Home From the ER

By DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
United States
June 19, 2025 9:29pm CST
Well, I had fun this afternoon... Pretty and I put the new mower together and watched a stranger mow our yard. Except in front of our car. I started the new mower up and Pretty started mowing in front of the car and killed the mower and couldn't start it again. I walked over, started the mower and got dizzy. I reached to catch myself on our garage door, forgetting a window had been broken in the last hail storm. I ended up slicing the base of my hand open. Pretty panicked and nothing would do except we go to the ER and let them check it over... Of course, they wanted to put in stitches... *sigh* Pretty took a picture of my hand... I'll add it here. I think it would have been fine without stitches. Photo belongs to Pretty.
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34 responses
Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (15745)
• Philippines
20 Jun
It must be deep to need stitches. I could just imagine your daughter panicking. I would, too, if I were her. I am glad it got treated immediately without blood loss. It would have been disastrous if the glass shard hit one of your veins are arteries. Get well soon.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102193)
• India
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil I have never seen a lawn mover with glass in it..........so ....I cannot comment on that. If it did have a glass part .....I would feel sorry for it....DE is good at abusing things.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@vandana7 Glass in a lawnmower? I leaned against the garage door. It had a broken window from the last hail storm. My hand touched the broken window.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Yes, that's what the nurse said. Thank you.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (91817)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jun
Oh! It must have been deep to need stitches. Glad that it got treated in time and avoid too much of blood loss. If some vein or artey would have got cut, it would have been bad. Who drove to the ER? Did you call some help? Take care.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102193)
• India
20 Jun
Surprising factor is.............he has red blood. Evil Grin.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. I drove us to the ER after washing the cut with dishwashing liquid and letting cold water rinse the cut for a few minutes. I was dizzy and didn't want to walk the three blocks to the ER.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (91817)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil Oh! You are brave. Though that's a bit risky too to drive while feeling dizzy. Good that ER was not too far and you could safely make it in time. Hope that you are feeling better.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (150172)
• India
20 Jun
That was the wisest thing to do Pretty knows how to take care of her Dad. Well done Hope to see your hand all healed
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Always smiling
@allknowing (150172)
• India
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil Now don't discredit her for what she did for you - mean I say
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. Now she's pretending like she's smarter than me... If the ER hadn't been free for us, I wouldn't have gone now matter how much she cried and screamed at me.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@allknowing I know... the best part is that the nurse told her she'd have to do the dishes for a week. Pretty hates washing dishes and normally just piles her dishes in the sinks until I do them.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (50945)
• Mojave, California
20 Jun
I am not sure how to respond to this, be careful buddy and glad daughter was there to make sure you OK. I feel I am supposed to trash talk you, like that is what you want, but I cannot, glad you OK and good daughter, everyone has days like this believe it or not but many do not have good people looking out for them.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (50945)
• Mojave, California
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil The important people always know and thats the way I do things too, make jokes when bad things happen, this way people respond more calmly and you can get fixed right in theory.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@crossbones27 True, in theory... Joking and teasing also gives me something fun and interesting to do and takes my mind off the pain.
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Kareng
@kareng (78199)
• United States
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil That is one of the questions they have to ask now. It's routine, so get used to it. I was asked that with my rash ordeal. I'm sorry you cut your arm and had to get stitches. I'm glad you went to have it checked out. How many stitches did you get?
