I have jsut gone straight through my hand

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from front to back - squewering sweet potatoes onto a fiercesome bbq implement.

Didn't really hurt or bleed. It isn't swollen or disgusting; have bandaged it. I think dh was wobblier than me about it all.

Blimey.

Off to A&E, right?

owowow

That sounds really nasty.

dont you need a jab or something for that?

No - cannot fac the three hour wait for nothing - tis not swollen or looking dodgy and can move everything.

Will check tetanus status tomorrow with blood test.

All a bit surreal.

Dh went funny colour.

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Oh God - sounds horrific GGG. It does sound as if you should get it seen to be a doc though.

You must get medical help.

You may not be feeling much because your body will have switched into protection mode.

You will need antibiotics, and you should have your hand checked by a specialist. There are loads of complicated structures in your hand, and you really don't want any of them to fail.

Take a book, and sit in A&E.

I rang a and e and they said would be ok as long as not too swollen or painful or bleeding.

Am considering myself bloody lucky as could hav e been huge disaster.

Agree with ScienceTeacher.

Hand injuries can start benign and end up pretty horrific with permanent nerve damage and stuff.

Time to head to a different A&E then

I'm not that squeamish, but that really did make me heave a little.

Maybe go up to A&E later when it should be a bit quieter?

nerve damage, tendon damage etc.

Yes, it does sound sound utterly disgusting. it is surreal how minor it actually seems.

I will actually rush to a and e if am slightest bit worried.

Get yourself to A and E. I did the same thing, metal skewer and a mushroom were involved, and like you I felt fine but went to hospital to be told ANY all the way through injury needs careful examination plus a darn good professional disinfecting swill through (sorry to say that hurt like buggery) as the skewer pushed all its germs and bacteria and other general nasties into very sensitive, easily infected raw tissue. So even tho you might feel fine now, that's just shock, you really ought to be seen.

How is your hand now, GG? Did you have a good bbq? Hope you weren't sitting in A&E.

Blimey GGG, i agree with teh others...you should deffo go to A&E.

Hopefully, you're already there as you've not beeen on the thread for a while.

def an a&e accident if there ever was one!!! I really hope you have gone.

I have texted her, will let you know.

oh good!! thanks Bree

Waiting with baited breath.

I'm sure if she has gone to A&E, everything will work out well.

GGG - just in case you haven't already gone to A & E, a cautionary tale for you:

I cut my right thumb. Twas quite a bad cut, but I was busy at the time so I just wrapped some tissue round it and carried on. It bled a bit, but not so much that it worried me, it didn't really hurt at all.

Anyway... that was about three years ago and I still can't feel my thumb. I can move it and occasionally I get kind of pins and needles in it, it looks normal and functions normally. But I can't feel it.

Perhaps I should have gone to A & E at the time

Get yerself down the hospital, woman!

ahem - never went to a ane.

All seems ok.

lol
arent you tempted to lie and say 'yes, went all ok now, ta' ?

seriously tho, how does it feel today? does it throb madly? OUCH

Doesnt really hurt. Honest guv.

wow, you is well 'ard, innit!

glad to hear it