done me thumb in now.

alec · Post by **alec** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:25 pm

hi all, was busy building a fence in the garden to keep the dog from crapping outside the backdoor when ripping down some wood on my table saw the bloody thing grabbed me and decided to cut the top of my left thumb off (well almost, was held on by a tiny flap of skin),spent the evening in maidstone a&e thinking a couple of stitches and home i go but no they xrayed it and found the bone from knuckle to fingertip smashed into half a dozen pieces so they kept me in on an I V drip of antibiotics and transferred me to east grinstead today, a plastic surgeon cut away what they called "manky skin and flesh" saving the tip of the thumb as it was being fed blood by the tiny flap of skin, they then sewed it back together putting stitches through my thumb nail to hold the tip on, the bone apparently is not a worry as it will eventually heal somehow. only got one picture which i might upload later depends if i can stomach it lol.

hopefully tomorrow i can finish the fence if my girlfriend lets me.

tinysmall · Post by **tinysmall** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:17 pm

Oh dear.

I stabbed myself with a stanley knife yesterday cutting the top off a bottle of loctite. Wouldn't be so bad but I had been working safely with the angle grinder a couple of minutes before then I injure myself like that. Whats that all about?

Anyway, hope it heals soon. Sounds bloody painful. And get the picture up

(sorry, there isn't a smiley that's holding half a thumb up).

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:25 pm

OUCH OUCH & Bloody OUCH!!!

Hope that heals up quick. it must make rollin up a faff!

Did you find some new swear words to utter/scream, if so did it help?

Mac

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:31 pm

Sorry to here it but at least you have your right one to press the starter on the bike lol
Hope you heal quick

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benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:41 pm

alec wrote: cut the top of my left thumb off

nearly went back a step in evolution there bud.
wait til you try tying your shoelaces and opening bags of crisps.... you will realise how important the top of your thumb is!
gws - it must be bloody sore

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:44 pm

I stubbed my toe earlier.

Can I have some symapthy too?

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:45 pm

i have man flu so im told so i get it all lol

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:31 pm

I got woken up while having a nap, it was a bit sudden.

Still, never mind.

Shame about your thumb, though, best not break down and want to scrounge a lift from a passing car.....

With a bit of luck the dog's got out through the missing panel, so problem solved.

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:49 pm

tony.mon wrote:I got woken up while having a nap, it was a bit sudden.

Still, never mind.

We have a winner!

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:17 pm

pinkyfloyd wrote:
tony.mon wrote:I got woken up while having a nap, it was a bit sudden.

Still, never mind.

We have a winner!

Yes a winner & his prize will have to wait until Alec can grip the baseball bat properly !

Post by **sirch345** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:23 pm

blimey Alec, sorry to hear about that mate,

Chris.

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:27 pm

Man up and claim it was chainsaw-juggling......

alec · Post by **alec** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:29 pm

i would but me missus wont let me

Twinpotter · Post by **Twinpotter** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:25 pm

Sorry to hear that Alec. A speedy recovery to you.

Oh, I've got my ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction operation at the end of the month! Off the bike for a few weeks in July but rather that than not have an ACL at all. Woo hoo.

alec · Post by **alec** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:35 pm

Twinpotter wrote:Sorry to hear that Alec. A speedy recovery to you.

Oh, I've got my ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction operation at the end of the month! Off the bike for a few weeks in July but rather that than not have an ACL at all. Woo hoo.

Cheers Mate, i hope it all goes well for you

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