The day started with be being very tired after late night revision for three exams that day. This meant I got up late and had to rush down breakfast to get the bus. the rest was quite uneventful though my exam invidulater (who are known for they're strictness) was new to the job so first two tests French the room were almost having a chat with her. Second exam a little ironically biology was great I done lots of revision and hopefully for a good grade.
So so far I'd had a pretty stressful day with exams hoping I'd done well, screaming babies on the bus home and was knackered.
As I got home I went and found my parents in our nursery I told my dad about my day and was going to ask for the keys to the house but was too tired. This is when it struck me i could go and have a sleep in the hammock I'd set up the day before for a bit of outdoor studying
The problem was it was a little breezy and I got cold so re adjusted the tarp so it was lower and I thought I'd lower one side a little more. This in tern called for another bit of cord. I found some but it was freyed at the end and without my knife all I had was a rather blunt axe I've been meaning to sharpen...
Yeah you guessed it I missed the cord and who's thumb was there for mr choppy to bite, mine. Instantly knowing what I'd done I put pressure on it and ran to the nursery. told my dad if chopped my thumb and needed to get to the hospital.
This is the problem having a banterus relationship with him, he thought I was kidding so I showed him. hadn't seen it myself yet and was convinced I'd lost it. it was about an inch diagonally from tip but I just missed the nail.
hopped into the van, on the way there I was trying not to pass out, everything went white, I couldn't see for five minuets then it stopped.
got to A&E and was seen to and had a pad put onto it and told to wait. terrified I waited thinking my thumb was on a knife edge
. after 2 and a half hours I was seen to and by the third I was seen to. X-ray told us I'd fractured it. The nurse put some paper stitches on and a dressing and told me to report to the hospital in Surrey where there are thumb specialists just to be on the safe side. she reassured me it wasn't coming off because at this point I thought It was a gonna. To be honest I'm still a little scared.
yup I do look an idiot feel one to for doing something stupid like that. Although lessons have been learned
1. don't use string that's old on a new tarp
2. more importantly don't use an axe without proper training ( again irony because I want to do the axe safety course with frontier bushcraft but can't afford it😂
3. don't use an axe when your tired.
thanks for reading
Denny 😊
So so far I'd had a pretty stressful day with exams hoping I'd done well, screaming babies on the bus home and was knackered.
As I got home I went and found my parents in our nursery I told my dad about my day and was going to ask for the keys to the house but was too tired. This is when it struck me i could go and have a sleep in the hammock I'd set up the day before for a bit of outdoor studying
The problem was it was a little breezy and I got cold so re adjusted the tarp so it was lower and I thought I'd lower one side a little more. This in tern called for another bit of cord. I found some but it was freyed at the end and without my knife all I had was a rather blunt axe I've been meaning to sharpen...
Yeah you guessed it I missed the cord and who's thumb was there for mr choppy to bite, mine. Instantly knowing what I'd done I put pressure on it and ran to the nursery. told my dad if chopped my thumb and needed to get to the hospital.
This is the problem having a banterus relationship with him, he thought I was kidding so I showed him. hadn't seen it myself yet and was convinced I'd lost it. it was about an inch diagonally from tip but I just missed the nail.
hopped into the van, on the way there I was trying not to pass out, everything went white, I couldn't see for five minuets then it stopped.
got to A&E and was seen to and had a pad put onto it and told to wait. terrified I waited thinking my thumb was on a knife edge
. after 2 and a half hours I was seen to and by the third I was seen to. X-ray told us I'd fractured it. The nurse put some paper stitches on and a dressing and told me to report to the hospital in Surrey where there are thumb specialists just to be on the safe side. she reassured me it wasn't coming off because at this point I thought It was a gonna. To be honest I'm still a little scared. 
yup I do look an idiot feel one to for doing something stupid like that. Although lessons have been learned
1. don't use string that's old on a new tarp
2. more importantly don't use an axe without proper training ( again irony because I want to do the axe safety course with frontier bushcraft but can't afford it😂
3. don't use an axe when your tired.
thanks for reading
Denny 😊
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I hope it heals fast for you and I'm sure it will be fine, they would have probably been in much more of a rush to get it seen to if it had been very bad.
