Let me give y'all the finger... update
Thanks everybody for all the concern. It's much appreciated.
I saw the hand doctor yesterday. I walked in with an impressive bandage and splint on my finger The Wife had fixed for me. There was also an impressive amount of blood for a four day old wound. The bright red skin where my nail use to be was very impressive in contrast to the black skin on the bottom tip of my finger. The x-ray showed an impressive amount of smashed bone as well. The doctor, however, was less than impressed.
He gave my finger a quick glance and then spent five minutes lecturing me about the importance of taking antibiotics with an open fracture wound. Then he casually mentioned the nerve damage was permanent, as was the loss of my nail. Nothing can be done.
In the end I walked out of his office with two unimpressive band-aids on my finger and feeling damn near embarrassed. But, I satisfied my family and friend's request to see a doctor and now I can do what I wanted to from the beginning, suck it up and get back to it. After all, it's just a finger... I have plenty.
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Still ... Jeez.
HBOT! HBOT!! Before the nerves die completely! HBOT!
Sounds like a dick to me. Which is kinda common for doctors who haven't had their egos popped. By me.
;)
I want a picture of this finger.
In fact I demand it!
I want to bask in it's nail-less glory.
*nod*
Hey, if I hadn't asked for the picture I totally would have beat Daughter to the punch.
:-P
y-huh. Picture.
I was going to ask last time, but thought it was a tad insensitive :\
Gordo: exactly
Daughter: No HBOT. I've already spent seven hours getting this thing seen. I still have to get the stitches out and the wife is pushing me to get a tetanus shot. It's getting old fast.
Jen: Eh, he was fine. Everybody else in the waiting room had a broken arm or leg (including my mother)so I was small beans.
TT & Jen: If it's pictures you want, I'll post some tonight. Might be gross though.... I'm surprised you want to see them TT, not so much with you Jen :)
I'm glad i don't surprise you.
:-P
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