How did this happen? After he helped me get the cooler in and the meals put away, he told me he was driving home, reached for his garage door opener and jammed his finger. He said it hurt a little, but he was surprised to see his finger with this crazy angle when he took his gloves off.
It was a little swollen and a little sore, but not terrible. However, he couldn't straighten out that finger. After it didn't improve, he was off to the Dr. where he got an immediate diagnosis:
Avulsion Fracture of the Distal Phalynx
Doesn't that sound impressive? Apparently it's a common sports injury, but not a common driving injury! What happened is the tendon that runs along the top of the finger tore off. the one that runs along the bottom of the finger then pulls the fingertip down.
He now has a finger splint to wear for the next 6 weeks. He can have it off for 30 minutes a day to shower. Hopefully the tendon will reattach and all will be well. If not, he may be stuck with a bent finger. The splint is kind of annoying, but it could certainly be worse!
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So sorry to hear about this. I do hope the splint does the job.
Oh my goodness, that sounds painful and more than a little inconvenient! Hope it heals well for him. Did I miss a blog about the freezer meal workshop? I'm so far behind, that I've skipped a few blogs - my bad. It does sound like a great idea. I am so bad about planning ahead.
yikes! that made me cringe to look at it!!! praying the splint works!!
That is just crazy! Praying it heals correctly!
Ouch!!! That even looks PAINFUL from here!
To change the subject tho, that Freezer Meal Workshop sounds like a great idea.
That looks painful. Sure hope the splint does the trick!
Poor thing! I hope the splint does what it's supposed to do and fixes it! YIKES!
Oh my goodness!! How painful looking!! Praying for healing. Blessings
Talk about a freak accident! Hope he heals completely!
It looks like it would really hurt...Hope the splint does the job....
Oh no. That looks and sounds like it would be quite painful. I hope he heals quickly and completely.
Yikes! It sounds and looks terrible. I hope he's healed very soon.
that gives me the heebie jeebies just looking at it!
Ouch. How awful. Tell Bob to exit the vehicle and open the garage door by hand from now on. Forget the fact that it's eighty-two degrees below zero outside.
It takes only a minute to get something but healing takes a little longer. Hope he gets relieve soon.
Aww, that looks like it could be sore.. hope it heals correctly!!
Ouch is right! I pray the tendon will indeed reattach and heal.
That photo is pretty impressive!
I'm glad you went and had it looked at and hopefully the splinting will help. Poor guy.... looks like the right hand too!
Ceil
Accidents can happen so quickly. I do hope that it heals so he can go forward making his carvings. We will pray for his finger.
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