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$260 Mistake

November 17th, 2016 at 01:05 am

Oops! I cut the heck out of my finger. As soon as I did it, I knew I'd need stitches. I walked from work to the urgent care a block away (convenient!) and it was a long process. And it hurt until the lidocaine.

Five stitches and $260 later I was back at the office.

On the plus side:
- I didn't cut the nailbed (which means my nail will continue to grow with no problem)
- It was a clean slice (doctor was happy with me - easy to sew)
- Modern medicine!
- I didn't feel the stitches due to "digital block"
- I don't have to do dishes for a week
- Left hand!
- I took an Alleve and it doesn't hurt much
- My brother is a doctor and can take the stitches out at Thanksgiving - no dr visit required!!
- D is making dinner - pasta with lemon, garlic, peas and turkey bacon - yum!!

So... there you go.

Oh - and my wonderful neighbor is taking me out to lunch tomorrow!

5 Responses to “$260 Mistake”

  1. rob62521 Says:
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    So sorry! You are certainly making lemonade out of your lemons. Good for you. Enjoy your luncheon tomorrow.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    Way to stay positive!

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Ouch! Hope it heals quickly.

  4. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    Ow, ow! Did they ask if it was a work related incident and make you fill out papers?

  5. CB in the City Says:
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    Ouch! I cut my finger last week -- not bad enough to need stitches, but it sure made me mad at myself. It bled like crazy. But it's already completely healed. The body is an amazing thing!

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