and I should definitely get stitches.

I grabbed it right away with my right hand and then wrapped the fuck out of it with gauze and gauze tape and barely lost a drop of blood despite the fact that it was DEEP AS HELL. I just reacted so fucking quickly.

I'm not sure if I even need to go get stitches now because the wrap job I did is holding it together but I also dont want to risk never being about to "play"
guitar again.

I sure as shit wont be able to grip the neck with any power until it heals.

start a ritual about it.

pics

maybe it's appendicitis?

superglue. seriously. it'll burn like hell but its cheaper than stitches.

he's right.

this shit is deep. like if I un-wrap it and give it more than like 3 seconds to hang out, its gonna spit blood.

superglue and re-wrap, or pinch it off before the cut to atleast slowdown the bleeding then apply superglue...and re-wrap.

is it a situation where you should have been wearing gloves? if not, just get stitches. you'll get the rest of the day off. if you weren't taking proper precautions, don't tell anyone.

Workers Comp nigga

no. I was just cutting some foam core boards but the blade snapped and sent the remainder of the blade careening into my hand.

XfoamXcoreX

SPITTING BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
FROM A LACERATED THUMB

oh yeah then go get stitches. i cut my finger like that once at a job where i should have been wearing Kevlar gloves, so i didn't tell anyone, it took forever to heal.

i used to work with sheet metal, and they expected us to wear those kevlar gloves....but since i'm a welder and you cant wear the kevlar gloves while welding and welding gloves are too big/bulky for any type of manual dexterity i just never wore any gloves unless i was actively welding.....at the end of my first week i counted 38 cuts on my hands. shit was gnarly

we're not expected to wear gloves. I've been doing this kind of work for years and never cut myself. It was kind of a freak accident I just dont feel like going to the hospital. Its such a procedure/pain in the ass.

Plus regardless of my insurance, I'll end up paying for it.

nah, that's work related. a blade broke, fuck paying for it.

my job is a joke. I'd never get them to pay for it.

do it for the drugs

would I even get drugs? it doesnt really hurt at all.

Show your Northern Elite back patch at our Emergency Room and receive a 5% discount on stitches!

5%? for the NEH? what a shite discount.

I prefer my Gospel of the Horns back patch anyway.


I like grew up in the Boston Childrens Hopsital. Only having Kartageners Synrome is real.

Say it does.

You have to ask them.for drugs, say the pain is intense. You get drugs.

SUPERGLUE

ok ok

so I'm gonna give it like 24-48 hours to "heal" then superglue the gash.

maybe I should sew a Moonblood patch onto it.

SUPER PILLS.

I cut my thumb nearly to the bone last summer and I superglued it until it stopped bleeding. There was a blood/superglue bubble which fell off after a few hours, and I applied superglue again. It IS safe, they used to use it in the Vietnam war for not only external but also internal wounds like sealing up a punctured liver. Fuck going in for stitches.

does it heal ok? my only concern is it not healing properly and keeping me from playing guitar/gripping the neck comfortably.

heals better than anything else as long as you apply it in the right amount. It will feel a little weird if you're not used to it, like a numb/condom feeling. I superglued my guitarist's hand up last practice and he couldn't believe how good it healed up. He was able to play after that no problem.

A guitar player in a band I was in a while ago worked construction and used super glue for any cuts he got, and that didn't hinder his guitar playing at all from what I know.

In fact, I'm willing to bet he has more super glue than skin at this point lol.

Ok, dude...take it from a former Marine and ___. Keep pressure on it and get it looked at. The only issue with superglue (and it DOES work, depending on the depth of the wound), is that you end up glueing bacteria INSIDE of the wound....BAD IDEA. It may need some serious debriding to get rid of any tissue that is already dead, and/or dying. Once this is done, and only when it's been done, can the wound be sutured and/or glued properly. You don't want to lose the thumb permanently...have it done right. Remember, you get what you pay for.

That's my best advice dude.

Don't take a chance on a body part if you want to keep it.

And don't take medical advice from anyone that voted for Obama....that might be even better advice yet.

TAKE A PIC

lol'd at this




I used to play guitar in Panzerbastard like you, until I took a boxcutter in the handknee.

:( at hosers grim advice.

I dont see myself going to the doctor unless tomorrow morning it's not any better....

I dont plan on unwrapping it for at least 24 hours because I know it'll just gush. SO NO PICS...yet.

Plenty of pressure, my thumb was blue I had it wrapped so tight at first but it's since loosened up a bit because I'm still working with it.

haha, yeah, don't listen to 7 out of 8 doctors you go to then, that is if you have health insurance

When Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah guitarist) did carpentry, he severed his entire index finger off but had it surgically reattached. The drummer, Tomas Haake got his hand mangled in a piece of machinery while on the job. Point of this cool story? Both lived and saw their musical careers prosper. You'll be fine.

