fell on glass, deep cut to hand. help please

[NoComply]

yeh okays.

i was drunk last night and fell over outside somewhere, my hand landed on some glass and a piece stabbed right into me.

its almost to the bone style deep on the palm of my writing hand.

 

i have exams in 2 weeks and can hardly write right now.

 

does anyone know how long an injury like this is going to take to heal, and what can i do to help it heal?

ive currently just stuck some stick strips on it to stop it reopening as its about 2cm long.

 

thankyoo, please reply.

[annie24]

I think you should go to the doctor and have them look at it and take care of it. You don't want to get an infection.

 

Next, get a note from your doctor telling your profs that you have a wound and need extra time to take the exam. Or some other kind of arrangement.

 

good luck

[Itsok]

Get to the doctor even emergency room. This sucks, but they may have to freeze it, clean it and stitch it if it is that deep.

[darkblue]

We can't tell you over the internet how long it will take to heal.

Go to a doctor, and get a note - show that note to your professors and you may be given a 'scribe' for the exam.

Which means, you dictate to someone what you want to be put as your answer.

[shes2smart]

If it's more a puncture wound than a long cut, you'll also need to get a tetanus shot, too.

 

Urgent care or ER should be able to handle it if you don't have a regular doctor or can't get in with your regular doc on a Saturday.

[Tigris]

I agree with the others, your hand needs urgent attention!

 

Darkblue's right you will get a 'scribe'!

 

Good luck.

[avman]

You have to have a doctor look at that. Deep cuts can easily get infected and then the effects can be disasterous.

[shaggie1]

Your opptions are simple go to the doctor and youll be fine in a week tops or

Do nothing and allow it to fester for a while youll be fine in two to three weeks. your choice.

[NoComply]

thanx for the advice all.

i dont think im going to go to the doctor.

the surface is starting to close up so it wont re-open easily in a few days

im keeping butterfly stitches on it and a large plaster or 2.

 

so hopefully it'll just heal on its own in time.

[MI_Shell]

A wound like that can be a terrible shock, I wish you would let a doctor put some antiseptic on it and dress it for you.

Take it easy

[NoComply]

thanx for the advice, but i didnt take it

and its okay now, healing nicely on its own.

 

only problem is its weak atm, i cant hold stuff as heavy as before, or balance properly.... like at work today.

waiter i am! 7 pepsi's on a tray, some little bastard swiped his drink off the tray, which shifts the weight around the tray and u gotta adjust ur fingers abit for it, i didnt realise he was swiping his drink off.... so the tray tipped and so did 3 of the drinks, all over his mate.

 

i just laughed and said "see what you get for impatience?"

aah it was very funny.

[coollady1957]

Just wondered how you hand is doing now since its been a few more days passed since your last post. Hope all is well.

[NoComply]

thought id clear this post up.

my hand is fine now, its been almost a year.

i was lucky enough to cut it down one of the lines in your hand, so you cant even see the scar.

 

 

[Tigris]

How did your exams go?

[NoComply]

they went crap, but not due to being unable to write

got into my uni tho so alls good

[Tigris]

So do I.

 

It's obvious the outside looks good, but how do you know the inside is ok? There might be some small fragments of glass left in there.

[JadedStar]

So do I.

 

It's obvious the outside looks good, but how do you know the inside is ok? There might be some small fragments of glass left in there..

 

if it has been a year, if there were fragments of glass they would have long festered out.

[Tigris]

I missed the part about it being a year, sorry.

 

I'm glad you've managed to get into uni. What subjects are you taking?

[JadedStar]

I missed the part about it being a year, sorry.

 

I'm glad you've managed to get into uni. What subjects are you taking?

 

LOL Tigris, so did I first go round. I posted then changed it when I realized this was a year old!