I just cut the SHIT out of my left thumb at work...[views:21305][posts:93]________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:12am - AndrewBastard ""] and I should definitely get stitches. I grabbed it right away with my right hand and then wrapped the fuck out of it with gauze and gauze tape and barely lost a drop of blood despite the fact that it was DEEP AS HELL. I just reacted so fucking quickly. I'm not sure if I even need to go get stitches now because the wrap job I did is holding it together but I also dont want to risk never being about to "play" guitar again. I sure as shit wont be able to grip the neck with any power until it heals. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:20am - Blood Reign ""] start a ritual about it. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:23am - the_reverend ""] pics |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:23am - the_reverend ""] maybe it's appendicitis? |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:30am - DukeManjunk ""] superglue. seriously. it'll burn like hell but its cheaper than stitches. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:30am - Yeti ""] he's right. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:33am - AndrewBastard ""] this shit is deep. like if I un-wrap it and give it more than like 3 seconds to hang out, its gonna spit blood. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:34am - DukeManjunk ""] superglue and re-wrap, or pinch it off before the cut to atleast slowdown the bleeding then apply superglue...and re-wrap. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:34am - Yeti ""] is it a situation where you should have been wearing gloves? if not, just get stitches. you'll get the rest of the day off. if you weren't taking proper precautions, don't tell anyone. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:35am - arilliusbm ""] Workers Comp nigga |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:40am - AndrewBastard ""] no. I was just cutting some foam core boards but the blade snapped and sent the remainder of the blade careening into my hand. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:40am - DukeManjunk ""] XfoamXcoreX |
| __________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:41am - RustyPS ""] SPITTING BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD FROM A LACERATED THUMB |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:42am - Yeti ""] oh yeah then go get stitches. i cut my finger like that once at a job where i should have been wearing Kevlar gloves, so i didn't tell anyone, it took forever to heal. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:44am - DukeManjunk ""] i used to work with sheet metal, and they expected us to wear those kevlar gloves....but since i'm a welder and you cant wear the kevlar gloves while welding and welding gloves are too big/bulky for any type of manual dexterity i just never wore any gloves unless i was actively welding.....at the end of my first week i counted 38 cuts on my hands. shit was gnarly |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:47am - AndrewBastard ""] we're not expected to wear gloves. I've been doing this kind of work for years and never cut myself. It was kind of a freak accident I just dont feel like going to the hospital. Its such a procedure/pain in the ass. Plus regardless of my insurance, I'll end up paying for it. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:48am - Yeti ""] nah, that's work related. a blade broke, fuck paying for it. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 10:55am - AndrewBastard ""] my job is a joke. I'd never get them to pay for it. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:07am - Blood Reign ""] do it for the drugs |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:15am - AndrewBastard ""] would I even get drugs? it doesnt really hurt at all. |
| _____________________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:19am - Boston Childrens Hospital ""] Show your Northern Elite back patch at our Emergency Room and receive a 5% discount on stitches! |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:20am - AndrewBastard ""] 5%? for the NEH? what a shite discount. I prefer my Gospel of the Horns back patch anyway. I like grew up in the Boston Childrens Hopsital. Only having Kartageners Synrome is real. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:20am - nekronaut ""] Say it does. You have to ask them.for drugs, say the pain is intense. You get drugs. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:21am - Alx_Casket ""] SUPERGLUE |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:27am - AndrewBastard ""] ok ok so I'm gonna give it like 24-48 hours to "heal" then superglue the gash. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:27am - AndrewBastard ""] maybe I should sew a Moonblood patch onto it. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:28am - nekronaut ""] SUPER PILLS. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:33am - Alx_Casket ""] I cut my thumb nearly to the bone last summer and I superglued it until it stopped bleeding. There was a blood/superglue bubble which fell off after a few hours, and I applied superglue again. It IS safe, they used to use it in the Vietnam war for not only external but also internal wounds like sealing up a punctured liver. Fuck going in for stitches. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:39am - AndrewBastard ""] does it heal ok? my only concern is it not healing properly and keeping me from playing guitar/gripping the neck comfortably. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:43am - Alx_Casket ""] heals better than anything else as long as you apply it in the right amount. It will feel a little weird if you're not used to it, like a numb/condom feeling. I superglued my guitarist's hand up last practice and he couldn't believe how good it healed up. He was able to play after that no problem. |
