Can I go to hospital for stitches and not give details?

[indecis]

As above really - I had a stupid accident which has left me with a very bad cut on my arm which just isn't healing, however for complicated reasons I suspect the doctors will think someone has done it to me and that would create a lot of problems in my life. How much can I not tell them?

@LatteLoverLovesLattes oh crikey, that puts even me to shame! I thought I was the master of tripping over my own feet, I've never understood quite how as it's not like they're not always there!

Thanks everyone, I'll speak to the gp surgery today and explain, I feel much more confident now :)

I'll also look into dyspraxia, I've heard of it but no idea what it is. I'd be very interested to know if there's a medical cause, I've just been assuming I'm a total klutz!

Op, I get it, infact I had a head injury a few weeks ago, I avoided going to hospital because I didn't want them to think it was an attack
What?

If you're drunk enough to fall and need stitches

@Boodah what does this mean? Completely sober is drunk enough to fall and need stitches, it's not something that only happens to drunk people. (As evidenced by PPs' tales of woe.)

Just be honest OP, they will giggle with you and possibly even share a clumsy story of their own. :)

As for nasty judgmental posts. I’m so ashamed there are actual live people out there thinking these.

[quote indecis]@Boodah Ok... well I obviously can't win either way and to be honest, your opinion is neither helpful nor going to be given another moment's thought but just to clarify - I don't drink when my kids are around. I hope for your sake it's not experience that has made you jump to that conclusion so quickly.[/quote]
Touché! Great response

@Boodah Jesus wept you’re an arse.

@indecis just get it sorted. Accidents happen, drunk or not.

Just tell them what happened - I bet they get loads of people who've tripped over their own feet, both drunk and sober!

Let me tell you about my most embarrassing A&E attendance: I fell off a Pilates ball backwards and hit my head on a cupboard. (I then threw up so was concerned about concussion.) I was stone cold sober at the time.

I've never fallen over whilst drunk and needed stitches.

I have however, fallen over twice whilst stone cold sober and needed stitches

I wish I had have been drunk, I might have just bounced!

@110APiccadilly has it been long enough that you can laugh about it, and if so, is it ok that I did?

@Boodah

If you're drunk enough to fall over and need stitches whilst caring for your kids then it sounds like ss need to be involved and your ex has every right to stand up and use this against you.

I'm assuming now you'll say you weren't with your kids at the time but only you know the truth.

🙄

OP do you definitely need stitches? Given what you’ve posted I would definitely be concerned about your ex using this against you I’m afraid.

@TheAwfuITruth I'm sorry to say there's no bouncing! Just more acceptance of being so clumsy

You should go asap - you might have left it a bit late for stitches, also you need to tell them how you did it i.e. it was outside because you might need a tetanus shot.
But just tell them you tripped and caught your arm on the gate - that's fine, it's enough detail. They may still ask if you have self harmed or been hurt by someone else - because they are obliged to ask theses questions, but you simply answer no, you tripped and cut your arm.

[quote indecis]@3scape sorry if I'm being dim but what was the reason behind the "clumsiness" that had you taken away? I've been like this since I could walk...[/quote]
I think that poster was implying you are calling yourself clumsy to cover up for somebody else. People do have a tendency to project their own experiences....

@MotionActivatedDog it sounds like I don't thankfully so will just try to see the nurse who, based on general opinion, won't bat an eyelid. I still wonder if an immediate trip to a&e would have prompted a different response but that probably is my paranoia.

@indecis I am very inclined to ridiculous tripping-regulary bash into things. I blame my varifocals-feel like sometimes I misjudge space.
DD has witnessed my tripping over a painted line in the road. She likes to bring it up all foolish and all sober!!

@3scape

Maybe if you're this "clumsy" you need to get some support for it? My mum used to tell everyone I was very clumsy too. I think you need to be honest. I was very rightly taken off her.

Or maybe she’s dyspraxic or similar? Maybe she genuinely is just clumsy, some people are you know.

I have Dyspraxia OP and the amount of accidents I have daily is laughable, don’t even get me started on driving. I’m a disaster!

This is crazy.

You don't need to tell a dr anything you don't want to tell them. The only thing that matters is that you mustn't lie about WHAT injured you caused (as in what actually caused the injury - what it was the penetrated the skin for example) because that would matter medically.

Say you were cut by a rusty saw in the shed and you tell the dr you actually cut yourself on a clean kitchen knife might matter medically - so just don't lie about that.

There is no need to say you were drunk.

Start with the bare minimum - bare item that caused injury (bit of the door or whatever) and if you are pressed just say you fell and don't mention the alcohol.

It's not a Spanish Inquisition & no one can force you to reveal anything.. You need to get it straight before you go as to what you will say because if you are overly evassive or seem shifty, that may get recorded on the medical records as in

"refused to answer how the injury was caused"

which raises more questions.

I cut myself when I was building a shed, it needed patching, stitching then surgery to repair nerves. The paramedics thought DH had done it (there was a small knife nearby) but I was honest with them, told them I'm seriously clumsy (I hurt my toe on my foot yesterday 🙄) and they were fine with it. Be honest with them is my advice.

A&E sister here. Just tell them what happened no matter how silly it is. Seriously we see all sorts! They will treat the wound and unless there is an obvious reason to doubt you, such as they have a history of prior attendances of self harm there will be no red flags. Your ex cannot legally access your medical records, so do not worry about that.

[quote indecis]@MotionActivatedDog it sounds like I don't thankfully so will just try to see the nurse who, based on general opinion, won't bat an eyelid. I still wonder if an immediate trip to a&e would have prompted a different response but that probably is my paranoia. [/quote]
Hope it goes without issue. Would your ex even be able to find out about it?

[quote indecis]@110APiccadilly has it been long enough that you can laugh about it, and if so, is it ok that I did? [/quote]
Oh yes! I'm pretty sure the A&E staff were laughing at me at the time, tbh! (It was also in work time - I was working at home and trying to be healthy and not sit in a chair all the time while working - so my line manager and some colleagues had to know as well. Now that was embarrassing.)

I am and always have been very clumsy. Ages ago I saw a physio who said I was a bit hyper-flexible and that might at least partly account for it.

Indecis, it must be bloody awful to feel as haunted and as unsure as you do and I hope you and your wee one are having a more peaceful time of it soon.

These things happen OP, I’m currently sporting cuts and a humdinger of a bruise after tripping over a brick raised bed in my garden. In broad daylight. It’s only been there the entire 20 years I’ve lived in the house. Your GP will have heard of many many similar explanations.