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I managed to trap my
finger in a metal gate over Christmas, which eventually resulted in an
operation on Christmas Eve and waking up on Christmas day in the Royal
Glamorgan Hospital. The actual injury is an open fracture to the 3rd
Distal Phalanx of my left hand. Yes, it did hurt. |
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Day 1 - The hospital decide
to bandage the wound and refer me to a fracture clinic in 5 days. It
bleeds through the bandage within 10 minutes and a new bandage is
applied before they send me home. |
Day 2 - The wound bleeds
through a second bandage. The hospital patch it up and send me home
again. |
Day 3 - The wound bleeds
through yet another bandage. The skin at the end of the finger is dying.
This time a consultant is called and they operate. Stitches are required
and I'm placed on immediate IV antibiotics to prevent infection and
possible loss of the end of the finger! |
The original X-ray. The
radiologist states the finger is 'smashed'. |
The bandage comes off after
10 days. There's a finger in there somewhere. |
