I thought it was little
@GardenGerty (160658)
United States
April 27, 2016 10:15pm CST
Sunday I weeded in the garden. I did not wear my gloves.
You take your chances. I thought a little piece of grass got in the skin of my thumb. I saw it. It looked about this big '--' and I know I pulled part of it out. I pulled some more out later with tweezers.
I washed my hands with soap and water. It swelled up and hurt. It got a white spot on it. I soaked it in peroxide. I used alcohol on it. I washed dishes by hand in a sink with bleach. It got worse and worse. I put a bandaid and some antibiotic ointment on it but it would not get better.
Today I poked it with a needle. I got some infection out of the sore thumb. I poked it some more and got a little blood. Finally tonight I got my tweezers, I poked it, and I squeezed and squeezed. It seems that there was another entire piece of grass in it. The second piece I removed today was about this long '____' or as hubby said, it was huge.
. I hope the soreness goes away now.
. I hope the soreness goes away now.12 people like this
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@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
It feels better this morning but not perfect.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
29 Apr 16
@GardenGerty Well better is good. :) I'm so glad it's not getting any worse. But I think you've taught all of us a lesson about wearing gloves when it's really necessary! :)
@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
It feels much better this morning.
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@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
I surely hope I did too. It feels better this morning and is not so swollen.
@xFiacre (13009)
• Ireland
28 Apr 16
@gardengerty Sounds sore. Its the smallest things that can hurt the most at times.
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@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
I was astounded that there was the second piece in there.
@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
It is feeling better this morning.
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@shaggin (72129)
• United States
28 Apr 16
Wow that is crazy that a piece that long was not noticeable so it stayed in there that long and irritated your finger so bad. Sounds awful. I hate getting things in my fingers and being in pain. I hope you got a lot accomplished in the garden though.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Apr 16
oh that does sound painful glad you found the second piece but grass? or glass? I id not think grass could penetrate the sking but it sure musthave. I had some cat hairs get der myh skin on my arm and cause an infection ant they removed them in ET oh that hurt too
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@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
It was grass. I am thinking the first little piece was sharp. The second one followed it. It was softer, just long and irritating. I am really careful when I see broken glass.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Apr 16
hubby had that with a rose thorn, it left a little bit deep in his thumb. I always use gloves, but that's cause I dont like getting dirt under my fingernails, never have.
@GardenGerty (160658)
• United States
28 Apr 16
I would hope it would have rotted eventually. I have had to have a splinter, very large, removed by a surgeon. It has been fifteen years ago though. It is wonderfully better today.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Apr 16
Wow! I hope you got it all and you won't have anymore trouble with it. I didn't know you could get a blade of grass caught in your skin. I'm glad you got it out.