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (145157)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Jun
Pretty was just being a good daughter. I am glad you are ok.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
I know... Thank you.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65367)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
Can I say "You're a caution!" without getting yelled at? That looks painful. I'm sorry.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you... I'd taken a Meclizine tablet when I woke up that morning but it had been a long day and the tablet was wearing off. I'm not normally awake that long but we needed to get the lawnmower put together and the yard mowed. We were lucky the older couple had asked their nephew if he'd come over and mow their yard and he mowed ours at the same time. Honestly, the cut never did start hurting.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@sallypup Thank you. Does getting pulled over by the police count as a good day?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65367)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil At least you had some help. I hope today is a good day for you.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16070)
• Singapore
29 Jun
Ouch, I do hope that you had already recovered.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16070)
• Singapore
30 Jun
@DaddyEvil Manual took out or that it will melt away?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
29 Jun
Thanks. My hand healed quickly. Pretty took the stitches out day before yesterday.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
30 Jun
@id_peace She snipped the thread and pulled them out with tweezers.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (77042)
• United States
20 Jun
Way to go Pretty! She’s your guardian angel! You get well quickly, DE!!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. The nurse told Pretty not to let me get my hand soaked for the next seven days and I told Pretty that means she'll have to do the dirty dishes until the stitches come out... That thought took the smug look off her face.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (77042)
• United States
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil — now don’t be an evil daddy and get every dish in the house dirty.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@FourWalls I'm not the one who needs a new glass every time I get a sip of water or a new plate five minutes after I ate a sandwich...
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Anna
@LadyDuck (479834)
• Italy
20 Jun
If it's a deep cut, they were right to put stitches. I hope you are well and it does not hurt.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
According to the nurse, it was deep but it never hurt. I still think it would have sealed and healed well on its own... Pretty always wants me to go to the ER and I usually ignore her and everything turns out fine. She wouldn't stop this time.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (479834)
• Italy
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil - I am like you, I do not want to go to the ER. When I get hurt I try to hide, because my husband always wants to rush me to the ER.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@LadyDuck I don't understand why some people do that... Humans didn't have ER for thousands of years and still got cut and hurt without rushing to a doctor or a hospital. We will still survive without them in most cases now.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77698)
• Germany
20 Jun
Ouch! I am glad Pretty was there to help you go to the ER.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. It didn't hurt at all. I just bled a lot.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
22 Jun
@thelme55 Seeing blood doesn't bother me as much as seeing a needle does.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77698)
• Germany
22 Jun
@DaddyEvil Your welcome. Are you not scared of seeing a lot of blood?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (195677)
• United States
20 Jun
Ouch! I'm sorry you had to have stitches. I hope it feels better soon.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. Cutting my hand never did hurt, it just startled me... I knew the window was broken and wouldn't have touched the garage door if I hadn't been dizzy.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
21 Jun
@LindaOHio Honestly, getting the numbing shots before the stitches are what hurt... And now, the next day, my hand is swollen and aches from typing on myLot.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (195677)
• United States
21 Jun
@DaddyEvil You're very welcome. I'll bet getting stitches wasn't fun. Ouch!
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Honey143
@sw8sincere (5887)
• Philippines
20 Jun
That sounds like a painful and scary moment, especially with the broken window. Hope your hand heals quickly.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you very much. It startled me more than anything else... If my daughter hadn't insisted, I would have just taped my hand and let it heal on its own.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (103813)
• United States
20 Jun
Well, that sounds like fun. Not. lol. Glad you're okay though.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thanks... The most entertaining part was the drunk lady brought in by police right after we got to the ER... She had some very colorful language and the police weren't happy with her... I don't know what she did but she was funny until they took her to the back room to run a pee test and she had to have a nurse help her hit the cup. (The nurse wasn't a happy camper at that point. I can't say I blame her, either. )
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@porwest Exactly!
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (103813)
• United States
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil Yeah. Some jobs have perks, but not always the kind of perks we'd prefer. lol
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (46481)
•
20 Jun
Oh, dear. I’m sorry this happened. The way you often lose your balance, I’ve been concerned about you operating a mower. I am sorry you needed stitches! Did you drive yourself to the ER? The only positive thing I can think of is now Pretty will probably have to do the dishes!! Take care, DE!!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@MarieCoyle The best part is we actually have the money to go out to eat for several days. Pretty agreed we could spend some money buying pizza and McDonalds since it will mean she doesn't have dishes to wash. Normally, she does leave dirty dishes in the sink, even if I'm sick and throwing up. She hates washing dishes!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Normally, I wouldn't be mowing when I'm dizzy and I wasn't mowing this time. I only started the mower because Pretty couldn't... Thank you for your concern and yes, I drove us to the ER after I cleaned the cut and let cold water rinse over it for a few minutes then wrapped a paper towel around it to catch the blood. I couldn't dribble blood all over the car. You should have seen how quickly Pretty lost that smug look when the nurse said I couldn't wash dishes for a week.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (46481)
•
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil The only problem with this is, I can see you still having to cook, and not having anything clean to cook with or a plate or a fork to eat it with...don't let her save them up for when YOU can do them! I am glad you went though, and I do hope it heals quickly.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (164922)
• United States
20 Jun
That was an exciting afternoon. Yesterday afternoon the site would not let me respond or like people, so I left. I had a headache from the sun after dilating my eyes.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (164922)
• United States
28 Jun
@DaddyEvil Yes, the headache is gone. I am not taking any analgesics until 8 days after my study starts, if it starts. Take care of that hand.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
28 Jun
@GardenGerty The cut is all healed. We took the stitches out yesterday. Thanks.
