Oh Balls just cut my sodding thumb.

wassap · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:11

Oh Balls, just cut my sodding thumb.

Dont you just hate it when you do stupid things,just planning to do a bit of painting this avo, and thought id get started on the prep.

There i was trying to get the safety cover of the stanley knife scraper thing, and as it was stuck i forced it a little, and hey presto a 2 inch slice appears on the side of my thumb, nice, lots of blood loss later and some home made stitches later im sat here with my thumb in the air

My mom also concoted some ancient asian crap in a frying pan and has plastered that all over the wound too, it bloody stinks.

It just means im out of action for the next couple of days, which is a right pita as i have loads of painting stuff to do

Oh well time to dig out some dvd's.

Bony Maloney · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:20

The old "cut your thumb to get out of the painting routine" Enjoy your films

dirtydog · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:22

wohoo said:
My mom also concoted some ancient asian crap in a frying pan and has plastered that all over the wound too, it bloody stinks.

Crap does stink mate - a strange Asian custom to spread it on wounds though

wassap · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:25

dirtydog said:
Crap does stink mate - a strange Asian custom to spread it on wounds though

Ho ho erm no.

Its actually some ghee and Haldi (yellow powdery stuff) mixed up and its meant to make the wound heal quicker apparently, currenty i have that and some TCP on the cut, hmm what an aroma

squiffy · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:27

Rub salt, then pour lemon juice into the wound.

trojan698 · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:30

pics!

Kol · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:32

Sod that Asian 'crap' as you call it. Aloe Vera it. Some noodle bar nr. Londons' West End had a card all about it's healing properties. I'm sceptical.

penski · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:35

FFS.

Real men put on superglue and a single layer of electrical tape then get on with the DIY.

*n

squiffy · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:37

penski said:
FFS.

Real men put on superglue and a single layer of electrical tape then get on with the DIY.

*n

Cyano is pretty nasty stuff if it gets into the bloodstream.

Kol · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:37

penski said:
FFS.

Real men put on superglue and a single layer of electrical tape then get on with the DIY.

*n

Funnily enough, some A+E departments do that (obviously not the same glue)... bar the electrical tape, instead it's micropore.

^TANK^ · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:38

Pictures

Raikiri · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:40

Mikol said:
Funnily enough, some A+E departments do that (obviously not the same glue)... bar the electrical tape, instead it's micropore.

Yeah, I wanted stitches :/ Lazy sods.

(I was 9 at the time penski, now it would just be glue

)

wassap · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:41

If i post a pic, i cant be held respnsible for any keyboard damage that make occur if you hurl

dirtydog · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:41

Mikol said:
Funnily enough, some A+E departments do that (obviously not the same glue)... bar the electrical tape, instead it's micropore.

They used Superglue-type spray in Vietnam as well IIRC. And for wounds more serious than the OP's

penski · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:43

squiffy said:
Cyano is pretty nasty stuff if it gets into the bloodstream.

Methyl-2-cyanoacrylate, yes.

2-octyl-cyanoacrylate, no.

I have several blisterpacks of Dermabond here...In case of wounds/if I feel like playing with scalpels.

Mikol said:
Funnily enough, some A+E departments do that (obviously not the same glue)... bar the electrical tape, instead it's micropore.

Yup - since it's inception, cyano has been used for closing wounds.

Hell, I've even used it to hold my bits together while they healed before.

*n

wassap · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:44

dirtydog said:
They used Superglue-type spray in Vietnam as well IIRC. And for wounds more serious than the OP's

It really hurts you know

Kol · 23 Dec 2006 at 14:45

dirtydog said:
They used Superglue-type spray in Vietnam as well IIRC. And for wounds more serious than the OP's

Awesome!

edit - coincidentally, on 527 (Nat Geographic +1) a programme called 'I didn't know that' has just mentioned the Vietnam spray glue as they're doing a piece on superglue/crazy glue and it's use in wounds!

trojan698 · 23 Dec 2006 at 15:14

wohoo said:
It really hurts you know

Enough moaning and get us our pics!

Wossi · 23 Dec 2006 at 15:34

penski said:
FFS.

Real men put on superglue and a single layer of electrical tape then get on with the DIY.

*n

Real men use a piece of kitchen roll/ loo roll and electrical tape and get on with it. This is why I always keep some handy in the garage for when I'm working.

Psypher5 · 23 Dec 2006 at 15:38

penski said:
Hell, I've even used it to hold my bits together while they healed before.

*n