What have I done!

Sorry if you have read this before - I think I put it in the wrong place last night.

It is 23:31 hours Tuesday night and I thought I would just share what I have been doing today.

I am building a new loft between two existing lofts - our young bird loft and the loft we use for stock hens, and anything else, when we need a place for a pigeon or pigeons.

I have put three of my fingers through our circular saw, which necessitated me having to call an ambulance, being rushed to our nearest hospital which is over 20 miles away, and having to have an emergency operation to save my fingers.

I have cut them half way along the finger parallel to the nail down to the first knuckle, and in the process completely smashed the bones in the top part of my fingers.

Photographs to follow! For the squeamish, they will only be of my fingers bandaged up!

I can tell you, it hurts like bloody hell.

Deeply in pain,

Phil

P.S. luckily it looks like I will be able to keep the ends of my fingers as long as no infection sets in.

Oh God Phil that's mate me feel a bit queezy, hope they're healing ok

I only did it yesterday afternoon Boosey.

My main objective is to keep the fingers clean and away from any infection.

As you may remember - I had a Liver Transplant a few years ago, and I have a lowered immune system, which can make me more susceptible to infection.

However, I am trusting that everything will heal really well and quickly.

It's a bit of a bugger really!

Phil

Hal

It is the right hand I have damaged, which is terrible in itself, but not as bad as it could have been, as I am left handed!

Thanks for the thoughts.

Phil

so sorry to hear of your accident phil ....good grief I hope you make a full and speedy recovery m8

blueskylofts wrote:

Hal

It is the right hand I have damaged, which is terrible in itself, but not as bad as it could have been, as I am left handed!

Thanks for the thoughts.

Phil

Another one that bucked the system when first at school I take it Phil . Being a lefty myself I was made to feel like a leper etc by the teaching staff when first at school as such here.

I know it is a crap situation, but at least I din't cut the fingers off.

I can't imagine how bad it would be to cut off 3 of my fingers on one hand.

Phil

You'll be better off in the winter, fingerless gloves are cheaper than normal ones.

I haven't read all your post phil, I'm too squeamish, but I got the gist of what's happened... I wish you a speedy recovery .

Get fixed up soon phil and hope it won't hamper your racing too much.

Sorry to hear that Phil just make sure they stitch them back on the right way up

Feel for you mate, cut my fingers when I was a.metal spinner years ago making sauce pans, bets its proper.TOM and Jerry throbbing

Boosey wrote:

You'll be better off in the winter, fingerless gloves are cheaper than normal ones.

Beating to the punch here this time . Anybody who want's a ripper of a birthday/xmas party etc I suggest you invite Boosey along .
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Knackered wrote:

Boosey wrote:

You'll be better off in the winter, fingerless gloves are cheaper than normal ones.

Beating to the punch here this time . Anybody who want's a ripper of a birthday/xmas party etc I suggest you invite Boosey along .
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yep. imagine our boosey at a kids party, they all be crying by the time they went home............

David wrote:

Knackered wrote:

Boosey wrote:

You'll be better off in the winter, fingerless gloves are cheaper than normal ones.

Beating to the punch here this time . Anybody who want's a ripper of a birthday/xmas party etc I suggest you invite Boosey along .
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yep. imagine our boosey at a kids party, they all be crying by the time they went home............

I suspect so, unfortunately he could maybe take his dog along though may just save the day I would suggest David, thou I have my doubts .
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Not much to see just yet - we will have to wait until the bandages come off to see what my fingers look like.




I do know the surgeon had to give me two false fingernails but I have no idea what everything looks like just yet.

I can tell you it still hurts like hell and it all starting to swell up now.  I have to go back to the hospital Friday morning first thing to have the dressings changed.  Maybe I will get a glimpse then.

The hand and the fingers are doing very strange things.  It must be something to do with my nerves firing off at random.  I was in bed yesterday morning and, for some reason, my hand gave a big twitch and I smacked myself in the gob!  Quite funny actually although it did hurt my mouth and my fingers!

More grizzly pictures to follow.

Phil

just take it easy brother don't go overdoing anything ...pigeons will still be their at the end of it all ...good luck phil ,you got a great nurse in hil their atb to ya both

oldstrain wrote:

just take it easy brother don't go overdoing anything ...pigeons will still be their at the end of it all ...good luck phil ,you got a great nurse in hil their atb to ya both

Thanks little bro. I have a top notch looker-after-er person here. Unfortunately, she has had a lot of
experience at looking after me before, during and after my liver transplant.

Do you have your first race this weekend? We do. And I am getting quite excited.

Phil

i wont be racing until end of may as our north rd programme for yearlings is dire when you consider last years yb racing with the same organisation I think the distance goes up to quick  so will be bringing them out end of may to play will just be loft flying and training until then ...I only have 12 yearlings to race no other birds at all so need to go steady with them ...the last babies come away this weekend ,come end of may the weather should be much warmer although we have been spoilt so far this april with great weather,i really hope you have a good race this coming weekend it would be just the tonic you need good luck from myself and little Alfie who is not so little anymore

Wish you well Phil or should it be Edward Scissor hands?

That will stop you picking your nose Phil and remember to use the other hand when you go to the toilet

markevans wrote:

That will stop you picking your nose Phil and remember to use the other hand when you go to the toilet

You beat me to the joke Mark - picking my nose.

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I still recon it will get a bit worse before it is going to get better.

Got to be at the hospital early-doors tomorrow, so I'm away to my bed.

Phil

Best wishes, hope you repair well!!

markevans wrote:

That will stop you picking your nose Phil and remember to use the other hand when you go to the toilet

Class, personified etc .  

barnie wrote:

Best wishes, hope you repair well!!

Same, same one hopes it finishes up all OK for our Phil etc. When one thinks of those type people rorting the system as such the specialist type folk that work on Phil's type accident deserve every penny they get from my perspective.