Custom Dambage...ouch!!!!!!!

[Captain_Mego]

Late last night I'm cutting some foam core,,,,sure enough new blade goes right threw my finger 2 inches long to the bone,,deep.....talk about suck,,,that sucks....I am sure this will be ugly when it heals,,,,no dought that finger will never be the same...I can already feel a lack of feeling in it. It was the worst cut I have ever had to date and I have some really nasty scars,,,moral to the story be careful with the exacto knives please. The family is driveing me crazy to go to the hospital....Took some antibiotics,,cleaned it out really good and glued it back together with superglue...should be good to go..I bandaged it as well...I'm not a idiot ya know..lol

[Batman]

I had a problem with an Ex-Acto knife accident too.. I was cutting away from me and it hit something on my work bench and as freak accident's go right into my right leg hitting a minor artery 3-4 stiches later I was fine but it was doing everything right and it still happened...

[SUP-Ronin]

Ouch. Yeah, you gotta be careful with those things. Hope you heal OK. Super glue isn't really intended for deep cuts.

[RG]

dude go to the dr. not worth the risk ... you could have nerve damage that the dr. could fix if you have it looked at. Sure superglue is great when you don't have another choise ... but you only get one set of fingers

[Type3Toys]

Damn, I was hoping for some pics. Just keep it clean and glued shut till the skin knits it closed, should be about 2-3 days. If it does not turn green, your good to go.

[LonnieFisher]

You need stitches! Go get it fixed right.

[Hotfoot]

You need stitches! Go get it fixed right.

Been there done that. Stitches are required. Consider the resulting scar as a custom accessory!

[JediJaida]

Two words: GET STITCHES!!!!

[TrueDave]

Had a Letaher man tool slip once years ago. It was dim in the room I was working and I didnt notice ( my eyes were on my work) untill all the tools I kept grabbing out of the lamp light kept slipping. Blood.

I was okay. had a coffe cup to catch the blood. I washed it out was doing fine then wondered why there was TWO holes in my fingerwhen the knife slipped once.
" Entry wound, Exit wound." I thought. Then went and passed out.

I'm all for doing home First Aid, $$$$, but it's your most important tools in art. Dont risk your hands.
I trust your judgement. :-)

[rche]

Yeah, hands are tricky.

superglue does work well for sealing skin, as does the clear med tape you can pick up at you local pharmacy. I agree that hands and eyes are a visual artists most important tools. I knocked the fleshy end/side of my left index finger off in a hammer/dolly accident while working a dent out of a car. Fortunately, I did not hit the bone. Just sort of glanced off of it. But there was a curved hole on the side of that finger and I had to figure out how to play guitar with three fingers for about a year and then relearn how to use four.

Of course, I also understand that the good Docs are expensive. I didn't have insurance at the time of my finger accident, and I did the tape down procedure as well. If you have insurance, I side with having a visit to your general prac. At the very least, he can give you a scrip for something to keep the throbbing from driving you crazy. I recall not sleeping with my hand on a pillow for about a week after I smashed my finger.

[Captain_Mego]

Thanks for all the advice on it...I am a little worried about it to be honest...I had the wife clean it out and re bandage it yesterday..When she redoes it today .,.if It looks like its not healing right I am going to go get it fixed right. The money for the doc is the main reason for not going. Really didn't want to cost the family money for my mistake. I am supposed to get insurance in the summer from what my boss tells me...I will be so happy to be able to go to the doctor again and not worry about the cost. Thanks guys for the concern. Please be careful when using some of the tools we all use to customize.

[YANOULI]

superglue does work well for sealing skin

Superglue is good for wounds, it was originally invented for medical use by the army in vietnam

[MegoNutt]

no joke if the cut is down to bone the risk is infection into the bone and losing your finger!! insurance or not go to the hospital. ED has to treat regardless of whether or not you got the insurance to pay. superglue works great on superficial wounds. if you don't believe me check my profile. Good luck!

[steelcouch]

Ouch. I know the feeling. Was working on a custom for my son and had a small precision screwdriver in hand trying to pry something loose in the palm of my hand. It slipped and went all the way through my finger from one end out to the other. Managed to scrape the bone with it. I didnt tell the wife so she wouldnt worry. I cleaned it twice a day and in the end it was fine. It hurt like heck though for a long time. I am the same way. Took me a while to go to the doctor after I fell and had a concussion. I ended up still going a week later and just got the bill the other day for $3800.

[SeattleEd]

Chris,

It sounds like nerve damage and I had a cut like that. They did manage to sew up what they could on my pinky on the left hand but the not all nerves were saved. I think you should get it looked into.

Just my 2 cents.