More degrees of ouch
Oct. 29th, 2008 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceOwwie! I cut my thumb, during the domestic disasters two days ago: on a broken bottle of oil, since you ask. And I washed it and stopped the bleeding more or less and stuck a plaster on, and I really do feel that ought to be enough.
Apparently not. Woke up at four this morning and haven't really slept again, because the thumb is significantly painful; seen in the light of day, it's also significantly swollen. The cut itself looks okay, I think; but that's just above the first joint, and most of the hurt is down around the second joint, where I did no damage at all that I'm aware of...
Don't know what to do, really: write it down as another gift of ageing (I have noted before, that simple hurts don't heal as simply as they were used to do)? Or consult a species of medical professional? I'm at a loss, a bit. And frustrated, because I really need to be working, but ouchie. Apparently I can type; I'm just not sure if I can think.
Apparently not. Woke up at four this morning and haven't really slept again, because the thumb is significantly painful; seen in the light of day, it's also significantly swollen. The cut itself looks okay, I think; but that's just above the first joint, and most of the hurt is down around the second joint, where I did no damage at all that I'm aware of...
Don't know what to do, really: write it down as another gift of ageing (I have noted before, that simple hurts don't heal as simply as they were used to do)? Or consult a species of medical professional? I'm at a loss, a bit. And frustrated, because I really need to be working, but ouchie. Apparently I can type; I'm just not sure if I can think.