securtares and first aid kits........

[angle shades]

please, please make sure you have first aid kits at lottie,

today I have almost cut the top off my left little finger,when cutting a handful of dead seed heads off herb plants. :o

the securtares cut down through my finger nail and carried on down my finger.some one heard my scream and my lottie friends got out a first aid kit and bound my hand to stop the blood flow and then took me to a local GP where my finger was bound again and I was sent to A &E where it took two nurses to join my nail and finger together :o its got to be re dressed on Monday,and I've had a tetanus shot,and its taken all night to type this ;D/shades x

[angle shades]

[supersprout]

uuuhhhhh /shades how gruesome!  :-X :'( :-\
on my to do list for the new shed straight away :o
thank you for taking the trouble to type this with your poor finger, hope it comes out of the experience OK :)

[Hyacinth]

What a horror :o and so easy to do. So sorry to hear. Hope you've got some painkillers? You're right about the 1st aid kit AND keeping anti-tetanus injections up to date. You lot with little kiddies - you reading all this?

Get Well Soon, Shades  :)

[flossie]

Oh dear sounds horrible - OH was very concerned about you.  Hope that it heals up quickly and that you are ok for gardening again.

TAKE CARE ;)

[mc55]

omg, I'm wincing just reading this - ouch.  Hope its OK ... who'd 'av thought it could be so dangerous out there.

[LILACSPLASH]

yep, mines up to date with all you could want for stings plus cuts and suncream and we're soooo lucky the next building is the doctors ;D

[Merry Tiller]

I once had the end of my thumb off with a grass hook, makes you feel quite queasy

[prink13]

And good idea to have mobile phone with you as well - it could have been a lot worse!

[bennettsleg]

oooh, gawd that sounds nasty. Rest up, take it easy and just 'cos the pain's going doesn't mean you can get back to weeding/digging/pruning again untill given the all clear!

:)

[angle shades]

thanks for caring, :)

been doing a bit of pruning in the garden today up a ladder,but as I had had a few neat gins I felt brave ;D

you do take two working hands for granted, I can't wash my hair, have a bath properly etc as I must keep the dressings clean and dry ::) how? any suggestions? I've tried a rubber glove,still lets water in....

also finger feels hot and swollen, me thinks I have an infection... oh joy../shades x

[triffid]

Shades, if you haven't already done so, will you get in touch with your out-of-hours GP? If you've got an infection starting it'd be wise to sort it out urgently.

Good luck!

[flossie]

~Have tried to send you messages  but your inbox is full!

Take care- Flossx

[Mrs Ava]

ooooo Shades, made me cringe just thinking about that!  I often knick my fingers with my secateurs, and it makes me say words a young lady (well I can dream) shouldn't even know!  :o  You take care of your finger - you shouldn't be typing, you should have it raised on a fluffy pillow so it can heal!  Look after yourself!!

[Emagggie]

Aaaarrgggghh. Sounds gruesome A/S. Hope poorly finger has improved somewhat today. That's certainly going to throb.
As to the bathing and hairwashing etc., have you got a slave? They can be very useful in situations like this.   ;D

[Meg]

Oh no hope it is sorting its self out get plenty of rest. Things like that are so annoying especially when you have done it to yourself. I guess wearing a pair of gloves would be good advice too. I am often the only person on the lottie and it does make you a tad wary of what you are doing. Hope it clears up fast.

[angle shades]

thanks again :)

looking back I was sooo lucky. I had my accident at dinner time,usually I'm the only person there at this time.I have no transport,no mobile phone, only my sandwiches ::) :P,everyone else seems to go home for lunch.

On Weds,certain folk with plots around me,stayed a bit longer,one had a car,and one had a first aid kit. I was lay ed on the floor feeling queasy and they looked after me.

I feel soooo stooopid as I did it myself and I'm not very good at sitting down and not doing anything ;D ;D/shades x

[Squashfan]

Oh shades, sorry to hear!  :-\ Hope you're back gardening soon. I always bring the mobile, now I'll bring plasters too.

[Moggle]

ooooo Shades, made me cringe just thinking about that! 

Oh me too, blergh!

Sorry to hear you hurt yourself! Hope you manage to stop yourself from doing too much, and give yourself time to recover.  Treat youself to a wash and blow dry at the hairdresser :)

[Hyacinth]

I keep a roll of Micropore in my bag, find you can make it a tight enough fit to close wounds and stem bleeding on an emergency temporary basis and you can build up the layers as needed - specially great for blisters. Swear by Micropore, I do 8)

[saddad]

I sliced my LH little finger with secateurs at a friends house about three weeks ago now... thankfully he was a ST John's... It has just healed up nicely but still hurts when you do every day things like tie shoe laces!!!
:o