Last week wasn’t the best week…I decided to go out for a run since it was a nice morning. Everything was going well, and I was on pace for my best run. Then I hit a section of uneven sidewalk and tripped…it was a hard fall!
I had some decent abrasions on the back of my right hand, jammed up that thumb, and tore off a fingernail! Not sure how I fell or landed…it happened so fast. I also managed to bruise up my right knee.
A lady walking her dog saw me and stopped to ask if i was okay or if she should do anything for me. There wasn’t anything for her to do, I could still walk so I walked home.
As I was walking up the stairs to my condo a neighbor saw my bleeding hand and asked if there was anything he could do. I said that i was fine, just going home to see what i had to clean my wounds with. He had hydrogen peroxide that I could use so I borrowed that.
After I had cleaned my hand I wanted to bandage it for a little since I needed to go buy a new phone, but I was having trouble doing that with one hand. I went and knocked on another neighbors door and got help bandaging up my hand. That night my hand throbbed, and was swollen and bruised. I could move all my fingers and joints so I knew nothing was broken, it was just hard with the swelling.
I eventually made it to the store to get a new phone, I wanted to get the same model I had since I loved it…but Apple is no longer making that model so I had to get a different one which is sad, but there was no way to fix my phone. The screen is completely shattered and won’t do anything, plus it no longer lays flat on any surface. While I was at the store the sales guy asked if I was okay, and wanted to make sure that no-one hurt me intentionally.
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| I shattered my phone, nothing would show up on the screen... I could also rock it on a flat surface |
The next day I did decide to go to the local Urgent Care since my finger was still oozing. I wasn't sure how long the nail bed would continue to oozing, and my finger was really bruised and swollen. I could sort move it, and still had full sensation so I wasn't to worried about but I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to get it checked out. It was fine, I'd done everything I needed to except give it time.
The PA I saw did a nice job with the dressing.
It took several days, but the swelling has gone down and my hand is finally back to normal size. The abrasions have scabbed over but some of them were pretty deep so it’ll take awhile for them to heal. My nail bed is finally starting to dry out and toughen up. Each day I’m able to do a little more than the day before.
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| Why do fingernails take so long to grow back? |
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| Wonder how long it's going to take for the abrasions to heal. |
For all the craziness of 2020 and social distancing I was encouraged. There were complete strangers that helped me out, or at least offered to help. I’ve gotten so use to avoiding people, or people avoiding me that I sometimes forget people can actually care about a stranger on the street.