| __________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:45am - RustyPS ""] A guitar player in a band I was in a while ago worked construction and used super glue for any cuts he got, and that didn't hinder his guitar playing at all from what I know. In fact, I'm willing to bet he has more super glue than skin at this point lol. |
| ________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:50am - Hoser ""] Ok, dude...take it from a former Marine and ___. Keep pressure on it and get it looked at. The only issue with superglue (and it DOES work, depending on the depth of the wound), is that you end up glueing bacteria INSIDE of the wound....BAD IDEA. It may need some serious debriding to get rid of any tissue that is already dead, and/or dying. Once this is done, and only when it's been done, can the wound be sutured and/or glued properly. You don't want to lose the thumb permanently...have it done right. Remember, you get what you pay for. That's my best advice dude. Don't take a chance on a body part if you want to keep it. |
| ________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:52am - Hoser ""] And don't take medical advice from anyone that voted for Obama....that might be even better advice yet. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:52am - arilliusbm ""] TAKE A PIC |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:54am - DestroyYouAlot ""] AndrewBastard said:maybe I should sew a Moonblood patch onto it. lol'd at this I used to play guitar in Panzerbastard like you, until I took a boxcutter in the handknee. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 12:03pm - AndrewBastard ""] :( at hosers grim advice. I dont see myself going to the doctor unless tomorrow morning it's not any better.... I dont plan on unwrapping it for at least 24 hours because I know it'll just gush. SO NO PICS...yet. Plenty of pressure, my thumb was blue I had it wrapped so tight at first but it's since loosened up a bit because I'm still working with it. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 12:29pm - arktouros ""] Hoser said:And don't take medical advice from anyone that voted for Obama haha, yeah, don't listen to 7 out of 8 doctors you go to then, that is if you have health insurance |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 12:41pm - MikeOfDecrepitude ""] When Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah guitarist) did carpentry, he severed his entire index finger off but had it surgically reattached. The drummer, Tomas Haake got his hand mangled in a piece of machinery while on the job. Point of this cool story? Both lived and saw their musical careers prosper. You'll be fine. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 12:44pm - AndrewBastard ""] :point::bow: |
| __________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 12:45pm - RustyPS ""] Wasn't the whole reason Sabbath played in the tuning they did due to the fact that Tony Iommi lost a chunk of a finger on his left hand in a machinery accident? |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:00pm - Hoser ""] Sorry dude, not trying to be Gr1m or Kvlt....just telling it like it is. Just be careful....it's a digit dude...a part of your body. If the cut/laceration is that deep, get it fucking looked at. I am no Doctor for sure....I watch Mototraining regularly. Neither are all of the self-proclaimed scholars on this site that think that fluency in their own language makes them smarter than the rest of us. Just take care of yourself. Are you gonna trust people that sit around and post memes all day with your health? I think not dude. Do whatever you want but if you get too worried, just hit the doc's office, it can't possibly hurt anything but your wallet....and you are more important than that. Not trying to be Gr1m....You just sounded pretty freaked out, and nothing assures the 'freaked out' like a professional opinion does. |
| __________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:02pm - Native Maine-ah ""] Anyone who would take advice from Hoser on anything is a complete idiot. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:05pm - arktouros ""] don't know about us self-proclaimed scholars but he's right, AB needs a doctah |
| ______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:11pm - Yeti ""] RustyPS said:Wasn't the whole reason Sabbath played in the tuning they did due to the fact that Tony Iommi lost a chunk of a finger on his left hand in a machinery accident? he lost the tips of his index and middle finger on his fretting hand. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:14pm - Hoser ""] Native%20Maine-ah said:Anyone who would take advice from Hoser on anything is a complete idiot. This is prime example #1 of why "Native Mainahs" have no teeth. Have a Doc look at it, Bro. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:15pm - Hoser ""] Oh, and "Native Maine-ah"....if you weren't such an anonymouse pussy, I might be able to recommend a good dentist in your area. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:24pm - AndrewBastard ""] Hoser is being completely rational and my not wanting to go get stitches is completely irrational...but I'm a stubborn mo-fo. I'm gonna give it 24 hours and see what's what. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:25pm - Hoser ""] Word....I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm just trying to be that dark voice of wisdom. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:26pm - Yeti ""] CAUTERIZE IT |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:27pm - arilliusbm ""] ITT: JERRY GARCIA RULED |