I pulled out my Complimentary Cereal Bowl when it suddenly slipped from my grasp. I managed to grab it in mid-air and keep it from crashing to the floor. (note to self, buy a broom just in case) When I snagged it with my cat-like reflexes, the smallest digit of the pinky on my right hand bent up on the lip of the bowl. I heard a pop.
Normally, snaps, crackles and pops near a cereal bowl are good things. This was not so good. I immediately noticed that I could not straighten out my finger. Here's a picture if you want to get a little grossed out. It hurt. It didn't hurt when I laid it out flat on the counter. So I fixed up a little splint with some tape and the handle from a plastic knife from Wendy's. That was better.
I called my mom, the NP and asked for some quick medical advice. She said, "Oh, you've got trigger finger. Get it X-rayed and have someone check it out." I went to the medical center nearby. I was out of there in about an hour with a splint on my little finger and orders to avoid anything that I didn't feel like doing. That's right, I have medical permission to milk this any way I want.
Diagnosis:
The tendon that holds that last digit out straight snapped. Boy if that doesn't make you take the fragility of the human body into consideration, what will?
Prognosis:
I have to leave the splint on for at least 6 weeks. I should see a hand surgeon as soon as possible to see if we can re-attach the tendon. I'm waiting for my doctor to get back to me on that.
Reaction:
Un-flippin-believable!
4 comments:
housework is very dangerous! which is something that i've maintained for years.
With a cereal bowl of all things. Wow.
Clever title...and true! Long live paper plates - and housekeepers - and the expensive little boxes of cereal where you just add milk.
Ya, I kno wut it feels like! It made me go into shock when i couldnt feel it. It was kinda nasty when you look at medical pics. I did it "buuzzing" my friend (when you jab yr index fingers into their ribs) when my finger drooped. hat a wonderful feeling (ugh)!
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