Drills bits and fingers don't mix well...(pic)

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Well, yesterday at work I broke a drill bit and it went into my finger. Can't play guitar at the moment, as putting pressure hurts. I'm a little nervous about nerve damage, but I guess I'll have to wait and see. Hopefully, I will heal fast as I have a show at the end of May. Guess we'll have to see.

Anyway... here's the picture. It looks much better today. The bit went about an 1/4 inch into my finger.

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ill take that over dropping a bowling ball on my pinky like i did




 
psychodave":oh313xox said:
Ouch. You should put some dressing on it and cover it up. It will allow it to heal faster. :thumbsup:
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Actually, the doctor told me to leave it uncovered at night to let it breath.
 
Ough......been there and done that with power tools :cry:

Keep it clean and yeah clean that sucker out at night.
 
I severed the digital nerve in my left index finger 2 years ago. The surgen who reconnected the nerve told me the 4 nerves in fingers run along the corners of the finger, if you looked at you finger like a square. So you should be ok, but I'm no doctor. That looks realy painful :cry:
SFW":8r4yq4y0 said:
Well, yesterday at work I broke a drill bit and it went into my finger. Can't play guitar at the moment, as putting pressure hurts. I'm a little nervous about nerve damage, but I guess I'll have to wait and see. Hopefully, I will heal fast as I have a show at the end of May. Guess we'll have to see.

Anyway... here's the picture. It looks much better today. The bit went about an 1/4 inch into my finger.

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Superglue that shit up and jam away.

Tried that with one I did recently at work....worked ok.

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You're all girls. :yes: I cut a tiny piece of the tip of my pointer on my fretting hand when I was building speaker cabs. I was pushing some wood through the table saw and my hand slipped on the saw dust on the wood. Right into the spinning blade. I bled for 45 minutes. Lost a little piece of the side of the tip. It actually grew back in time but I nerve damage there and it still feels funny.
 
Here's to a quick recovery :thumbsup:

I used to work at a sandwich shop near Philly and ran a small paring knife up through the palm of my left hand, coming out the back between my middle and ring fingers. When I pulled the knife out, blood squirted about 2' in the air :scared: I thought my career (I was playing professionally at the time) might be done. Luckily, all I suffered was tissue/arterial damage...the doc said I went right between the nerves.
 
SFW":x703flza said:
psychodave":x703flza said:
Ouch. You should put some dressing on it and cover it up. It will allow it to heal faster. :thumbsup:
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Actually, the doctor told me to leave it uncovered at night to let it breath.
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I guess everyone's body is different but I totally agree with your doc. Every time I've bandaged up a cut, it takes 2 to 3 times as long to heal. Leave it open and be careful, and it heals up on considerably less time.
 
Speedy recovery to ya! :rock:

I did the same thing a few years back except the bit went right through the finger...INCLUDING THE FINGER NAIL...OUCH!!! :no: :doh: If I tap the end of that finger it still kinda tingles... :lol: :LOL:
 
Beat the crap out of a guy in a bar fight!! :gethim: :rock:



:no:

I was washing a glass :doh: :lol: :LOL:




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Neosoprin! Man, that stuff works! Hope it heals enough for the show.

Did the same kind of thing working on a motorcycle when I was about 18. I was pushing too hard on a screw driver, it broke, and right through my thumb. Thumb nail still splits and has a huge apex type bump down the middle.
 
pfffffff-

you guys are soooo soft.



i did this eating a big mac at origami class
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then i tried to melt the nail out with a welding torch
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and then i had to put out my flaming hand with a stick of tnt
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Youch! Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully it'll heal up quick.

Keep me updated on the show, I'd love to come out and show some support! :rock:
 
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