Lost a knuckle

TikTock said:
haha...still bleeding...but its slowed down....itll be stopped by morning!
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Tik Tock, it slowed cause you're running out of blood :eek:
Have some tomato juice :D at least it's the same color

Larry T
 
There is a little squeeze bottle of powder you can buy at your local feed store called "puffer/stopper" it costs about 3 bucks and is made to stop bleeding on cows/livestock. It works good on them, it should work good on us.
 
yeah so its morning and it stopped but holy crap it HURTS now. I am going to look into it and make sure that it isnt the tendon....if it is, ill hit the doc.

Damnit...have a full night to myself in the shop tonight....time to make a grinding jig to use for a night...god, i am pathetic.
 
More advice from a non-doctor: Any time you can spend with it exposed to the air is good. It will heal much faster that way. Try to leave it exposed if at all possible, and DON'T put anything ointments on it.

But if there is any risk of anything getting in it (like if you are working...), then cover it.

And yeah, it always pays to talk to the doctor. You can always call the doctor's office and ask for advice, even if you don't go in to see anyone.

Oh, and when was your last tetanus shot? I found out after I sliced open my finger and didn't bother calling the doctor until the next day that I hadn't had one in over ten years...

Good luck... ;)
 
OK how do we know it's true??

NO pictures
MAN,, and you call yourself a knife maker?:grumpy:
get your camora, rip that thing open again get it bleeding real good
and get some decent Pictures,,,
I don't know about these young pups :rolleyes:

:D :D heal fast
 
For you unfortunates that are bleeding your bodies, I wouldn't waste money on lottery tickets this week, with your luck. Seriously, get well, soon!
 
TikTock; 3 words: Captain Morgan's rum! Preferabbly the black stuff. I cut myself several years ago out hunting, and my buddy who is a Ranger, dug out his first aid kit that had sutures in it and sewed it up for me. If it wasn't for the Captain being there, it might have actually hurt! We still laugh about it today!!
 
Well a day later and its not bleeding but whatever nerve damage I did seems to finally be hitting me because I am in a ton of pain in that area. No biggie. I have it splinted and wrapped and itll be good as gold in a while. I am still hitting the shop tonight...no measly 2 cups of blood are gonna stop my grinding plans. I have, however, named this little knife "the knucklebuster"

I'll have pics of the evil lil knife and my knuckle later tonight
 
As promised. Here it is all closed up. Second pic to show depth....

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Heres the lil bastard that did it...
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Nice looking knife!
I was looking forward to a more gorey pic...
Looks like you'll heal up easily...
 
I was, too! Looks like a lil baby from the pic....i lost all the good white whatever it was when it filled in over night....Oh well....
 
That knife is awsome! I am going to have to try a clay coat hamon real soon. Remember that our fingers have a thousand times more nerve endings then most other area's on our bodies so even the little injuries hurt like a mother. I just burnt all five of my fingers last week by picking up the wrong chunk of steel. Three hours in ice water and they still hurt to take them out.
Now I am draining the blisters twice a day so I can at least use them for something.

One of our aloe vera plants is just about gone from all the leaves I have used up.
 
Heck, Dave, I was ready to feel sorry for you based on the pre-image buildup! That's decent but certainly no prizewinner! :D

Rub some grinder grit in it to insure a decent scar and get back to work. ;) Keep it out of the slack bucket so you don't get it infected.
 
Dang...too late for any pertinent input. I'll post a couple thoughts anyways.

I'm not a Doctor, but I've watched half a dozen episodes of ER...:D

* unless you're really bleeding to death run it under the coldest water you can find. This does two things. One it dilates the blood vessels to help control bleeding, and two is that it cleans the wound out. Like they say, the solution to pollution is dilution!:D

*have your gauze or whatever ready to wrap immediately after you've pulled your hand out from underneath the tap water. pat it dry a little bit if you can, but it's not necessary to have it bone dry. NEVER take the gauze off to change bandages, keep wrapping over the old stuff, no matter how big stupid looking and clumsy it becomes. On a personal note, if you have a spouse, family member, or sprout a third hand during all this, it's great to put some Neosporin on the gauze before applying it. Once again it's two fold: #1 disinfectant, and #2, it don't hurt like hell when it's time to remove the gauze.

*Hold it up above your heart level- this can be done by propping it up while easing back in the recliner, but keep it above your heart for at least a good half hour or so.

* If it's really bad, reach underneath your arm and apply pressure to the Brachial artery. If it's this bad, it may not be a bad idea to swing into the local ER.

The Super glue trick, duct tape and splints have worked VERY well for me. Although since I learned this one, I did lose my reserved parking spot at the local ER, and they quit sending my my "Customer of the Month" coffee mugs...:D Trick to this one I've learned is to dry up the blood, even if only for a minute to let it dry, otherwise you just wind up with a huge sticky mess. I've broken all rules of common sense and used a tourniquette for a MINUTE OR TWO, just to get the glue to drying. Also not a real good idea to try the Super Glue until your positive you won't be needing any stitches. Otherwise the doctors in the ER tend to become very frustrated with the mess you've created and look atcha like yer the dumbest thing that ever crapped between two legs. (not that I learned that one from personal experience:rolleyes: ) Guess they never do become familliar with the concept of "broke as hell and no health insurance"

We're all adults here, and capable of using our own common sense and discretion, but if you think there's even remotely a chance of nerve damage, get into the Doc, ASAP, there's often a pretty narrow time window to rectify these matters before you're just plain screwed.

Please pardon me if this is redundant. I figured if nothin' else it might be good to share a few thoughts and review the basics.:o

On that note,I think the cut did look painful as hell, but extremely clean and well cared for. Maybe I'm just a wussy too....:D

Guess I'll get back to reading the Sticky and trying to learn this knifemaking stuff....
 
If it suddenly hurts like hell two days later, that would not be nerve damage, mut more likely an infection. While it's not a huge wound, you'd be surprised how much damage you can do to something as delicate (and useful) as a finger.

I've cut myself plenty all sorts of ways, but if it's possible that there's tendon damage, I'd figure it's worth going to see an MD.

I hope it heals well and fast.
 
Well hell! I thought you'd taken off the top of one of your BIG knuckles, where your finger meets the hand. That picture was a let down!

But yeah, still looks painful. ;)
 
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