Wasn't the whole reason Sabbath played in the tuning they did due to the fact that Tony Iommi lost a chunk of a finger on his left hand in a machinery accident?

Sorry dude, not trying to be Gr1m or Kvlt....just telling it like it is. Just be careful....it's a digit dude...a part of your body. If the cut/laceration is that deep, get it fucking looked at. I am no Doctor for sure....I watch Mototraining regularly. Neither are all of the self-proclaimed scholars on this site that think that fluency in their own language makes them smarter than the rest of us. Just take care of yourself. Are you gonna trust people that sit around and post memes all day with your health? I think not dude. Do whatever you want but if you get too worried, just hit the doc's office, it can't possibly hurt anything but your wallet....and you are more important than that. Not trying to be Gr1m....You just sounded pretty freaked out, and nothing assures the 'freaked out' like a professional opinion does.

Anyone who would take advice from Hoser on anything is a complete idiot.

don't know about us self-proclaimed scholars but he's right, AB needs a doctah

he lost the tips of his index and middle finger on his fretting hand.

This is prime example #1 of why "Native Mainahs" have no teeth.

Have a Doc look at it, Bro.

Oh, and "Native Maine-ah"....if you weren't such an anonymouse pussy, I might be able to recommend a good dentist in your area.

Hoser is being completely rational and my not wanting to go get stitches is completely irrational...but I'm a stubborn mo-fo.

I'm gonna give it 24 hours and see what's what.

Word....I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm just trying to be that dark voice of wisdom.

CAUTERIZE IT

ITT: JERRY GARCIA RULED

Did I ever tell you about the time that I lost my penis in a car fire? Apparently, wrapping a 3rd+ charred phallus in a dirty sock wasn't such a great idea.

That's good man. Shit in your thumb is ill advised. Cut that shit right out of there.

I'm joking...as you are well aware. I'm going to bed...gotta work at 11p. Wish you the best, dude.

This is Mass. Just go to the ER and tell 'em you dont have insurance. They HAVE to stich it up. When you get a bill a few weeks later, just throw it away.

This.

not once they see my social sec # and know i have a job and insurance...

Whats your ER copay?

$125

Tell em you dont have the $125. they still have to fix. you. Then just throw away the bill when it comes in the mail

Workers comp bro

only tony iommi is real.

bingo. i have never once paid a copay. they take enough of my money every week, i'm not going to fork over another 125 the one time i go to the ER for a real emergency.

if you wait 24 hours they can no longer stitch it, superglue that shit and come play fatherless son of a war machine on sat. or else i will be forced to give someone a cheese grater to the side of the head and then tell them it was your fault!

I thought the #1 reason was so they can suck big moose cocks without biting. Who knew!

That's a thumbs down right there.

Joking aside, feel better dude!

I just had to drop us off the Slap Shot show on sat. :(

gonna super glue it tomorrow am and see whats up.

i know, i was just at the bar drinking a few cold ones ater doing some ice skating and i got keith's fb update and it ruined my life....losing a thumb due to complications from supergluing it shut is punx as fux go for it!

i've spent alot of time in the woods in both NH and maine, and i've seen more moose in NH....however mahoosuc notch in maine has more moose skeletons.

If it's anything like the ER out here you'll end up being there all day and by the time they get to you you'll have something else wrong with you.

WHO IS THIS?

haha, maybe if ya show up saturday you'll find out!

GIVE ME A RIDE, MYSTERY POSTER

pfffft i dont even have a car, i'm walking to the fucking show!

Some bands are so shitty even heavy machinery can't stop the suckage!

couldnt go to the gym after work cause of my thumb so im likle fuck it....ill just relax at home...i cant even play xbox :(

I challenge you to a thumb war.

Thread about if

Thread about it

Whatevaaaah.

I don't get it?

He lost his fingertips in an accident and was forced to downtune to compensate, hence Black Sabbaths sound.

Spoken like a true noob who isn't privy to soul nigger within.

IF YOU GET DAT SHIT IN MY COCAINE I'M GONNA SLAP YOU YO.

sonomabitch, i was actually planning on going to that show. i was gonna make you drive us all in the van or something

Sounds like your shop needs to get a CAD table and a router. 3/16" foamcore doesn't cut for shit with a razor. But I guess you know that,

Thats not really true. The early stuff isnt downtuned.
Its the metal replacement tips he made that gave em that sound.

@op: don't be a shithead, go to the drs, get it fixed. Use your awesome cheap internet connection and find a clinic you can go to. Is your hand being fuck for life worth the cost of a few months of internet? Talk to alx if you can't find a place to go.

I got it stitched last night...its all wrapped up and feels solid.

Doctor said it barely bled cause it was so deep.

good to hear.

/thread ffs