Not Blogging Much...
I haven't been blogging much lately not because I haven't had much to say but because 1) work has been crazy the last week (staying until 7 or 8 PM several nights this week) and 2) I injured my finger playing football at our church's picnic last Sunday.
And no, it's not simply jammed, because I've done that plenty of times. You can usually just pull your finger and it will correct itself. This time (as in the many other times) it was hard to bend without pain. As I've told others, at the worst it's a fractured knuckle and at the least just a pulled tendon. The funny thing is that I can't remember if this is the 2nd or 3rd time I've broken this finger (I have broken one middle finger once and the other one twice).
Most other folks would rush to the emergency room to get it x-rayed, but not me. From experience (four broken toes and four broken fingers), all they do is x-ray it and tell you it's broken, give you a splint and send you on your way...oh, and then there's the bill for $400 (we have a HSA plan, so we pay full price for most services up to a deductible, and I'm NOWHERE close--I haven't been to a doctor in 2 years)! A decent splint can be picked up at your local pharmacy and most over-the-counter stuff will help deal with any pain (of course, if you are in a great deal of pain, see the doctor!).
The only thing the x-ray would do is to help me figure out the exact injury and how long I need to wear the splint (I'd thought about going to the airport and going through their x-ray screen but they might not want me on the conveyer belt with the luggage?). My guess is two to four weeks. I'm hoping toward the lower end, since the men's retreat is coming up a week from now and we're playing captain's choice golf on Saturday (it's my understanding that this is where a team plays but the best shot at each juncture is chosen and all play from that spot--but I could be misunderstanding the concept).
I doubt that I'd have best ball on most shots, though--maybe I'll just bring my putter (and maybe a wedge).
And no, it's not simply jammed, because I've done that plenty of times. You can usually just pull your finger and it will correct itself. This time (as in the many other times) it was hard to bend without pain. As I've told others, at the worst it's a fractured knuckle and at the least just a pulled tendon. The funny thing is that I can't remember if this is the 2nd or 3rd time I've broken this finger (I have broken one middle finger once and the other one twice).
Most other folks would rush to the emergency room to get it x-rayed, but not me. From experience (four broken toes and four broken fingers), all they do is x-ray it and tell you it's broken, give you a splint and send you on your way...oh, and then there's the bill for $400 (we have a HSA plan, so we pay full price for most services up to a deductible, and I'm NOWHERE close--I haven't been to a doctor in 2 years)! A decent splint can be picked up at your local pharmacy and most over-the-counter stuff will help deal with any pain (of course, if you are in a great deal of pain, see the doctor!).
The only thing the x-ray would do is to help me figure out the exact injury and how long I need to wear the splint (I'd thought about going to the airport and going through their x-ray screen but they might not want me on the conveyer belt with the luggage?). My guess is two to four weeks. I'm hoping toward the lower end, since the men's retreat is coming up a week from now and we're playing captain's choice golf on Saturday (it's my understanding that this is where a team plays but the best shot at each juncture is chosen and all play from that spot--but I could be misunderstanding the concept).
I doubt that I'd have best ball on most shots, though--maybe I'll just bring my putter (and maybe a wedge).
posted by Dan B. @ 8:01 AM
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