Dragonkort Posted July 29, 2020 Report Posted July 29, 2020 well im grounded from the wood shop for awhile again... i was walking around in the livingroom, bairfoot of course...i seldom wear shoes unless im going somewhere and istubed my big toe on whatis anybodys guess!!we think on a wrinkle of the floor over rug...for some reason its always bunching up in different places... anway it riped my big toenail almost off... the nail was sticking almost stright up sooo off to the ER we went... i mean we couldnt just leave it like that....they did xrays and cleaned it up and then the dr sewed the toenail back onto my toe. this is suppose to help it heal faster and promote new nail growth. my toe was giving the dr fits because it kept bleeding lol he said ever time i get it cleaned up it starts bleeding again before i can do what i have to do. lol i told him i take what for most people would be a lot of pain meds..including asprain which thins the blood. that seemed to make him feel better lol a clean cut clear reason for all that blood. He gave me a few shots of ladican to numb the toe then pushed the nail back down....even with the ladicain that HURT! so he gave me some more ladican and sewed the the nail back on then wraped it. we have to change the bandage everyday putting antibotic save on it and call a foot dr tomarrow so i can have it seen with in 2 to 3 days. and i have to keep it elevated. thats the main proublem.... i could tie a plastic bag around the foot to keep sawdust from getting into the bandage but so far i havent figured out how to keep the foot elevated while sawing. lol i took some pictures of some of the stuff iv been doing....nothing fancy to put but the ER trip sort of got in the way of that. lol but i'll try to put them up either later tonigh or tomarrow.... wombatie, amazingkevin, jollyred and 1 other 1 3 Quote
jerry1939 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 So sorry for you Friend. I'm 80 years old and still haven't found an intelligent way to hurt myself. So far, it has always been preceded by something stupid I just did. jerry jollyred, amazingkevin, meflick and 1 other 2 2 Quote
amazingkevin Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 Well that make 3 in a boat were in. Welcome to the oldtimers oop's!!! Quote
don watson Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 We could make that 4 as I am losing the big toe nail on the left foot and it has been loose and coming off for about 5 weeks now after I dropped the 4" engineers vice on it. Don W What a crew we are John B 1 Quote
nrscroller Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 Hi AT 74 I have a lot of foot problems, can't walk on slopes very well and have edema in my right leg, left big toe is going over toe net to it also. My right little toe has turned so nail is gonen to right side of toe and rubs all the time on my shoes. Good luck buddy, gettin old is not for wimps!! Bill Quote
jerry1939 Posted July 30, 2020 Report Posted July 30, 2020 Perhaps this site needs a separate tab labeled "Here's A Stupid Thing I Did". jerry Quote
Dragonkort Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Posted July 30, 2020 lol i know its hard to believe but when i was younger i could count on one hand how often i went to see a dr! lol now it seems as if im constently running to the drs or the er. lol yup getting old is not for wimps lol but it beats the alturnavie... lol and just when my knee was healing up. lol i fell getting out of my chair a couple of weeks ago...lol I guess God dosnt want me to be pain free for to long at a time lol I go to see the foot dr tomarrow at 7 am... he may or may not remove the nail...guess i'll find out tomarrow. lol at least i know this is normal for old people lol Quote
Dragonkort Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Posted July 30, 2020 there you go!! then we wouldnt feel so stupid when we do it lol i really felt stupid when they kept asking me what i stubed my toe on....all we could figure was maybe the run. lol and of course they looked at me like i was out of my mind or something and the rug? lol i take solice in the fact that someday they to will be old and stupid things are going to happen lol Quote
John B Posted July 31, 2020 Report Posted July 31, 2020 22 hours ago, don watson said: We could make that 4 as I am losing the big toe nail on the left foot and it has been loose and coming off for about 5 weeks now after I dropped the 4" engineers vice on it. Don W What a crew we are OUCH I bet the language would of made a sailor blush don watson 1 Quote
John B Posted July 31, 2020 Report Posted July 31, 2020 I have tears in my eyes just thinking about it. Take care don watson 1 Quote
don watson Posted July 31, 2020 Report Posted July 31, 2020 You would have lost your bet. lol I guess getting old means you expect these things. Doesn't mean it is any easier only that is more certain you are going to do something stupid. take care Don W Quote
Dragonkort Posted July 31, 2020 Author Report Posted July 31, 2020 your proubly right.... poor spike..hes 73 and he gets so anoyed because he keeps dropping things!! lol and of course theres nobody to yell at about it.... i told him hey your doing better then me, your just dropping things.....i seem to be in the wound yourself doing stupid things stage lol Quote
MrsN Posted August 1, 2020 Report Posted August 1, 2020 I hope that you heal soon. I sprained my foot a few years ago and had to keep it elevated, I did figure out a way to put a chair near the back of the saw so I could cut with my foot up. Quote
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