Thumbs up? no, not really

**nuggets** · 13-02-2011, 19:30

Drama queen !!

have you seen the movie ................ http://entertainment.timesonline.co....icle534005.ece

snigger - get well soon mate !!

**Barn Owl** · 13-02-2011, 19:30

Good thread Steve.

Glad your on the mend.

**Kepis** · 13-02-2011, 19:59

Youch, glad your on the mend Steve.

I decapitated my left index finger last year, it was one of those moments when you think "this is going to end badly" and it did about five seconds later, when the side of the tip of my finger was laying on the shed floor, like you a good swear up for being so stupid.

Glad your sorted as best as you can be for now though.

atb

**unorthadox** · 13-02-2011, 20:19

well i think we have all learned that the closest tool may be 'handy' but not the ideal tool

**rancid badger** · 14-02-2011, 12:45

thanks yet again.

I've had to admit defeat and accept I can't go to work with it the way it is. I've been talking to my gaffer and my 'oppo' and while both sympathetic under the surface, both couldn't believe what I've done and of course took the pee, remorselessly!

never mind, such is life

all the best

"Mr.Fingers & Thumbs" ( Steve)

**Spikey DaPikey** · 14-02-2011, 13:54

Glad its all been fixed !

**Shewie** · 14-02-2011, 14:12

Ooh that's a beauty Steve, I think I'd have passed out with that one.

Glad you're okay though mate.

http://www.schlachthausfreund.de/en/...esh/protec.php

**gsfgaz** · 14-02-2011, 14:33

Glad the surgery went well Steve , and your on the mend bud ...

**morch** · 14-02-2011, 16:07

Pleased it all went well Steve.

atb

Dave

**al21** · 14-02-2011, 16:30

Ouch! That's a quality case of stanley knife thumb and no mistake! Glad surgery went well and you're on the mend fella!

Al

**grumit** · 14-02-2011, 22:55

That looks really painful beets mine hands down .did the classic used a hatchet while stressed momentary lapse in concentration axe bounced on a knot in the wood I was chopping for kindling and hit my finger not much blood loads of pain and six stitches followed shortly by secondary infection and a week of work hope all gets better soon

**Melonfish** · 15-02-2011, 11:50

Glad everything went well steve! hope you mend quick m8!

**Fletching** · 15-02-2011, 12:16

Steve, did they give you a Tetanus jab, or have you had one recently?

...sometimes get's overlooked when passed straight to surgery.

Steve

**rancid badger** · 15-02-2011, 12:44

Yes I got the jab! made the "mistake" of not remembering when I'd last had one

really never felt a thing, till Monday! aching quite a bit then but fine now.

The wounds however, are really sore! proper "damaged bone" ache, with big cut and ripped off nail, for added flavour

cheers

Steve

**Sniper** · 15-02-2011, 20:57

Looks a nasty one there Steve, hope it mends fast for you mate. But oh! all fingers and thumbs? jeeez. Lol

**dwardo** · 16-02-2011, 11:41

Nice one for posting all the gory detail and pictures, it may just save some of us from having to learn an old lesson without the blood.
Certainly going to take extra care with the draw knife later

**WeThePeoplexfbm** · 16-02-2011, 11:51

did it hurt?>

i cut the fleeing in my finger the top of numb -_-

**ol smokey** · 16-02-2011, 14:06

Sorry to hear of your mishap, if I may call it that. I see that you have now been sorted out. Just hope that all heals up soon and you get back to normal, though I imagine that it will still be very sore for some time.I felt rather sorry for myself when I nearly severed the tip of my index finger, but it was nothing like as bad as yours, I managed to stick it back with Elastoplast without letting it get contaminated in any way, and it has healed up well and even the scar can not be seen now. It is amazing how easily it can happen. I think that it happened due to tiredness on my part too, plus familiarity breeds contempt. Others be warned ! ! !

**Nonsuch** · 16-02-2011, 19:16

Nasty. Hope it heals OK and you get good sensation back.

Can anyone recommend which Kevlar gloves to get ?
I can't imagine they would turn a hatchet blade would they ? Still sound like a good idea

NS

**ScotchDave** · 16-02-2011, 19:33

Originally Posted by Nonsuch

Nasty. Hope it heals OK and you get good sensation back.

Can anyone recommend which Kevlar gloves to get ?
I can't imagine they would turn a hatchet blade would they ? Still sound like a good idea

NS

The gloves wouldn't turn the hatchet blade but because they're so hard to cut through the injuries inflicted are more bruising then cutting. In other words instead of getting cut deeply you get hit with a very thin lump of metal. At least that's what I always understood.

Dave

**rancid badger** · 16-02-2011, 19:53

The pain I felt on Saturday was enough to cause me to black out for about 30-40 seconds or so.

So yes it hurt.

cheers all

Steve

PS: I normally use "Ninja's" by "Showa", these would not have stopped the axe cutting me but might have lessened the severity of the injury.

I use the gloves almost all the time at work, they are ideal for glancing cuts or sharp edges but useless really for forced blows with a sharp edge. You need something much more sturdy to take an axe blow.

**mrcharly** · 22-02-2011, 13:30

"I came off nightshift . . "

There's your 'cause of accident'. Nightshift buggers up your ability to think clearly, or tell if you are exhausted.

Impressive cuts, kudos to having it repaired under local.

**rancid badger** · 22-02-2011, 13:43

Originally Posted by mrcharly

"I came off nightshift . . "

There's your 'cause of accident'. Nightshift buggers up your ability to think clearly, or tell if you are exhausted.

Impressive cuts, kudos to having it repaired under local.

I'd had my "normal" 5 hours sleep though!

and felt pretty good in the sunshine etc.

Seriously though; you're absolutely right, shifts kill people, very very, slowly.

I read somewhere, that working shifts for prolonged periods, takes up to 10 years off your life expectancy.

I've worked them for 29 years now, with no prospect of breaking free, so I reckon that's me stuffed!

cest la vie

On the plus side, the finger is looking good, though the self absorbing stitches, haven't yet!

The thumb is still very painful, with a quite severe "toothache" or broken bone sensation still going up through my wrist and up my arm into the shoulder.

I've spoken to various medical professionals and none of them seem particularly interested, not sure whether this is a good or bad thing to be honest

cheers

R.B.

**SimonM** · 22-02-2011, 18:04

Just seen this...all I can say is OUCH. Might have to show the Scouts the pictures tho

Hope you heal fast.

Simon

**bojit** · 22-02-2011, 18:35

That looked a sore one , but i hope that you have learned a lesson from it .
Keep your axe sharp and next time you will get all the way through with one hit !

Being a joiner my hands are half hand half scar,
hope it heals up ok and you don't have any longterm problems .

Craig.................

**Turnip** · 22-02-2011, 19:00

I know how you feel, I managed to put my Favourite user straight through my left index finger a couple of years back, to this day im still not sure how it happened fully. At the time though i was more concerned about the knife until I notices the fast flowing red stuff! lol! anyway to my point, when the stitches have gone and its healed up i would get some vitamin E cream or coco butter to rub onto the scars, mine were very tender so a nurse friend told me to rub a little into the skin once a day, it helps keep the scar tissue flexible but also helps you get use to the sensation where the nerves are damaged!
Hope your sorted soon mate!

Cheers

Jon

**Totumpole** · 27-04-2011, 20:40

Just found the thread and that looks nasty!!! Hope things have continued to go well. How is it healing up now?

Colin

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