PRICKED my index
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
December 28, 2018 3:59am CST
After i had my bath at 2 PM, I thought of sewing the undershirt of my son and one of my shorts, using the sewing machine.
So, I successfully was able to thread the needle of the machine, and zigzag-stitched my shorts. But then, when it was my son’s undershirt that I should sew, the machine won’t move. I thought the balance wheel, that wheel at the right side of the machine, can sew the thick part of the cloth. It cannot.
I tried to hold the cloth in front of the needle and foot-pedalled the machine, and it moved. The needle unfortunately pricked my right index finger nail to the skin underneath. And it bled!
The bleeding and clotting time of my blood is not normal due to Coumadin intake. My blood was not very red; it was somewhat pale, and it was fluidy. So what I did was, I washed my finger under running water, splashed isopropyl alcohol, and placed band-aid.
It is throbbing; maybe the blood is already clotting.
I should be more careful next time.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
oh, she developed phobia with sewing machine now? well, i had the same incidents before and my blood clotted normally.
now however, the clotting mechanism of my blood is altered due to coumadin intake, so i should keep my wounds [dressed for longer periods of time.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
i removed the band aid last night but the wound still bled. so i placed cotton and kept it in place with a micropore (plaster we use in the hospital).
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
28 Dec 18
my gosh, it looks like you will need a surgery with the bandages you put there.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet I forgot you are a nurse. lol
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
30 Dec 18
@ridingbet did you cry? I will. specially during this season.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet I'm sorry it still bled when you took off the band-aid. I hope it heals.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@just4him i wrapped it again with cotton ball and micropore. i removed it yesterday morning, and it still bleeds a little, that i don't use it to press a key in the keyboard.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
last night, it still bled when i removed the band aid. i put cotton and kept it sealed with micropore.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
the pain is still here. i hope the bleeding goes.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@JustBhem the band aid is removed but i replaced it with cotton ball and micropore. i removed it and now it still bleeds lightly. i don't use it to press a key in the keyboard.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet
And how was is it now?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
hahaha! oh yes, when we hot our pinky toe in to something hard, we do feel the pain. the nerves might be over-irritated with the bump.
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
31 Dec 18
@ridingbet Mine were over irritated because it was swollen, red and painful
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet Thank goodness you are a nurse and know what you’re doing. I’m hurting just thinking about it! 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@DianneN that is one advantage of being a nurse, because i somehow know the first aid management of some aches and pains, and wounds as well.
happy new year.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
it is still bleeding but slightly now. i kept it clean with cotton and plaster.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Dec 18
Hope you feel better now and the finger doesn't hurt
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
it hurts when i use it pointing on hard objects like the keyboard
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
thanks. i type on keyboard now with my right index finger straight up because of the dressing i applied over the wound.
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I would probably be fainted.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
really? are you afraid of blood oozing out?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@Nevena83 hmmm, that therefore makes you a healthy person because you do not want to be seen or consulted by a doctor
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
29 Dec 18
@ridingbet I am afraid of a disease, a doctor, a blood ...
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
29 Dec 18
I'm sorry about your injuries.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 18
With a health condition like yours you really should take care!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
yes, i believe i should be more careful with whatever i do, so i won't bleed and be pale again.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
28 Dec 18
You should keep some cold packs in the fridge for emergencies.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
i just washed it with running water and dressed it. cold packs are not placed because it did not cause hematoma anyway.
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