Carl

The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
it in the AM before work.

Carl


"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com...
> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
> shape, or old
> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
> of it. Dont
> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
> thru). If it
> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>advice? I
>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>keeping
>>>it clean and dry.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.c om...
>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>> so,
>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>
>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>
>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>
>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

Carl

The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
it in the AM before work.

Carl


"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com...
> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
> shape, or old
> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
> of it. Dont
> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
> thru). If it
> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>advice? I
>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>keeping
>>>it clean and dry.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.c om...
>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>> so,
>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>
>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>
>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>
>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

Carl

The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
it in the AM before work.

Carl


"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com...
> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
> shape, or old
> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
> of it. Dont
> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
> thru). If it
> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>advice? I
>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>keeping
>>>it clean and dry.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast.c om...
>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>> so,
>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>
>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>
>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>
>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

jbjeep

So how's it feeling?



On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote:

>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
>>it in the AM before work.
>>
>>Carl
>>
>>
>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com. ..
>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>> shape, or old
>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
>>> of it. Dont
>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>> thru). If it
>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>keeping
>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast .com...
>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>> so,
>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>

jbjeep

So how's it feeling?



On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote:

>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
>>it in the AM before work.
>>
>>Carl
>>
>>
>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com. ..
>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>> shape, or old
>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
>>> of it. Dont
>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>> thru). If it
>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>keeping
>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast .com...
>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>> so,
>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>

jbjeep

So how's it feeling?



On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote:

>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
>>it in the AM before work.
>>
>>Carl
>>
>>
>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com. ..
>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>> shape, or old
>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
>>> of it. Dont
>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>> thru). If it
>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>keeping
>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast .com...
>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>> so,
>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>

jbjeep

So how's it feeling?



On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com> wrote:

>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun to
>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and re-ointment
>>it in the AM before work.
>>
>>Carl
>>
>>
>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com. ..
>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>> shape, or old
>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take care
>>> of it. Dont
>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>> thru). If it
>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>> -jenn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>keeping
>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Carl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcast .com...
>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>> so,
>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right through
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd be
>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with blood.
>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work is
>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to clone
>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This definately
>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal. Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>

Carl

Better. Starting to close up now, swelling is going down. Everything is
normal color without any discharge.

Carl



"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:ntfsd214929vg252of79ldj6nhjr553uni@4ax.com...
> So how's it feeling?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun
>>>to
>>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and
>>>re-ointment
>>>it in the AM before work.
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com ...
>>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>>> shape, or old
>>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take
>>>> care
>>>> of it. Dont
>>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>>> thru). If it
>>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>>> -jenn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl"
>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>>keeping
>>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcas t.com...
>>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>>> so,
>>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right
>>>>>>>>>>through
>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with
>>>>>>>>>>blood.
>>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work
>>>>>>>>>>is
>>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to
>>>>>>>>>>clone
>>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This
>>>>>>>>>>definately
>>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal.
>>>>>>>>>>Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>

Carl

Better. Starting to close up now, swelling is going down. Everything is
normal color without any discharge.

Carl



"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:ntfsd214929vg252of79ldj6nhjr553uni@4ax.com...
> So how's it feeling?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun
>>>to
>>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and
>>>re-ointment
>>>it in the AM before work.
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com ...
>>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>>> shape, or old
>>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take
>>>> care
>>>> of it. Dont
>>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>>> thru). If it
>>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>>> -jenn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl"
>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>>keeping
>>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcas t.com...
>>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>>> so,
>>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right
>>>>>>>>>>through
>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with
>>>>>>>>>>blood.
>>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work
>>>>>>>>>>is
>>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to
>>>>>>>>>>clone
>>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This
>>>>>>>>>>definately
>>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal.
>>>>>>>>>>Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>

Carl

Better. Starting to close up now, swelling is going down. Everything is
normal color without any discharge.

