stitches or no stitches?

[dfowlkes]

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Would you go to the doctor? I Cleaned The **** Out Of It And Glued It together and Used butterfly Bandages. Family seems to think I should get stitches but I'm not to sure. Plus I hate going to the doctor

 

[Lucky Jeff]

Biggest concern would be infection if you didn't clean it as well as you think you did...

 

[dfowlkes]

I used a pressurized can of sterile saline wound cleaner..it didn't feel nice

 

[Totalled]

That's probably enough for urgent care... AKA stitches.

 

[JOOP]

Yep stitches. At least it's in a spot that wont hurt so bad getting the shots or stitched up.

 

[skinny_pedal]

Quit being a puss. Drink some whiskey and grab some needle and thread

 

[dfowlkes]

Quit being a puss. Drink some whiskey and grab some needle and thread

:haha: good plan

 

[pokey]

Go to the Dr. the stiches will make it heal faster so you can use it without ripping it open again and you can get pain meds:awesomework::silly7:

 

[dfowlkes]

Go to the Dr. the stiches will make it heal faster so you can use it without ripping it open again and you can get pain meds:awesomework::silly7:

I've had good luck in the past with this liquid bandage..always kept it together...if it stays together it's no different than having stitches, right?

Ps: I don't do pain meds

 

[crash2]

I can fix ya :redneck:

 

[ain'tstuckjustresting]

Meh, keep it clean and let er' buck.

 

[pokey]

I've had good luck in the past with this liquid bandage..always kept it together...if it stays together it's no different than having stitches, right?

Ps: I don't do pain meds

I'm normally the same way (no stiches) but looking at where that's at and how much flexing there is at that spot its a coin toss

 

[toyodaaddict]

my cousin took a 9mm point blank through the hand and never saw a doc, Im sure youll be fine. Then again if it was me, id probably see the doc.

 

[GRW]

Quit being a puss. Drink some whiskey and grab some needle and thread

:D and if you see more blood heat up some metal and slap it on.
Best if you do that before the needle work...

 

[Anthony1]

Make sure it's good and clean and you will be fine. I have done worse and never went to the doctor.:redneck:

 

[DHR Darren]

Looks like it will be scabbed over by mornin'.
I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[dfowlkes]

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The liquid bandage seems to be holding it together good enough:redneck:

 

[cain 360]

Cut the white skin off and work. It looks like it will heal fast. Mark

 

[cheesemaker]

I've had worse, nothing neosporin, and butterfly band-aids can't handle!

 

[Alan]

Hi all,

That is the sort of wound that I would wrap a (new, clean) blue shop paper towel around and continue with the job, then later clean good by flushing with hydrogen peroxide solution, then wrap a bandage around it.

Good luck!

Alan

Make sure it's good and clean and you will be fine. I have done worse and never went to the doctor.:redneck:

 

[Jeepasaurusrex]

Rub some dirt in it, wrap with a dirty shop rag, put some duct tape around it and keep on going.

 

[lethe]

Looks like a paper cut.

 

[junkyard jim]

Liquid tape for the win

 

[Bustin Loose]

How's it healing so far? I hate going to a doc as well but sometimes it can't be helped and sometimes you're somewhere where you just can't get to one right away.

For the later(and for when you are out wheeling) I keep a special first aid kit that includes peroxide, a Neosporin type product and a beading needle. These are the kinds of needles that are used for intricate bead work and you can buy them at a craft store. It's very thin and rather than painful when you stick it in your flesh it's more like mosquito bite annoying. Just make sure you get one that's stiff enough to puncture your skin. Unless you are bald or keep your hair super short the perfect emergency suture material is on top of your head. It matches your DNA completely and will be absorbed by your body in a couple of weeks. Plenty of time for that wound to heal.