Hi guys n gals all fixed and stitched back home relaxing.
The monkey is back in one piece
The monkey is back in one piece
O dear
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Machine monkey said:Hi guys n gals all fixed and stitched back home relaxing.
The monkey is back in one piece
MMPut your feet up, relax and get well soon.
ronk said:
It is when you pay peanuts and get monkeys.
They have been round I am more than happy with the safety procedures in my workshop. Just one of those things. Dangerous environment these things will happen every now and then.
Thanks guys and no lux no skin graft opted for a mega cool scar instead!!
Monkey, sorry to have missed this thread when you were looking for advice - I see lacerations like this all the time, usually from power tools, and they rarely need more than a good wash and a few stiches even when they are to bone. I'm surprised they sent you home from A+E, I would have expected you to be admitted and taken to theatre the same day or certainly within 12-24h. Have they given you antibiotics to take until it heals? If not, don't fret as I expect the level of contamination was fairly low given the environment in which the injury happened.
Keep an eye on the surrounding skin (without fiddling with the dressings) and see your GP or return to A+E if there is any suggestion of infection. When lacerations are closed there's always a small chance of forming an abscess, so if your leg becomes increasingly painful and you see cellulitis (red, hot skin) tracking out from under the bandage then seek help, especially if you have any systemic symptoms such as fever and rigors. Try to keep your leg elevated with your foot higher than your knee, and your knee higher than your bum much of the time for the first week or so, or longer if your leg becomes swollen beyond this. Where the injury is you'd be very unlikely to damage any important structures such as large nerves or vessels, although you may have scuffed the periosteum off the surface of the tibia and perhaps opened the fascia overlying a muscle compartment. Neither is important in the longer term, this just reflects the severity of the injury in terms of the energy transfered to your leg and, I suppose, would convey a modest increase in the risk of infection early after the injury. It doesn't look likely from the phtograph that you would have damaged muscle but it's hard to tell without seeing for myself and sticking a finger in it
By and large I would expect you to heal by two weeks or so and for the scar to mature over several months. I would expect you to be able to go back to work once it's healed if all is well.
Keep an eye on the surrounding skin (without fiddling with the dressings) and see your GP or return to A+E if there is any suggestion of infection. When lacerations are closed there's always a small chance of forming an abscess, so if your leg becomes increasingly painful and you see cellulitis (red, hot skin) tracking out from under the bandage then seek help, especially if you have any systemic symptoms such as fever and rigors. Try to keep your leg elevated with your foot higher than your knee, and your knee higher than your bum much of the time for the first week or so, or longer if your leg becomes swollen beyond this. Where the injury is you'd be very unlikely to damage any important structures such as large nerves or vessels, although you may have scuffed the periosteum off the surface of the tibia and perhaps opened the fascia overlying a muscle compartment. Neither is important in the longer term, this just reflects the severity of the injury in terms of the energy transfered to your leg and, I suppose, would convey a modest increase in the risk of infection early after the injury. It doesn't look likely from the phtograph that you would have damaged muscle but it's hard to tell without seeing for myself and sticking a finger in it
By and large I would expect you to heal by two weeks or so and for the scar to mature over several months. I would expect you to be able to go back to work once it's healed if all is well.
Thanks for the reply BMWZ4MC
It's all been taken care of now. The reason I was sent home and had to wait. Was purely down to there work load they have been so busy. They have been very kind and very helpful.
Anyway it's all done just stitched and no other damage. Been told to take a week off work and take it very easy or a few days. Shame I am missing zedfest but it is a GP weekend
It's all been taken care of now. The reason I was sent home and had to wait. Was purely down to there work load they have been so busy. They have been very kind and very helpful.
Anyway it's all done just stitched and no other damage. Been told to take a week off work and take it very easy or a few days. Shame I am missing zedfest but it is a GP weekend
not surprised NSW is a long drive for a weekend!! Go out or a nice long drive I plan to in a few days ha it did look a bit like that..... Not any more Look at Carols post on page 2
He is all stitched up!
Good to hear you are on the mend monkey. Like most others, I looked at the pic and wished I hadn't!
Sorry I can't give any advice in this situation, despite having the handle of 'doctor' my title is from a PhD in mechanical engineering rather than any medical qualification. However I believe I am qualified to prescribe plenty of rest and the odd alcoholic beverage during recuperation.
Hope to see you (and others) in Leicestershire next month!
Sorry I can't give any advice in this situation, despite having the handle of 'doctor' my title is from a PhD in mechanical engineering rather than any medical qualification. However I believe I am qualified to prescribe plenty of rest and the odd alcoholic beverage during recuperation.
Hope to see you (and others) in Leicestershire next month!