I just cut the SHIT out of my left thumb at work...[views:23220][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 |
_______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:28pm - Hoser ""] Did I ever tell you about the time that I lost my penis in a car fire? Apparently, wrapping a 3rd+ charred phallus in a dirty sock wasn't such a great idea. |
________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:29pm - Burnsy ""] That's good man. Shit in your thumb is ill advised. Cut that shit right out of there. |
_______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:29pm - Hoser ""] I'm joking...as you are well aware. I'm going to bed...gotta work at 11p. Wish you the best, dude. |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:39pm - Josh_Martin ""] This is Mass. Just go to the ER and tell 'em you dont have insurance. They HAVE to stich it up. When you get a bill a few weeks later, just throw it away. |
___________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:45pm - nekronaut ""] Josh_Martin said:This is Mass. Just go to the ER and tell 'em you dont have insurance. They HAVE to stich it up. When you get a bill a few weeks later, just throw it away. This. |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 1:59pm - AndrewBastard ""] not once they see my social sec # and know i have a job and insurance... |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:04pm - Josh_Martin ""] Whats your ER copay? |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:06pm - AndrewBastard ""] $125 |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:11pm - Josh_Martin ""] Tell em you dont have the $125. they still have to fix. you. Then just throw away the bill when it comes in the mail |
____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:12pm - Chernoble ""] Workers comp bro |
______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:23pm - blood reign ""] [img] |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:38pm - trioxin_245 ""] the_reverend said:maybe it's blondeitis? |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:39pm - trioxin_245 ""] MikeOfDecrepitude said: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. only tony iommi is real. |
____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 2:47pm - Alx_Casket ""] trioxin_245 said: MikeOfDecrepitude said: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. only soul nigger within is real. |
______________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:18pm - Yeti ""] Josh_Martin said:Tell em you dont have the $125. they still have to fix. you. Then just throw away the bill when it comes in the mail bingo. i have never once paid a copay. they take enough of my money every week, i'm not going to fork over another 125 the one time i go to the ER for a real emergency. |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:35pm - DukeManjunk ""] AndrewBastard said: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. if you wait 24 hours they can no longer stitch it, superglue that shit and come play fatherless son of a war machine on sat. or else i will be forced to give someone a cheese grater to the side of the head and then tell them it was your fault! |
_________________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:36pm - Native New Hampshah-ah ""] Hoser said: 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. I thought the #1 reason was so they can suck big moose cocks without biting. Who knew! |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:37pm - boblovesmusic ""] That's a thumbs down right there. Joking aside, feel better dude! |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:40pm - AndrewBastard ""] I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :( gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up. |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:43pm - DukeManjunk ""] AndrewBastard said:I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :( gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up. i know, i was just at the bar drinking a few cold ones ater doing some ice skating and i got keith's fb update and it ruined my life....losing a thumb due to complications from supergluing it shut is punx as fux go for it! |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:44pm - DukeManjunk ""] Native%20New%20Hampshah-ah said: Hoser said: 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. I thought the #1 reason was so they can suck big moose cocks without biting. Who knew! i've spent alot of time in the woods in both NH and maine, and i've seen more moose in NH....however mahoosuc notch in maine has more moose skeletons. |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:54pm - Will Spanner ""] Josh_Martin said:This is Mass. Just go to the ER and tell 'em you dont have insurance. They HAVE to stich it up. When you get a bill a few weeks later, just throw it away. If it's anything like the ER out here you'll end up being there all day and by the time they get to you you'll have something else wrong with you. |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:55pm - AndrewBastard ""] DukeManjunk said: AndrewBastard said:I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :( gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up. i know, i was just at the bar drinking a few cold ones ater doing some ice skating and i got keith's fb update and it ruined my life....losing a thumb due to complications from supergluing it shut is punx as fux go for it! WHO IS THIS? |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 3:56pm - DukeManjunk ""] AndrewBastard said: DukeManjunk said: AndrewBastard said:I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :( gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up. i know, i was just at the bar drinking a few cold ones ater doing some ice skating and i got keith's fb update and it ruined my life....losing a thumb due to complications from supergluing it shut is punx as fux go for it! WHO IS THIS? haha, maybe if ya show up saturday you'll find out! |
_______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 5:05pm - AndrewBastard ""] GIVE ME A RIDE, MYSTERY POSTER |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 5:06pm - DukeManjunk ""] pfffft i dont even have a car, i'm walking to the fucking show! |
_________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 5:56pm - Headbanging_Man ""] MikeOfDecrepitude said: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? Some bands are so shitty even heavy machinery can't stop the suckage! |
____________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 5:57pm - AndrewBastard NLI ""] couldnt go to the gym after work cause of my thumb so im likle fuck it....ill just relax at home...i cant even play xbox :( |
________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 6:18pm - Burnsy ""] I challenge you to a thumb war. |
____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 7:19pm - Chernoble ""] Thread about if |
____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 7:19pm - Chernoble ""] Thread about it |
___________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 7:27pm - MikeOfDecrepitude ""] Headbanging_Man said: MikeOfDecrepitude said: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? Some bands are so shitty even heavy machinery can't stop the suckage! Whatevaaaah. |
___________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 7:53pm - MikeOfDecrepitude ""] trioxin_245 said: MikeOfDecrepitude said: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. only tony iommi is real. I don't get it? |
__________________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:47pm - trioxin 245nli ""] He lost his fingertips in an accident and was forced to downtune to compensate, hence Black Sabbaths sound. |
_____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:52pm - Alx_Casket ""] Headbanging_Man said: MikeOfDecrepitude said: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? Some bands are so shitty even heavy machinery can't stop the suckage! Spoken like a true noob who isn't privy to soul nigger within. |
_____________________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 12:28am - WOONSOCKET ROCKET ""] IF YOU GET DAT SHIT IN MY COCAINE I'M GONNA SLAP YOU YO. |
________________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 1:14am - DestroyYouAlot ""] trioxin%20245nli said:He lost his fingertips in an accident and was forced to downtune to compensate, hence every doom and/or death metal bands' sound. |
_________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 3:44am - the_mex ""] AndrewBastard said:I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :( gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up. sonomabitch, i was actually planning on going to that show. i was gonna make you drive us all in the van or something |
__________________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 7:57am - largefreakatzero ""] Sounds like your shop needs to get a CAD table and a router. 3/16" foamcore doesn't cut for shit with a razor. But I guess you know that, |
_____________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 8:37am - Josh_Martin ""] trioxin%20245nli said:He lost his fingertips in an accident and was forced to downtune to compensate, hence Black Sabbaths sound. Thats not really true. The early stuff isnt downtuned. Its the metal replacement tips he made that gave em that sound. |
______________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 9:00am - the_reverend ""] @op: don't be a shithead, go to the drs, get it fixed. Use your awesome cheap internet connection and find a clinic you can go to. Is your hand being fuck for life worth the cost of a few months of internet? Talk to alx if you can't find a place to go. |
_______________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 9:02am - AndrewBastard ""] I got it stitched last night...its all wrapped up and feels solid. Doctor said it barely bled cause it was so deep. |
______________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 9:09am - the_reverend ""] good to hear. |
____________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 9:23am - Alx_Casket ""] /thread ffs |