Well, I cut my thumb, pretty good on Sat. morning.... I was using a Dremel with a cut off wheel to cut a transmission line to fix it... The thing bit in the metal & cut around the outside & across the back of my thumb, pretty much to the bone..... Messed up my self pretty bad!!!!
Was in the ER & they found I'd cut through a tendon & the nerves in the thumb... Right now I don't have any feeling on the back of the thumb.... They say the feeling may or may not come back, just have to wait & see....
The tendon..... [gulp] That's a big problem!!! At the ER they called a hand surgeon in to take me into the OR & reattach the tendon.... Well he didn't come in.... So they lose stitched the thing closed & told me to call the surgeon today & gave me an appointment for Thurs.....
So I call the surgeon today & they look up the record... She says I've got to ask the Dr. a question about your injury... I'm thinking, well ok.... She comes back & says, Dr. wants you in now, today!!!!! The sooner the better!!!!! So at 3:30 I'm going in to get the thing opened back up & prodded & looked at..... [shutter] Then if he can't fix it, I'll be going to the OR.....
I don't know about you, but I wish they'd just put me under & fix it!!!!! I don't even like listening to things that they're doing & would not even think of looking at it!!!!!
I've got a bad feeling about this one!!!!!!!!
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If you haven't gone yet tell them you wishes and they will be granted. They want a nervous scardy cat awake as much as you want to be awake. Seriously, they will put you under at your request if not required for procedure.
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Whether the feeling comes back is not really important as I hope the use comes back fully. Good luck!
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I dunno, RC. If I was the doc with the scalpels, saws, etc and some dude went trying to grab my balls, that whole hand just might have to come clean off.
And then charge double to attempt to stitch it back on. Even might have a grudge then not to give any pain meds for after-care!!!
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I feel you man! I cut 3/4 of my tendon on the index knuckle. I was a rpetty bad cut but the sow it back together and had some sort of a cast so I couldnt move my hand for a month or so!
Now im back 100% my finger is even more flexible than the other index. Feeling is still a bit deifferent but mostly back.
yeah but if you get vicadine or codine.. my doctor says they tell you not to drink and pop more than the dosage.. then problems might happen.. but vicadine and beer.. good mix.. but it does wreak havoc on your liver..
I'm ok!!! Went today & the trama & sweelling was down at the surgeon's & I could move the tendon... He said it is frayed & not cut clear through.. So that's great!!!! No OR!!!!!!! Another week with stiches & they'll come out... 4 to 6 months to get the nerve damage healed...
Whew!!! It could have been worse!!!!!!
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I hope you're going to be OK Buddy, sounds like a pretty gruesome cut, gonna be painful for a while but you'll get through it, pound down a few extra Coors and get to the Yee Haa stage for a couple days , usually the third day after something like this is the worst, just keep a close eye on it and watch for infection you surely don't want that!
The only question that needs to be asked. Can you still pick up, open and chug a can of Coors? If you can, then you can live with the rest!
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There you go. Emergency over. As long as you can do the important things in life......
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That's a bummer, RC. Hope things pan out well, mate. Keep 'n if you can, bud.
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That's the way I feel now... I was worried facing the knife, but when it moved for the Dr. yesterday, I dodged that bullet!!! Man was I glad of that!!!!
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tendon cutting ain't pretty, we had a few accidents like that at university with craft knives.
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