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this happened last Sunday night. i was getting out of the bathtub and thinking about Fava beans, having just tried them for the first time.
i like them ! i remember thinking, "you know, i really don't like Chianti that much", not in the sense of disliking it, just in the sense of preferring cabernet, for example. i had been thinking about the "Fava Beans & Chianti" line in Silence of the Lambs.
shortly thereafter, i stubbed my toe on a piece of sheet metal stored in the hallway. yes, it should have been stored in the closet, and it is now stored in the closet.
it's about .020 thick stainless with a nice sharp burr on it.
my next memory is dancing or hopping or hobbling around the living room, leaving puddles of blood everywhere, slowing getting a grip on the situation. 9 PM, i was tired, not up for a trip to the emergency room. i have an appointment with a GP in about 40 minutes, as i write this.
as you can see from the picture, maybe, the cut is about 3/8 of an inch deep.
i still have feeling in both toes and can wiggle both toes. i am surprised how much it doesn't hurt. i was going stir-crazy so i limped, very carefully, down to a local pool, wrapped it in 2 layers of plastic, and swam for a half hour. then came home and poured alcohol on it.
it is currently wrapped in duct tape and a clean old sock.
anyway, this made me wonder - what if i didn't have access to that GP ? what if it happened out in the woods ?
does the duct tape approach work ?
i am very reluctant to have this thing opened. i have been sitting at the desk and laying down. i think it has started knitting back together. i expect there would be some pain if they open it to swab it out.
i have penicillin, and the consensus was - it kills good stomach bacteria, it isn't indicated unless there is a visible infection.
anyway, off to the doctor !
