Introducing: FRANKENTHUMB!!

[killerqueen1978]

So I’m at the park Sunday afternoon when I find this huge black walnut. I asked my boyfriend for his knife cuz I just wanted to cut it open. He said “you know that won’t be easy, you’re supposed to wait until they practically rot” but of course I had to do it anyway, wanted to pull it apart and see the insides. So, I’m cutting away at this enormous walnut when WOOPS! The knife slipped and I cut my thumb, GASHED it really, down to the bone. I looked up and said “uh, I think we have a problem” then walked up with blood dripping everywhere. He later told me “you looked like a deer in headlights when you looked up at me afterwards and said that”. After 45mins of trying to get the bleeding to stop he finally talked me in to going to the hospital, cuz I hate hospitals/doctors and really didn’t want to go. I was all for getting some super glue and sealing it shut myself. So we spent the evening in the ER, laughing about how I shouldn’t play with sharp instruments. After an hour and a half of waiting I received 5 stitches, originally it was 4 but since I’m such a “good bleeder” the damn thing wouldn’t stop bleeding so he put another one in. This really pissed me off cuz I’ve never had stitches in my life. The damn thing is so deep I think the bone is the only thing that stopped the knife from cutting my fucking finger off. I also got a tetanus shot! That’s a good thing, cuz I’ve been trying to get one for over a year but none of my doctors ever have them around in the office when I’m there.

So here I am, with no thumb and limited use of my left hand, “celebrating” my first set of stitches. On a lighter note, it’s the first major incident I’ve had all year, which means I went a whole 10 1/2 months w/o majorly hurting myself! In my life of being a giant clutz, THAT is an accomplishment!

Note to self: huge black walnuts are evil!