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Title: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: atarione on Thu, 02 November 2017, 13:27:55
so.. typing is a pain (literally)..now

I fell in a hotel over weekend smashed the toilet in bathroom (luckily clean bowel) cut finger (artery nicked) blood everywhere..luckily my wife kept her head and medics arrived quickly... not sure what the deal will be with my hand /finger it is too early for dr to tell if nerve damage/ mobility issues will exist. 

somewhat amusingly i was nearly the only not under arrest person in the ER at 3am ....  the dr. looked at photos medics took and says "you destroyed that toilet" to which i respond "phrasing" ..which being calm enough to make the archer joke made me happy

but all in all this week is 1/5 wouldn't recommend.

left handed mouse set up for now (i am left handed injured hand is right hand..small  upside i guess).  and finger in dressing (wont post wound it is somewhat gruesome however)... quite a f*cking drag..

Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 02 November 2017, 14:05:27
headscratch..

Please supply a stick figure diagram of the bodily motions involved in how this happened..

glad ur ok.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: Findecanor on Thu, 02 November 2017, 14:13:50
Ouch. I hope there is no permanent damage.

BTW. All movement in finger joints is done with tendons from muscles in your forearm and not controlled by nerves in the fingers. Sensory nerves can sometimes grow back: I once lost senses in my thigh which later returned.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: atarione on Thu, 02 November 2017, 14:25:18
headscratch..

Please supply a stick figure diagram of the bodily motions involved in how this happened..

glad ur ok.


slipped fell forward smashed toilet tank with right arm /shoulder cut hand on shattered tank bits...

wife freaked the **** out and called  911/ front desk.. medics came put tourniquet on wrist because of blood loss and blah blah... lights /siren to er.. dr's / nurses all over me when we got there.. 
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: digi on Thu, 02 November 2017, 14:26:11
How wasted were you?
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 02 November 2017, 14:42:09
I sat in the lobby of a hospital for like 40 minutes and they snt me a $2800 bill lol good luck getting me to pay that
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: digi on Thu, 02 November 2017, 15:18:46
I sat in the lobby of a hospital for like 40 minutes and they snt me a $2800 bill lol good luck getting me to pay that


LOL, yea I would've thrown that at whoever handed it to me.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Thu, 02 November 2017, 15:34:13
Must have not been eating veg
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 02 November 2017, 20:59:51
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: pr0ximity on Thu, 02 November 2017, 21:40:51
Toilet pics plz
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: atarione on Thu, 02 November 2017, 21:53:41
Toilet pics plz

i don't think I should looks like murder scene...too graphic i think...
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 02 November 2017, 22:05:43
Toilet pics plz

i don't think I should looks like murder scene...too graphic i think...

//Strokes beard...


Tp4, Investigates:

::  atarione -n- wife,  commits Murder ,

::  hastily dismembered the body in a hotel bathroom,

::  blood everywhere,

::  wife proposes atarione self-mutilate as coverup for crime scene obfuscation.

::  she Calls the ambulance to distract hotel and peripheral staff

::  Meanwhile, she bags the body parts and stashes them away somewhere to be dealt with later

::  atarione posts online threads to misdirect/hedge public opinion..
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: SamirD on Sat, 04 November 2017, 16:25:59
Ouch!  I thought toilets were stronger than that?

And I second that on nerves coming back.  I broke my hand a few months back and lost a lot of sensation in my right pinky, but most of that has already come back.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: atarione on Sat, 04 November 2017, 22:39:13
Ouch!  I thought toilets were stronger than that?

And I second that on nerves coming back.  I broke my hand a few months back and lost a lot of sensation in my right pinky, but most of that has already come back.

sorry u broke ur hand but otoh (no pun intented  :) ) it is good to hear the feeling is coming back..

yeah... i was surprised by the carnage also... I'm a big guy 6'2" 250lbs ... guess i hit it such that it broke...
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: fanpeople on Sat, 04 November 2017, 23:05:38
Ouch!  I thought toilets were stronger than that?

And I second that on nerves coming back.  I broke my hand a few months back and lost a lot of sensation in my right pinky, but most of that has already come back.

sorry u broke ur hand but otoh (no pun intented  :) ) it is good to hear the feeling is coming back..

yeah... i was surprised by the carnage also... I'm a big guy 6'2" 250lbs ... guess i hit it such that it broke...

