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.
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." - Marilyn Monroe
July 18, 2021
July 15, 2021
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.
June 17, 2021
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:
May 26, 2021
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.
May 12, 2021
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.
April 28, 2021
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.
April 14, 2021
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.
March 18, 2021
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.
March 17, 2021
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.