And NO the "boo boo" is not a pun on Halloween! Hunter decided a while back that I
needed a pistol, so he bought me one. He however has been the only one to shoot it or carry it, until today. We went out this afternoon so I could target practice. I kept hitting the target at the top right, so I decided if I ever actually have to defend myself, I'll have to aim for the liver if I want to hit the heart! :) I was having trouble steadying it, so I decided to move my thumb around towards the back to give me some extra coverage. My instructor (that would be Hunter) did not notice my hand placement, and never told me NOT to put my hand towards the back of the gun. You see, apparently once you pull the trigger, the action pops backwards to eject the shell. Well, when your thumb is in the way, this is what you get:
Keep in mind, this is post clean-up. We were out by the lake and all I had to clean it with was a napkin. It was bleeding pretty bad and had pretty much soaked the napkin by the time we got home! I came in and cleaned it and because they don't make bandaids that fit the thumb perfectly, this is what you have after bandaging:
Which, I really hate because it makes it look worse than it really is! It also hurts really bad when I have to wash my hands! I was really stressing because I HAD to wash my hair tonight and I knew that was going to be pretty painful if all I had was the gauze. Never fear, Mr. Fix It will make SURE no water will get into my bandage:
and, he was good, no water got it and the hair got washed! After the shower he glued it back together....and YES I do mean krazy glue! He swears by gluing stuff together, and I'm thinking this wound was the perfect type to glue back together. I may regret this later, but for now, it does seem like the best solution!
Keep in mind, this is post clean-up. We were out by the lake and all I had to clean it with was a napkin. It was bleeding pretty bad and had pretty much soaked the napkin by the time we got home! I came in and cleaned it and because they don't make bandaids that fit the thumb perfectly, this is what you have after bandaging:
Which, I really hate because it makes it look worse than it really is! It also hurts really bad when I have to wash my hands! I was really stressing because I HAD to wash my hair tonight and I knew that was going to be pretty painful if all I had was the gauze. Never fear, Mr. Fix It will make SURE no water will get into my bandage:
and, he was good, no water got it and the hair got washed! After the shower he glued it back together....and YES I do mean krazy glue! He swears by gluing stuff together, and I'm thinking this wound was the perfect type to glue back together. I may regret this later, but for now, it does seem like the best solution!
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