**** in the shower next time.
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: rich1051414 on Sat, 04 November 2017, 23:07:14
Screw the er. Just give me a bottle of super glue :)
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 05 November 2017, 08:18:03
Ouch!  I thought toilets were stronger than that?

And I second that on nerves coming back.  I broke my hand a few months back and lost a lot of sensation in my right pinky, but most of that has already come back.

sorry u broke ur hand but otoh (no pun intented  :) ) it is good to hear the feeling is coming back..

yeah... i was surprised by the carnage also... I'm a big guy 6'2" 250lbs ... guess i hit it such that it broke...
And I hope your feeling returns too--just be patient as I never thought it would and then slowly noticed some changes.  In my case I think it's not fully healed because the bone isn't fully healed, so the lump from the bone healing process is putting pressure on the nerve.  (I can tap the bump on my hand and it shoots sensations into a pinky finger joint.)

Well, it doesn't surprise me now knowing that you're a big dude.  I have a really good friend of that size.  Saw him lift a car engine block by himself once.  I bet he'd take down a toilet if he fell too.  :eek:
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 November 2017, 08:35:41
I don't think you need the ring finger that much for typing anyway, because it doesn't handle all that many letters..
Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: SamirD on Sun, 05 November 2017, 11:16:47
I don't think you need the ring finger that much for typing anyway, because it doesn't handle all that many letters..
I wonder if there's a program that helps analyze what keys you hit and how often--that would be extremely useful for figuring out what custom layout would be best for an individual.  Now that I think about it, I think there is one somewhere online...I think...maybe...

Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 05 November 2017, 11:39:53
Look at some text expansion software, you can get some benefits from just a few minutes use.

There's an ahk script (mirror board) that you turn your keyboard into a one handed board.  If you press space and f, you'll get j.  You could implement it with touch cursor if you would prefer.

Or you could use some holiday time to let yourself heal.

Hope it heals quickly.



Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 November 2017, 14:28:34
I don't think you need the ring finger that much for typing anyway, because it doesn't handle all that many letters..
I wonder if there's a program that helps analyze what keys you hit and how often--that would be extremely useful for figuring out what custom layout would be best for an individual.  Now that I think about it, I think there is one somewhere online...I think...maybe...



yea, that's called a keylogger..

Hurd NSA haz em'..  ask them,  sure they'd be happy to install one on your system.

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Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 06 November 2017, 08:30:36
yea, that's called a keylogger..

Hurd NSA haz em'..  ask them,  sure they'd be happy to install one on your system.

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hahaha!  I guess that's true--a keylogger with stats!

Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: atarione on Mon, 06 November 2017, 13:41:24
finger is a bit better each day (crosses fingers ... on left hand can't yet on right  :( )

I can actually type ~ sort of have to be carefully of injured finger but I can do it... hopefully in the fullness of time will get back to full speed or close.

so this is bitter sweet here is my new (to me) mt. bike (got great deal).. can't ride it =\  yet.

Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: Duckyreddy on Mon, 06 November 2017, 13:48:29
finger is a bit better each day (crosses fingers ... on left hand can't yet on right  :( )

I can actually type ~ sort of have to be carefully of injured finger but I can do it... hopefully in the fullness of time will get back to full speed or close.

so this is bitter sweet here is my new (to me) mt. bike (got great deal).. can't ride it =\  yet.



Take care and wish you a speedy recovery, you're bike is waiting for you!  :cool:

Title: Re: well...crud..slipped cut hand..had to go to er in ambulance
Post by: SamirD on Tue, 07 November 2017, 11:46:56
finger is a bit better each day (crosses fingers ... on left hand can't yet on right  :( )

I can actually type ~ sort of have to be carefully of injured finger but I can do it... hopefully in the fullness of time will get back to full speed or close.

so this is bitter sweet here is my new (to me) mt. bike (got great deal).. can't ride it =\  yet.


You'll heal in time and will be back on the proverbial bike as well as that new one in no time.  :thumb:  Just don't overexert during the healing process or you could set yourself back/damage something permanently.  The body has an amazing way of healing itself, but we have to give it time and space to do so.  :cool: