don’t want to come out. Glad your finger is feeling better. Happy Halloween Miracle!!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 29, 2011 at 09:17 am

      He does exist!!! He really does!!!! 🙂 Hope you are doing well and that the neighborhood is everything you hoped it would be—sounds like you are off to a great start there!

      Reply
  2. Ann in the UP
    October 29, 2011 at 08:44 am

    Wow, four months of OUCH! I’m so happy that it has worked it’s way out. It is amazing how much distress a tiny shard can cause. You are more patient than I would be though—even though we nurses are famous for ignoring symptoms and refusing care. I’d have had them digging for it in the ER.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 29, 2011 at 09:16 am

      Yea, I am a wimp when it comes to ER visits so I figured I could just be uncomfortable for the rest of my life. But now I am definitely doing the happy dance. Picture Snoopy here!!!!

      Reply
  3. raburcke
    October 29, 2011 at 08:47 am

    I started reading and…. you just got under my skin, so I’m following your site now.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 29, 2011 at 09:15 am

      LOL Thanks!!! I tend to do that to some folks!! Welcome aboard!! ALways glad to have a new bloggy friend!!!

      Reply
  4. aemmabella
    October 29, 2011 at 09:24 am

    LOL Congrats! The Great Pumpkin really does care! Yaaaaay!

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 29, 2011 at 09:59 am

      Thanks so much!!!! And thanks for subscribing to my blog!!! I am loving finding new folks to follow and it is great to have some “young uns” is always a great thing!!!!

      Reply
  5. poemsandponderings
    October 29, 2011 at 10:46 am

    I don’t know how in the big blue world you managed to get through such a trying ordeal…If we here is Massachusetts lose the use of our middle finger….We can’t wave “hello” to the driver that just cut us off…Oh,too painful to think about!! May just as well leave the car (cah) at home!! lol. btw, Did the word “Doctor” ever occur to you?

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 30, 2011 at 11:20 am

      That word is not in my vocabulary….doctor???? What is that????

      Reply
  6. pattisj
    October 29, 2011 at 04:10 pm

    I’m glad you are finally free of it. An exorcism? lol

    Reply
  7. bocafrau
    October 29, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    I’m glad to hear that you are finally pain free…can’t even imagine having to deal with a splinter for that long. I have visions of hot needles in my head!!! By the way I’m also a new follower and a “young un” …I found you through Hilary at Feeling Beachie…would love it if you would follow me back!!! Have a happy and most of all pain free weekend.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 30, 2011 at 11:22 am

      Thanks for coming on over! I love that blog hop at Hilary’s!!! She is great!!! Glad to have you join up!!! It is always great to find new bloggy friends so I will definitely be coming over to see yours!!! Have a great week!!! And I am pain free now—it is amazing!! Like i said—a Halloween miracle!

      Reply
  8. Feeling Beachie - Hilary
    October 30, 2011 at 11:17 am

    You were saved… amazing how it came out…. but how lucky you were that it didn’t get your eye….

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 30, 2011 at 11:19 am

      I think I might have had to venture to the doctor if that had happened….

      Reply
  9. Christine M. Grote
    October 30, 2011 at 05:53 pm

    Too funny, although I’m sure it wasn’t at the time. My grandmother once pulled a needle out of her knee. She had no idea where it came from. Quite odd.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 30, 2011 at 05:55 pm

      A needle?? No way. I bet that was a sewing endeavor gone awry!!!! Crazy!!! But I am just happy it is out. This morning I was exclaiming, once again, to Chris how wonderful it was that my finger no longer hurt! I think I was like the lion with the thorn in his paw and just needed a mouse to take it out!!!

      Reply
  10. Karen and Gerard
    October 31, 2011 at 05:31 am

    Isn’t it strange how such a little thing can cause so much pain? I’m happy you finally got it out! Whew, that took a long time though.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann
      October 31, 2011 at 07:57 am

      It was teeny but I knew we didn’t get it all out when we worked on it. Crazy thing is I have no idea where the glass on the counter came from and how I just hit it just right to go into my finger!!!

      Reply
  11. Helen Brown
    October 31, 2011 at 09:42 pm

    It just proves that miracles do happen.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Subscribe To Rss Feed
  • 2,256 Followers
  • 2,272 Fans
  • Followers
  • Subscribers
  • Subscribers
  • Follow It's Just Life

Comments For A Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Finding Balance

  • Comments for a Cause Keeps on Booking

  • Comments for a Cause – Reaching Out through El Centro

  • Comments for a Cause – It’s All About Women

  • Comments for a Cause – Weirdo Style

  • Ringing in 2023 with Comments for a Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Conservation at Work

  • Comments for a Cause – A Hand Up. Not a Hand Out

  • Comments for a Cause- Operation KeepSafe® 

  • Comments for a Cause – September 2022

  • Comments for a Cause – More Literacy, Please!

  • Comments for a Cause – July 2022 Edition

  • Comments for a Cause- Giving to Uvalde

  • It’s May – Time for Comments for a Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Reece’s Rainbow

Check Out My Past Posts

June 2023
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« May    

Text

Follow

Pinterest

Visit Beth Ann's profile on Pinterest.

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

goodreads.com

Professional Reader
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Copyright © 2015 It's Just Life, All Rights Reserved.

  • Media Kit, Advertising and Disclosure
 

Loading Comments...