Weird Injury
Aug. 8th, 2008 06:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prosodicLast night, I got out the hairdryer and put it on the counter so that I could dry my hair after my shower.
Then I crouched down to get into the cabinet under the sink. When I opened the cabinet door, it caught on the hairdryer cord, which sent the hairdryer crashing down to the floor, colliding with my hand on the way.
My right middle finger sustained most of the impact, and while it hurt very badly at first, I didn't think anything of it after a minute.
Until the knuckle started swelling severly and turning purple. Trying to bend it resulted in horrible pain shooting up my arm.
I thought I broke my finger. But now, I think it's only severely bruised.
I wanted to put an ice pack on it, but the only suitable thing I had for that was Reece's chilly bone (a frozen teething toy) which was in a ziploc bag. It was cold without being wet. But when I got it out of the freezer to ice my finger, Reece thought I was getting it out for her. So I put it back.
This morning, I have a bit more mobility in my finger, and the swelling isn't as bad. But it's still a bit purple. And it's very tender around the joint.
Then I crouched down to get into the cabinet under the sink. When I opened the cabinet door, it caught on the hairdryer cord, which sent the hairdryer crashing down to the floor, colliding with my hand on the way.
My right middle finger sustained most of the impact, and while it hurt very badly at first, I didn't think anything of it after a minute.
Until the knuckle started swelling severly and turning purple. Trying to bend it resulted in horrible pain shooting up my arm.
I thought I broke my finger. But now, I think it's only severely bruised.
I wanted to put an ice pack on it, but the only suitable thing I had for that was Reece's chilly bone (a frozen teething toy) which was in a ziploc bag. It was cold without being wet. But when I got it out of the freezer to ice my finger, Reece thought I was getting it out for her. So I put it back.
This morning, I have a bit more mobility in my finger, and the swelling isn't as bad. But it's still a bit purple. And it's very tender around the joint.
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Date: 2008-08-08 01:22 pm (UTC)You poor thing!
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Date: 2008-08-08 04:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-09 04:34 am (UTC)