FTA: 4 Months Update

 Quick update on the state of my digit. It has been 4 months now and I am still not able to use my finger normally. At this point, I suspect I never will. 

Fingertip Amputation: Wound Care

 Chances are you ended up on this page because you had your own fingertip severed and you are unsure how to care for it. True, there are a lot of wound care articles and videos on the interwebs, but all of them depict a wound that is flat. How do you properly care for a wound that is cylinder-shaped? How do you clean it without causing more damage? How do you spread neosporin on top of it? How do you keep the bandages in place? In this post, I will tell you exactly how I did it. 

FTA: 3 Month Update

For quite a while after the accident, I was terrified of a fork. Now I think I am suffering from a new form of PTSD - I cut power to my food processor between every batch, I hid my mandoline in the furthest darkest corner of my kitchen, I catch myself being slightly terrified every time the cooking show cuts to the knife waiting for the dude to chop off his fingers. At this point it is more of a drama than a tragedy. Here is the state of the fingertip three months after: 

FTA: Week 10 Update

Warning: this is a tragedy. Actually, more of a horror story - stop reading now if you were expecting a comedy. Also, stop reading if you do not want to see any gruesome pictures. I know no one cares, but sometimes you just want to complain about how unfair life is, even if no one is listening. 

FTA: Weeks 7 - 8

Warning: this is a tragedy. Actually, more of a horror story - stop reading now if you were expecting a comedy. Also, stop reading if you do not want to see any gruesome pictures. I know no one cares, but sometimes you just want to complain about how unfair life is, even if no one is listening. 

FTA: Weeks 5 - 6

 Warning: this is a tragedy. Actually, more of a horror story - stop reading now if you were expecting a comedy. Also, stop reading if you do not want to see any gruesome pictures. I know no one cares about my misfortunes, but sometimes you just want to complain about how unfair life is, even if no one is listening. 

FTA: Weeks 1 - 4

 Warning: this is a tragedy. Actually, more of a horror story - stop reading now if you were expecting a comedy. Also, stop reading if you do not want to see any gruesome pictures. I know no one cares about my misfortunes, but sometimes you just want to complain about how unfair life is, even if no one is listening. 

FTA: Day 0

Warning: this is a tragedy. Actually, more of a horror story - stop reading now if you were expecting a comedy. Also, stop reading if you do not want to see any gruesome pictures. I know no one cares, but sometimes you just want to complain about how unfair life is, even if no one is listening. 

Fingertip Amputation: Did you know?

I bet there are a few things you do not know about fingertip amputations. Rejoice - I am here again to enlighten you. 

Invisalign: The End of the Journey

I finally have my retainers, which means that I have reached the final destination of my Invisalign journey. And I have to tell you - I  am relieved that it is all done and over with. Compared to how excitingly I was raving about my Lasik experience, I am not happy with the Invisalign experience at all.