Accident

[Doggie123-UK]

Hiya

I had a slight accident yesterday, doing some crafting I was trimming some plastic with a stanley knife when I hit a hard spot put a bit more pressure on and the knife slipped and shot sideways slicing my left forefinger badly, managed to get a plaster on to stem the bleeding, later on tried to change the plaster and I bled like a stuck pig till I managed to get a new plaster on.

Of course now my anxiety has hit me quite badly, I have run out of my anxiety meds (Diazepam 2mg) and I know I should speak to my GP about more but find the fight to get more is more than I handle most of the time, but I will try.

Thought of going to A&E but you now have to phone 111 to be triaged over the phone then given a time for a appointment, you cannot just turn up like it used to be and I cannot cope with the hassle anymore.

The bleeding seems to have stopped at the moment but if I knock it get a sharp pain and I stare at it to see if it has started bleeding again and the anxiety rears again.

Just writing this down seems to have eased my anxiety somewhat.

Take care everyone

[MadBunny]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Yes it is getting ridiculous now. Do you have one of those walk in urgent care centres that deal with minor injuries ( rather than A&E) near you. Although , having said that , it's a while since I used one so it might have changed now. A bit late for today but you might be able to get a hard plastic protector to put over it from a chemist. Or improvise one , just to help you avoid knocking it🤔 Take care🤗

[Arymretep]

Hi sorry to hear that, I always panic if I cut myself as I’m always thinking it’s not going to stop , like MadBunny says you can buy finger shields at the chemist to protect your finger, and also you can ask the pharmacist for an opinion and say you can’t get to see the dr.

The doctors situation is beyond now, I rang for an appointment last week as I needed a medicine review before I could order my tabs, no appointments for three weeks 😳. The receptionist wrote me a prescription which I was glad of but how safe is it that they keep doling out meds without seeing the patient, I don’t know where this is all going to end

[PeaceNeed]

Can u go to ER in hospital? Have it stiched? Im in U.S.. Dont know? How works in UK.

[Midori]

Hi there,

Was the knife clean? if not you may need antibiotics or a Tetanus jab. Call 111.

Cheers, Midori