Carl



"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:ntfsd214929vg252of79ldj6nhjr553uni@4ax.com...
> So how's it feeling?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:37:39 -0700, "Carl" <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
> wrote:
>
>>>The nail was clean and brand new. Straight from the box to the nail gun
>>>to
>>>the finger! I'm giving it a second soak in hot water with epsom salt and
>>>dish soap before I bandage it for the evening. I'll check it and
>>>re-ointment
>>>it in the AM before work.
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>
>>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>news:o1pid2lma6g523j3i6b28uj772nn300umk@4ax.com ...
>>>> Yes. it should be fine, thats only 3 years ago. Was the nail in good
>>>> shape, or old
>>>> and rusty? If it was in good shape then doing all that should take
>>>> care
>>>> of it. Dont
>>>> use peroxide (never on a puncture wound, even if it does go all the way
>>>> thru). If it
>>>> swells up, gets red and hot, and really hurts, go see a doc.
>>>> Oh, and stay away from hammers for a while. lol.
>>>> -jenn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:57:18 -0700, "Carl"
>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>I got one in the military in '03. Is that recent enough? Any other
>>>>>>advice? I
>>>>>>soaked it once in warm water and 1 oz betadine. I'll be soaking again
>>>>>>tonight in warm water and epsom salt. Also using lots of neosporin,
>>>>>>keeping
>>>>>>it clean and dry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:v6WdncCG_Lds10TZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@comcas t.com...
>>>>>>> Ditto. If you haven't had a tetanus booster in the last few years or
>>>>>>> so,
>>>>>>> I'd recommend it now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:uthid2pmi3ll4tuhuv2lf564lu8nt9u0u0@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> Owwwwiiieeee.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <cringe>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -jenn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:49:05 -0700, "Carl"
>>>>>>>> <carlsaiyed@hotmailREMOVE.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't mention this before, but I've given up truck driving in
>>>>>>>>>>favor
>>>>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>>>>carpentry. I've got a decent gig working for a guy who works for
>>>>>>>>>>himself
>>>>>>>>>>as
>>>>>>>>>>a general contractor. Right now we're building a new home for a
>>>>>>>>>>client.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I was nailing a doubler plate to the top of a stud wall before
>>>>>>>>>>tilting
>>>>>>>>>>it up
>>>>>>>>>>into place when at about 11am when a 3.5" 16 penny nail didn't hit
>>>>>>>>>>it's
>>>>>>>>>>intended trajectory, instead going right through my left pointer
>>>>>>>>>>finger.
>>>>>>>>>>Right between the middle and last (tip) joint, about an inch and a
>>>>>>>>>>half
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>the tip, catching approximately 1/4" of meat. It went right
>>>>>>>>>>through
>>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>>meat, skimming the bone. It was actually kindof cool. Luckily, it
>>>>>>>>>>pointed up
>>>>>>>>>>and didn't go thru into my middle finger.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Al (my boss, and the only other person generally at the job site)
>>>>>>>>>>wasn't
>>>>>>>>>>there, so I pulled the nail out with my other hand. Al said he'd
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>there in
>>>>>>>>>>about 45 minutes and to sit tight. Well, I wasn't about to let 45
>>>>>>>>>>good
>>>>>>>>>>minutes go to waste.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I didn't have a first aid kit or anything so I just rinsed it off
>>>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>>water
>>>>>>>>>>and let it bleed while I worked. My finger was very caked with
>>>>>>>>>>blood.
>>>>>>>>>>As
>>>>>>>>>>for
>>>>>>>>>>the walls I built during that time, suffice it to say that my work
>>>>>>>>>>is
>>>>>>>>>>so
>>>>>>>>>>sufficently marked with my DNA that scientists will be able to
>>>>>>>>>>clone
>>>>>>>>>>me
>>>>>>>>>>from
>>>>>>>>>>it in 100 years.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>When Al got back, we cleaned it up (entrance and exit wound) with
>>>>>>>>>>medical
>>>>>>>>>>cleaning pad, and wrapped it up with gauze and tape. This
>>>>>>>>>>definately
>>>>>>>>>>made
>>>>>>>>>>the last 4 hours of the day more interesting than normal.
>>>>>>>>>>Tomorrow,
>>>>>>>>>>I'm
>>>>>>>>>>sure
>>>>>>>>>>I'll bang my poor finger with a hammer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Definately didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hope you had a good laugh (or at least a fgood cringe!) from this!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Carl
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>