Posted by NCWayne on December 21, 2015 at 23:21:02 from (173.188.169.54):
Actually been home for a little but, but I'm waiting around another hour so I can take a second dose of the pain meds they gave be before I go to sleep.
I had a bottle jack set between the ends of a bobcat style, bucket trying to straighten them out. I had already pushed the left end as far as I could and was getting ready to let the tension off the jack, otherwise my hands wouldn't have even been close. Even then, how it got my left hand I don't know. Anyways, the jack jumped out, and hit the end of my left index finger. I was wearing gloves so I didn't see anything right off, but the finger immediately went numb, so I knew it was serious.
When I got the glove off I could see the meat on the end of the finger was all messed up, and the nail was sitting cross ways at about a 45 degree angle. Wife took me to the ER where the doctor took a look. The area was so messed up the tissue was dead from lack of blood flow so all he could do was clean it up and remove the damaged piece. I'd post some pics, but I think they'd be a bit too graphic for most to view.
I've got to call the orthopedic surgeon around 8AM and hopefully set up an appointment to see him and get it fixed. Since it's my non-dominate hand, Doc tonight said, since it's already exposed, they'd probably nip just enough bone off to enable them to close the end of the finger. This way I won't have to worry about multiple surgeries, a skin graft, etc to get it repaired. I'll probably lose about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch off the tip doing it this way....told my wife she could call me Stubby now.....LOL
Oh well, I made it over 25 years without any major injuries, so I guess I saved it all up for this time. I just thank God it wasn't any worse than it is.
So, if you guys would, keep me in your prayers. I'll update ya'll on the situation as I know more.
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