It Comes In Three's

In this case, I hope it's not true!

I've been having a run of bad luck lately. It started two weeks ago while I was sewing. My machine went out of control, broke a needle and it flew into my eye. Sounds worse than it was... I know you are imaging this but it wasn't that bad. Luckily it was only a small particle that flew into my eye and I was able to get it out; however, for the rest of the day my eye still felt like there was something in it and it was quite red and swollen. The next morning, it was a bit better but still swollen and red and as the morning went on was feeling like it was yesterday. I was beginning to think maybe something was still stuck in it. So I thought, why am I worrying? Just go see about it. So I did. I called my eye doctor and explained what happened. They said to come in right away even though they were fully booked. After having the doctor look at it, he said it was fine. That there was nothing in it, but that there was some abrasion and that was causing the redness and irritation. I was so thankful. He gave me some gel drops to keep it moist, told me it should feel better in a day or so and sent me on my way. Great! I felt much better knowing that there was nothing in it and would heal with no problems.

Last week I was washing up some dishes after dinner and while maneuvering a pot around in the sink, hit a glass that was too close to the edge. It tipped over and as I was trying to save it hit the counter broke and sliced the inside of my palm. Blood was gushing the cut was deep. I ran it under cold water and tried to put some pressure on it stop the bleeding, but had to sit down because I was starting to feel nauseous. It started to swell up and the pain was setting in. Everything happened so fast that I was starting to worry if there was still a broken piece of glass still in it. I was also concerned if I had done any nerve damage or cut a tendon. There are so many in the hand and I was starting to feel pain in my fingers and they were not moving as easily.

I decided I need to go to the ER to get it checked out. I ended up getting 3 stitches and a tetanus shot. Once home, the freezing started to wear off and the pain was excruciating. I didn't think I was going to fall asleep I was in sooooo much pain. It felt better the next morning. I took some Tylenol, had to keep my upright and for 2 days I couldn't open my hand.

I got the stitches out this morning. It has healed really well, however, I still have to be careful how I grab things. It is still quite tender and will be for awhile. It feels like there is a small pea underneath the skin where the scare is. I guess it is scare tissue that is still healing. I was told it will take awhile for it feel better. I'm just glad there is no permanent damage.