My Afternoon .....From Bad To Worse

[ramanth]

Opposable thumbs.... a blessing and a curse.

Owwwiee! I sympathise. *hugs*

[RICHARD]

ready?

I smashed my toe and the nail went black.

I went to the doctor and he brings out a box, while explaining that they USED to have a drill to drill thru the nail to release the blood that collects under the skin.


He places an alcohol lamp, a paper clip, a pair of hemostats (locking scissors/tweezers) and a pack of matches on the bed where I am sitting.

WTF????

He bends the paperclip straight, puts it in the hemostats.
Puts that down and lights the lamp with the matches.
He heats the paperclip in the flame and assures me that the burning will not
hurt..

I lay back and he puts the clip thru the nail...I see a wisp, and smell it a second later, of burning nail.....


Whew!
That didn't hurt one bit!!

He then takes my toe in his ands and squeezed the blood out the little hole.


The imprints of my hand are probably still imprinted on that Exam Table...

So it worse comes to worse...

Don't try this at home.....Let a professional hurt you!