Pumpkin Carving at its WORST!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

My wife is the kind of gal that will totally FLIP OUT when she sees blood.

Paul was carving his Pumpkin with a very sharp hunting knife.....it slipped.....and the blade went all the way to the bone, on his pinky finger, left hand.

The wife calls....PAUL HAS CUT HIS HAND OFF! 

I have never and I mean never seen so much blood on a kitchen table, floor, sink, towel...everywhere.

I'm out cleaning my forestry truck and I run in the house....yikes!
Off to urgent care.
I can't believe how far that doctor could pull that piece of meat from the bone.....unreal and blood gushing!

When they started to clean out the wound and started injecting the needle to kill the pain, I had rather had been holding a goat down while they castrated him. Thats a very strong 12 year old.  :D

Once it was deadened..... he felt a little better and 8 or 10 stitches were put in.
We go back in the morning to run test on nerves and ligaments. What an afternoon!


 

[hackberry jake]

I did that once when I was around 6 or 7. I was trying to cut the peeling off of an orange. Orange citrus and open wounds aren't very comfortable. Hope all goes well with the nerve and ligament tests.

[red oaks lumber]

 silly  you should have packed the wound full of grits  :D i'd say he was a very lucky kid not to have done alot worse.

[Hilltop366]

It is probably no coincidence that kids heal fast, hope all goes well Paul.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

silly  you should have packed the wound full of grits  :D i'd say he was a very lucky kid not to have done alot worse.

Paul said to tell uncle Steve you can kiss his Grits! By the way....he gave you the little finger. 

[thecfarm]

I hope the kid will be fine.  ;D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I hope the kid will be fine.  ;D

Thanks Y'all....he's a little sore but has some pain meds he can take when the candy wears off. 

[red oaks lumber]

least we dont have to call him shorty :D uncle steve?  we aint brothers :D my momma wasnt a goooaaat.

[yukon cornelius]

Oh my! prayers sent for a quick heal!

[Don_Papenburg]

We are glad he is fine and all but where is the picture of the pumpkin?

[mesquite buckeye]

Next time I vote for getting sick on candy instead. ;D

Hope everything heals up well. Knife lesson learned. :-\

[WmFritz]

Blood don't bother me unless it belongs to my kids.

I make the kids use my drywall saw.

[Magicman]

I wish the best for Paul's quick recovery.  Why does he have his left eye on da nurse chick?  ;)

[LeeB]

Well now, he is 12 years old. I know you probably can't remember back that far Lynn, but 12 year old boys don't have too many other things on their mind. Hmmm, maybe you can remember. You noticed her too.  :D :D
I hope all is well and no permanent damage. At some point in time, I've tried to amputate more than one of my fingers. All healed up ok.

[barbender]

Well now, that is a pretty nurse ;) Hope his finger is ok. I did the same thing once, except I was cutting up cabbage for sauerkraut, and I was about 32 : I stuck the tip of my filet knice right into the heel of my hand, right into the bone. I usually don't get to weezy, but feeling that hit the bone and seeing the purple blood come out made me dizzy and nauseated. My wife took me in and I got 1stitch :D I've been in several situations where are 2 ladies, my wife and the Dr in this instance, a dentist and assistant in another, are putting me in some pain and I think they get a kick out of it because they have experienced childbirth :D

[WDH]

Sorry to hear about this. 

[customsawyer]

I hate to hear this but figure that youngun will be fine.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I hate to hear this but figure that youngun will be fine.

[clww]

Tell Paul I wish him a speedy recovery.

[LaneC]

I hope he gets well soon. I did something similar at that same age. I am sure he has learned,(I sure did) and you will not have to tell him any more. Again, I hope all gets well.