The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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TastyReuben said:
I sliced a bit of my thumb off earlier (I suppose that makes me and The Velvet Curtain nub brothers now), so supper was just a ham salad sandwich and Cheetos, provided by MrsT.
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I’ve sat here for the last four hours with band-aids/plasters wrapped around the end of my thumb.

I was pretty sure the bleeding had stopped, so I wanted to get it cleaned up a bit and properly bandaged up before going to bed. In removing the old band-aids, I discovered that MrsT, in her exuberance to play nurse, missed the cut entirely and got the sticky bit directly on top of the cut instead of the comfy little padded part.

Before I knew it, the damn thing started bleeding like mad again, so another quick bandaging job, just to get that somewhat under control, on top of the previously bad bandaging job.

Hopefully it holds through the night, but I have a feeling I’m off to the doctor’s tomorrow for at least a proper cleaning and dressing. I don’t think it’s a bad enough cut to need stitching, but it’s going to start bleeding again when they try and undo it.
 
TastyReuben said:
I’ve sat here for the last four hours with band-aids/plasters wrapped around the end of my thumb.

I was pretty sure the bleeding had stopped, so I wanted to get it cleaned up a bit and properly bandaged up before going to bed. In removing the old band-aids, I discovered that MrsT, in her exuberance to play nurse, missed the cut entirely and got the sticky bit directly on top of the cut instead of the comfy little padded part.

Before I knew it, the damn thing started bleeding like mad again, so another quick bandaging job, just to get that somewhat under control, on top of the previously bad bandaging job.

Hopefully it holds through the night, but I have a feeling I’m off to the doctor’s tomorrow for at least a proper cleaning and dressing. I don’t think it’s a bad enough cut to need stitching, but it’s going to start bleeding again when they try and undo it.
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Do you have any Butterfly bandages in the house?
Sorry, but as a non-professional, I'd say you may be in for a stich if it's still bleeding ...
 
TastyReuben said:
I’ve sat here for the last four hours with band-aids/plasters wrapped around the end of my thumb.

I was pretty sure the bleeding had stopped, so I wanted to get it cleaned up a bit and properly bandaged up before going to bed. In removing the old band-aids, I discovered that MrsT, in her exuberance to play nurse, missed the cut entirely and got the sticky bit directly on top of the cut instead of the comfy little padded part.

Before I knew it, the damn thing started bleeding like mad again, so another quick bandaging job, just to get that somewhat under control, on top of the previously bad bandaging job.

Hopefully it holds through the night, but I have a feeling I’m off to the doctor’s tomorrow for at least a proper cleaning and dressing. I don’t think it’s a bad enough cut to need stitching, but it’s going to start bleeding again when they try and undo it.
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Clean wound, dry it, and apply steri strips cut to the right size to hold the wound closed. Put on a clean dressing (bandaid), and wrap some elastic gauze around it so there's pressure on the cut area. Not sure if steri strips are called that in the US, they act as sutures would temporarily (see pic).
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TastyReuben said:
I’ve sat here for the last four hours with band-aids/plasters wrapped around the end of my thumb.

I was pretty sure the bleeding had stopped, so I wanted to get it cleaned up a bit and properly bandaged up before going to bed. In removing the old band-aids, I discovered that MrsT, in her exuberance to play nurse, missed the cut entirely and got the sticky bit directly on top of the cut instead of the comfy little padded part.

Before I knew it, the damn thing started bleeding like mad again, so another quick bandaging job, just to get that somewhat under control, on top of the previously bad bandaging job.

Hopefully it holds through the night, but I have a feeling I’m off to the doctor’s tomorrow for at least a proper cleaning and dressing. I don’t think it’s a bad enough cut to need stitching, but it’s going to start bleeding again when they try and undo it.
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Don't you keep the suture closures at home? We do. I've had one on for the last 5 days after I hosed my 4×4 down on Wednesday and accidentally found something sharp that sliced diagonally into my little finger. It would have needed a couple of stitches but I keep sutures (steri-strips or wound closures are alternative names) at home. You can buy them next to plasters in most pharmacies (UK, Europe and Australia at least).
Then it's just a sterile dressing and bandage to stop you bending that joint...

PS I think it might be better off in the general chat thread unless you want a dedicated first aid (at your own risk) thread for kitchen accidents?
 
murphyscreek said:
Clean wound, dry it, and apply steri strips cut to the right size to hold the wound closed. Put on a clean dressing (bandaid), and wrap some elastic gauze around it so there's pressure on the cut area. Not sure if steri strips are called that in the US, they act as sutures would temporarily (see pic).View attachment 91732
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That'll teach me to read all of the new posts before I reply... :rolleyes:
 
Yorky said:
Do you think that I could get any more toothpaste out of this tube?

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Yes. Lol, if you can be bothered...

I run some thing hard like a glass out the end of the electronic toothbrush hubby uses down the sides (each side then up the middle and repeat) from the base upwards. It's quite surprising how much more you can actually extract from a tube.
 
murphyscreek said:
Clean wound, dry it, and apply steri strips cut to the right size to hold the wound closed. Put on a clean dressing (bandaid), and wrap some elastic gauze around it so there's pressure on the cut area. Not sure if steri strips are called that in the US, they act as sutures would temporarily (see pic).View attachment 91732
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Thanks for the pro advice!

SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Don't you keep the suture closures at home?
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No, I just have the usual assortment of band-aids/plasters that never seem to include the one I need. :laugh:

I’ll get everything moved over to General later today.
 
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