Medical madness

[happy daze john in oz]

There I was in the Mens Shed as usual doing the supervisor bit and using a Band Saw.
However today the band saw was not playing a good tune.
The bludger bit me, quite a nasty bite on the knuckle of my left index finger.

Once the blood had been cleaned up a couple of Band aids will hold it all together, well sort of. But some of the blood kept seeping out, not nice as having morning smoko it was getting on my coffee cup.

By 1100 hours I decided to go and see my GP who is just around the corner from the Community Center where the shed is.

Might need a needle and thread I told the receptionist who knows me well, go to the treatment room she said and some one will see you.
The medical center is new, only open six months and a new nurse in the treatment room.
Good looking sort as well, be nice for afters.

Lie on the bed she told me on seeing the wound. No better not I told her the wife might not be happy about that idea.
So sit on the side she said placing a pillow on my lap, then a quilted paper towel on that.
She then brought a cleaning kit and placed it on the trolley by the bed, just got it ready when a couple of other docs came in with patients.

Back in a minute she said, just see what these want.
So the minute passed along with a couple of others, still no nurse. What to do I pondered, nothing for it but to clean the wound myself which I did very well.
Once clean I could see the damage, and the bone very white, bit like an X Ray of sorts looking at the bone.
She returned commenting on my efforts as I explained had to do similar before.

So then a new Doc comes in and in her lovely Indian accent said what happened?

Well as you can see I have a cut that may need fixing, what do you suggest?
Just then 'Woodsie' my regular GP, appears and asks what is happening?

Takes on look and said no Sutures for you mate, wont hold on a knuckle.

So Butterfly clips and bind two fingers together.
All well and good I said but if you do that how am I going to give a signal to errant drivers who give me the ****s?

So there I am with two fingers looking like a white Banana waiting for a Tetanus shot.
What to do now to pass the five minutes I have to wait after the shot?
Clean away the cleaning kit, put it in the bin.

All this 'Do it yourself medication' is fine for a while, next time I see 'Woodsie' I want a discount.

Won't get one though as seniors pay nothing.
Now I have to type with just 6 fingers, bad enough with 8!!!!!

[John F Collier]

Blimey John that's very sad indeed, I mean needing eight fingers just to type, I don't like to boast but I have always been able to type
using just one finger, , hope your finger mends well, cheers

[Doc Vernon]

Now what can I say John ?
This comes to mind mate!

Ouch!!! Ouch!! Ouch!! LOL

Take it easy and hope soon back to all Fingers on board!

[happy daze john in oz]

Victoria, I volunteer, your husband volunteers, we both have accidents.

Maybe being a volunteer is not such a good idea after all. LOL

[happy daze john in oz]

You don't mean that. I used to volunteer in the Blue Angel op shop in Rosebud. Our proceeds went to the SES and air ambulance so was worth the effort to turn up.
Mind you we did get some unique customers. Amazing how people will haggle over the price of a 50 cent men's belt!!
There a lot of op shops down here but they seem to have no trouble getting volunteers. I suffice with a walking group and school for seniors. Did do Tai Chi till the instructor retired.

No Victoria, here in Victoria, no connection, it is estimated that about 1 in 5 people volunteer at some point.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
With forty five years experience in construction one thing I learned, you don't volunteer your knuckles to a band saw .
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

John apparently it has been shown that Tasmanians have the highest rate of volunteering per capita in Australia, small community so maybe that's why. After all there are only about 500,000 of us all up in the entire state.

That is indeed good news Victoria.
Back in the 90'a when Jim Bacon was premier the Men's Shed Association held their annual meeting there.
He claimed that by being involved with the sheds as many as 1,000 men had been saved from either depression or worse, suicide, brought about by lack of interaction with other men after retiring.

[John Pruden]

although your body does not work as good keep your mind active I am lucky I can always see the funny side of life . jp

[Doc Vernon]

Its a strange thing but i have been retired for some Years now,and i must say that after i finished work i never found it Boring or hard to accept and get into a new Routine .
I must be one of the lucky ones,but from the start i have seemed to cope very well,no issues and have found things to do, John the chap next door goes to the Mens shed each Tuesday and has asked me to go,but it is something not for me ,but i guess good for many.
I always try and keep a good attitude and keep happy,not much at all will get me down,even the latest saga of my Heart Op so many here are amazed at the way i have recovered so fast,and doing most all things again.
Only thing i cannot yet do is lift very Heavy Things but that too I will get to LOL
So that's my way of life Lads
Cheers

[John Pruden]

I took up oil painting after a stroke landscapes mostly and some sea scapes when I am painting I find I am actually there great feeling started to make garden benches for the family I still want to paint barb in the nude BUT SHE WILL NOT LET ME TAKE ME CLOTHES OFF?? JP