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Posted: 11/17/2023 6:11:35 AM EST
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OP name checks out
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Posted: 11/17/2023 6:49:50 AM EST
[#2]
I'm in for the "no shit, there I was..."
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USA
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Posted: 11/17/2023 7:16:45 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Sixgunner45: Did that once in High School Closed a knife one handed and cut the tip of my finger off. After finding it on the floor of the bus, I blew the fuzz off and stuck it back on. Someone had some tape and I taped it on. Long story short, I put it on upside down  . After it healed, I noticed that part of my finger had the fingerprint upside down. It took years to get any feeling back, which was not great as I used to play the guitar and it was harder to feel just where I was on the frets. BTW, my fingerprint on that finger is still upside down 
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Posted: 11/17/2023 7:20:16 AM EST
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ouch
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Posted: 11/17/2023 7:34:34 AM EST
[#5]
Ouch.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 11/17/2023 7:44:19 AM EST
[#6]
This is why I come to gd!
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Posted: 11/17/2023 8:12:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Use_the_2nd: @fish223 updated the OP with pics, let me know what you think the best route to go is for preservation Thanks! Definite ouch. If you really want to preserve it, you need to stop the cellular breakdown. Dessicating it in a dehydrator would work well, just like some jerky, but it will distort the tip, and shrivel up. If you put it in formalin, it will preserve it exactly as it is, but you won't be able to play with it, it will be more of a curiosity in a small bottle. You might want to try the formalin to preserve, and then a slow air dry, but still , it's gonna shrink up a bit. Other than that, I have no actual scientific input. The epoxy idea looks cool, I would definitely soak in formalin first so it doesn't rot. |
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Posted: 11/17/2023 10:42:56 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fish223: ...If you put it in formalin, it will preserve it exactly as it is, but you won't be able to play with it, it will be more of a curiosity in a small bottle... This, and repeat after me: "Christmas...Tree...Ornament!"  |
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Posted: 11/17/2023 11:20:30 AM EST
[Last Edit: MallNinja531]
[#9]
Well, the pics in the updated OP just made my butt pucker...
 @Use_the_2nd , how did you manage that? |
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Posted: 11/17/2023 2:16:21 PM EST
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Originally Posted By Use_the_2nd: Currently, my wife vacuum sealed it and it's in the freezer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/261841/IMG_1873_jpeg-3030318.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/261841/IMG_1874_jpeg-3030320.JPG My wife's handy work https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/261841/IMG_8750_jpeg-3030322.JPG Just put a few stitches in it, it'll heal up right? Hopefully that was on works time and they are going to foot the bill and not UnHire you over it... Man, I thought my lost toe was a sight!!!! Good Luck Bro, hope ya heal up quick. |
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Posted: 11/17/2023 2:41:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fish223: Definite ouch. If you really want to preserve it, you need to stop the cellular breakdown. Dessicating it in a dehydrator would work well, just like some jerky, but it will distort the tip, and shrivel up. If you put it in formalin, it will preserve it exactly as it is, but you won't be able to play with it, it will be more of a curiosity in a small bottle. You might want to try the formalin to preserve, and then a slow air dry, but still , it's gonna shrink up a bit. Other than that, I have no actual scientific input. The epoxy idea looks cool, I would definitely soak in formalin first so it doesn't rot. @fish223 Formalin would work. I’m hoping they’ll find the bone somewhere in the shop and that’ll be the trinket |
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MD, USA
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Posted: 11/17/2023 4:11:07 PM EST
[#12]
But...I needed a toe.
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Posted: 11/17/2023 4:22:24 PM EST
[#13]
Damn, and I thought MY injury thread was bad. You win, OP.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 4:19:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: Use_the_2nd]
[#14]
Originally Posted By ceetee: Damn, and I thought MY injury thread was bad. You win, OP. Thanks? Last time I posted an injury thread it was because i burst burst fractured my L1 vertebrae. This is way less intense than that |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 4:31:20 PM EST
[#15]
Welcome to the club! I'm sure my tip got thrown in trash.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 4:42:26 PM EST
[#16]
Walk ot off
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Posted: 11/18/2023 4:55:03 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fish223: Definite ouch. If you really want to preserve it, you need to stop the cellular breakdown. Dessicating it in a dehydrator would work well, just like some jerky, but it will distort the tip, and shrivel up. If you put it in formalin, it will preserve it exactly as it is, but you won't be able to play with it, it will be more of a curiosity in a small bottle. You might want to try the formalin to preserve, and then a slow air dry, but still , it's gonna shrink up a bit. Other than that, I have no actual scientific input. The epoxy idea looks cool, I would definitely soak in formalin first so it doesn't rot. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fish223: Originally Posted By Use_the_2nd: @fish223 updated the OP with pics, let me know what you think the best route to go is for preservation Thanks! Definite ouch. If you really want to preserve it, you need to stop the cellular breakdown. Dessicating it in a dehydrator would work well, just like some jerky, but it will distort the tip, and shrivel up. If you put it in formalin, it will preserve it exactly as it is, but you won't be able to play with it, it will be more of a curiosity in a small bottle. You might want to try the formalin to preserve, and then a slow air dry, but still , it's gonna shrink up a bit. Other than that, I have no actual scientific input. The epoxy idea looks cool, I would definitely soak in formalin first so it doesn't rot. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 5:03:06 PM EST
[#18]
When I was a kid, the dentist I went to had a bat preserved in a block of clear acrylic or something. Maybe you could do that.
