Do not look if you have a week stomach!!

[da.bell]

That sucks dude. Get well soon and take the PT/OT's advise.

[slacker661]

total bummer....it could always be worse. you still got your fingers so be thankful

[zad0030]

ikjm glad i dint look with as weak of a stomache as I got!

[Memphis]

I am a mechanic in a plastic factory. I was replacing blades in a plastic grinder. The grinder was unplugged, I was wearing cut resistant gloves, and all the safeties were in place. The grinder has 3 blades that spin and two stationary blades that must be set to the proper gap. As I was setting the blades, the shaft tightened up. I pulled up on the shaft and it instantly broke loose. Momentum carried the blade up into my hand. This probably makes no sense if you have never seen one of these grinders. For what it is worth the blades were so sharp I didn't know I had been cut and I kept working until I saw blood.

my family has a print shop, and my Dad cut the tips of those same two fingers off on a cutter above the top knuckle. heavy machinery with sharp blades are no joke. also, I tripped and fell once and a stack of old metal plates at work caught my fall, several stitches later I can vouch for the "its so sharp you dont even know youre cut" deal

[ajholt7]

Thanks for all the advice.

[Fast1911]

Dude that sucks man, get better fast so you can get back on the boards

[TeamAllen]

I'm glad it wasn't worse!
I hope the you get a lot of the motion back.

[dogbert]

You you have a full recovery. I broke my hand (spiral fracture) a couple of years ago and i still have no sensation on the skin of two of my fingers.

[raythompson]

the blades were so sharp I didn't know I had been cut

And that probably saved your fingers. A clean cut is easier to repair than a jagged cut or tear.

When I was younger I fell off our barn roof and got a deer antler stuck into my arm pit supending me about a foot off the ground. Missed major veins and nerves fortunately. But the cut (tear) was horrible. It took a three dozen stitches and several hours to close and there is still a massive scar. It was really the pits!

Lucky you did not loose the finger entirely. Micro surgery can do wonders. When the stitches come out keeping mobile to keep the fingers from becoming stiff will be essential, and somewhat uncomfortable.

[Ptown]

Good thing the doctors wrote "yes" on the fingers that were to get the surgery.

[yllw20]

although you havent surfed looks like a good summer to learn.
Is that your beer hand? You probably need to keep that thing iced w/a cold one.

[talltigeguy]

Sorry to hear that! I hope you have a speedy recovery.

My wife did the same thing on a piece of glass when she was 2 years old. The doc never could find the retracted tendon so she is unable to bend her middle finger. Occasionally when she grips something, she forgets to snag that middle finger with her index finger and the middle finger sticks out straight like she is giving someone the bird. It is pretty amusing sometimes. Especially when she is holding on to the steering wheel and the middle finger is sticking up.

[lightning59]

I'm with da.bell, the PT's and OT's will be important with recovery. Had a serious crush injury to my right hand 2 yrs ago. I really hope you come back better than ever. Keep us posted on the recovery process!

[specialk]

You have to write yes on what you operate on, even when I was on thoracics (heart surgery) we had to mark the chest. My thoughts, if I get in there and there is more than one heart, we have bigger problems than operating on the wrong heart. Same thing with a rhinoplasty ( nose job), can't operate until the nose is signed.

With a Zone 2 injury that you have, PT/OT is what makes you or breaks you. You only have one shot to get it right. Follow them exactly. You should be on a early progressive range of motion exercise and should have a passive dynamic splint, ie a splint that has rubberbands or ropes and pulleys on. The overall recovery can be very poor for that location of injury. Do not get in the water for at least 6 weeks. Then ask your MD before getting in, then wait at least a week or two longer.
If you get an infection from the water, go ahead and fuse your fingers because they will never work again.

Good luck.

[ajholt7]

My splint doesn't have any rubber bands or pulleys. It has my hand in a cupped position and my wrist at a 20 degree angle. I have to move my fingers with the other hand 3 times a day