rsa101
@rsa101 (39357)
• Philippines
20 Jun
I would’ve panicked too if I saw someone wounded like that—especially someone close. My first instinct would also be to rush to the ER, just to make sure everything’s okay and nothing gets worse. Even if it seems like it could be handled at home, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Hope your hand heals up quickly!
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rsa101
@rsa101 (39357)
• Philippines
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil You had a worried Pretty over there, I suppose. In my opinion, instinct was in charge there.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
Thank you. I'm not used to going to the ER for cuts and scrapes... The ER is expensive. Our insurance will pay for the ER visit but I still don't like wasting money when I could have handled the cut hand at home.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@rsa101 You're right, she was worried. She worries too much about some things, in my opinion.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (193333)
• United States
20 Jun
Did you have to call an ambulance? It sounds painful I had an accident with household glass when I was a kid and ended up with 10 stitches. I lost slot of bloid though it was near an artery.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (193333)
• United States
20 Jun
@DaddyEvil Mine was the same. Hurt slot more the next day. I even noticed that a bit with my knee.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
@snowy22315 Yeah, I'm going to take some Tylenol and see if that helps.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
No, we're only two blocks from the hospital but didn't feel up to walking with me being dizzy before the accident. I drove us there after cleaning the cut and wrapping paper towels around my wrist. Pretty ran some clear tape around the paper towels to keep them in place while I drove. Strangely enough, it didn't hurt at all until this morning. Now it aches... I only got 3 stitches. The nurse said I cut deep.
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much2say
@much2say (57780)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul
Sorry I missed this! I hope your hand has healed up since then. I remember you said sometimes you can get dizzy at random times - I'm relieved you weren't any more injured and that Pretty was there.
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much2say
@much2say (57780)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jul
@DaddyEvil Did you have the thread and needle kind of stitches (I guess that's old style - that's what I got when I was a kid) . . . or those strong butterfly tape ones where it ends up coming off eventually. Wow that Pretty pulled them out for you !
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
2 Jul
Yes, it's all healed up, thank you. Pretty pulled the stitches out one week after the nurse sewed me up.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
11 Jul
@much2say The nurse sewed me up with needle and thread. Pretty changed the bandage every afternoon for me. I had the same type of stitches when I was a kid but mom wouldn't take the stitches out. She insisted we go back to the doctor to have them removed.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95403)
• Arvada, Colorado
29 Jun
Sorry this happened! I am glad it was not a lot worse but the bleeding probably worried Pretty.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95403)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Jun
@DaddyEvil Yes hope it is healing now.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
30 Jun
@RebeccasFarm Thank you. I'm all healed up. Pretty removed the stitches a few days ago.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
29 Jun
Thanks... It probably did but I've survived worse without doing more than keeping things clean and wrapped.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (17353)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jun
That was very unfortunate. I get such cuts while cleaning the bathroom glass slides.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
20 Jun
I'm sorry that happens... I prefer cloth and plastic curtains instead of glass doors in the shower stall.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (154605)
• United States
27 Jun
@aninditasen It's easier for me to step into a shower than it is for me to climb into and out of a tub. So I don't use a tub.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (17353)
• Raurkela, India
27 Jun
@DaddyEvil I don't use the shower and therefore there's no separate place for a shower. There's is a shower in the bathrooms which my sons use.
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