Welp, this time around, things got off to an exciting start! My friend was cutting open a watermelon and as it sliced open, half of the watermelon shot off the counter. It would be a crying shame for such a tasty treat to go fall on the floor, so I went to grab it at the same time as my friend. Turns out, he still had the knife in his hands (as he had just finished cutting it open), and the knife sliced my right ring finger a bit. (It all happened so fast that I actually don't recall what happened to the watermelon. I'm pretty sure it didn't hit the floor though.)
Anyway...to make what could be a long story less long, it was a rather deep cut in certain places. I nearly passed out when I took a peak at my finger and saw my finger skin move around in a way that it...shouldn't.
Jess to the rescue; he bandaged and taped it to get the bleeding to stop, after which we played a game; then he applied some butterfly bandages and wrapped it up again.
See for yourself:
You can see the deep part of the cut.The cut actually goes along the fingernail beyond the finger tip.
Butterfly-bandaged up...I figured I'd be okay, but Mom and Lisa had a different plan; I went to the doctor Monday morning and ended up getting 5 (small) stitches, a tetanus shot, and some antibiotics. The doc said it cut right along the tendon, so I'm pretty lucky the cut went length-wise instead of...otherwise. It looks kinda cool.
On the mend...
18 comments:
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Oh man!!! Why does all the exciting stuff happen when I'm gone? Gina, I hope you are gonna make it...it looks pretty painful.
Yucky. I hate getting cut more than anything. You should stab him back when he's not looking.
Oh Gina! That cut looks awful. Funny how some things happen, all because of a watermelon. Glad you still have your finger :)!
Yeesh! What a fabulous war scar! Rock on! You could make up an even more bizarre story to go along with it!
That looks like it hurt... I hope that it heals fast and painlessly...
It looks horrible, and I am so sorry! I was hoping it was on the other side of your hand, but NO! Glad you are healing!
it looks good! :)
Should you sue him? I think so. No, I am sorry you got cut. Not fun but at least did you get the tetanus shot in the bum bum?? HAHA
well at least you will have an awesome scar and a pretty interesting story behind it... Sorry you had to get stiches and that nasty shot... love ya!
uh....were you ever taught that you should NEVER sacrifice your body for a mere piece of fruit? :) OUCH! it's a sweet battle scar though. i hope it heals well. good thing you don't need your finger to extensively to hike.....that's all i'm sayin
uhhhhh, freaking, "OW!" That looks a bit nasty. Glad it ran lengthwise, too :) Hope it heals fast~
You gots some tentaclly long fingers there Orgill.
OUCH!! Never a dull moment w/you. ;) That is quite the cut, all in the name of watermelon. If it were a banana, this never would have happened.
Suzanne makes a good point. If you're going to sacrifice your body for food, it should at least be a steak.
If it had been a banana, she'd probably have a big cut on her leg from trying to kick it away.
that gives me the willies!!! I hope you are healing just great!
Oh my goodness, OUCH friend! Glad your okay. At least there is a good story to tell, and you probably have a wicked scar to go along with it!
My Mouth is WIDE open, that LOOKs painful! I am glad you went to the doctor!!!!!!
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