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KS, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 5:05:30 PM EST
[#19]
Soak it in cider.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 5:16:12 PM EST
[#20]
Ouch. Good on you for documenting the severed digit with pics.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 5:46:11 PM EST
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Posted: 11/18/2023 6:07:01 PM EST
[#22]
Jealous. The doc said I couldn’t keep mine.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 6:10:02 PM EST
[#23]
Look at that fuckin bone mister
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Posted: 11/18/2023 6:13:36 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prossound: Walk ot offhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/85425/659F7C86-7EB5-44F9-8741-CE060DFA983C_jpe-3032159.JPG  Do you use your middle finger to shoot? |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 6:29:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 9fings: Jealous. The doc said I couldn’t keep mine. The surgeon never had access to the tip or I wouldn’t have been able to keep it |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:22:01 PM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By prossound: Walk ot offhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/85425/659F7C86-7EB5-44F9-8741-CE060DFA983C_jpe-3032159.JPG Makes a perfect clit tickler for your "shocker", eh? |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:35:31 PM EST
[#27]
 Attached FileGot pretty close couple years. Would have been a crushing amputation but I yanked my hand away. Not quite fast enough though. |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:38:19 PM EST
[#28]
OUCH!!! That looks painful as fuck!!
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:39:31 PM EST
[#29]
Yep, OP lost his finger tip
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:39:34 PM EST
[#30]
I cut my finger tip off in June. It’s still in the beer fridge freezer! Lol forgot BHEE and mail are back and doing great.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:41:40 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoodonit00: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/77734/AEDB8E19-6AF3-48E2-A243-11A170128306_jpe-3032407.JPG Got pretty close couple years. Would have been a crushing amputation but I yanked my hand away. Not quite fast enough though. Honestly, that looks worse than what I’m dealing with, at least mines gone and I don’t have to deal with 2 to 3 inches of scar tissue on the side of my finger |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:45:51 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Use_the_2nd: Honestly, that looks worse than what I’m dealing with, at least mines gone and I don’t have to deal with 2 to 3 inches of scar tissue on the side of my finger Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Use_the_2nd: Originally Posted By hoodonit00: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/77734/AEDB8E19-6AF3-48E2-A243-11A170128306_jpe-3032407.JPG Got pretty close couple years. Would have been a crushing amputation but I yanked my hand away. Not quite fast enough though. Honestly, that looks worse than what I’m dealing with, at least mines gone and I don’t have to deal with 2 to 3 inches of scar tissue on the side of my finger I think yours is worse. I pretty much have full use of it. Just has a permanent bend to it now. |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:46:28 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goosemaster: You should dehydrate it and put in drinks when you have company come over. Better yet use a ice cube mold and cast it in clear resin and serve it in drinks. Seriously though good luck OP that looks bad. |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:50:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fish223: So to make sure I understand, you had a traumatic partial amputation of a finger, the surgeons cannot re-attach it, you have the part, and you want to preserve it as a souvenir? If this is correct, you need formalin, not formaldehyde, and I can send you a small pre-filled pathology bottle to pop it into. Alternatively, I would recommend a dehydrator on a low temp for a couple of days. Avatar checks out |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:52:02 PM EST
[#35]
OP, you have me cracking up. Plus the walk it off guy. My wife is giving me the WTF look I'm laughing so hard.
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Posted: 11/18/2023 8:54:28 PM EST
[#36]
I love that the vacuum pac is labeled
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UT, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 9:10:28 PM EST
[Last Edit: Vonstrudelhaven]
[#37]
Just based off the photos it is gone for good sorry bub get used to a midget digit
Here is my thumb I’m lucky to still have as much mobility as I do  
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Posted: 11/18/2023 9:41:44 PM EST
[#38]
 The Sourtoe Cocktail | A Short Documentary |
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WY, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2023 9:56:48 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Action45: Reciprocating hedge trimmers…I still have no feeling in the tip of this finger. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/C2FA235B-8704-4F4A-8302-97970787B5C1_jpe-3029942.JPG LOL I did the same thing about 20 years ago but to my left thumb. Surprisingly very little blood. I rinsed it off in the kitchen sink then glued it back together with super glue. Wrapped it with bandaids and duct tape. GTG! |
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Posted: 11/19/2023 7:49:33 AM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vonstrudelhaven: Just based off the photos it is gone for good sorry bub get used to a midget digit Here is my thumb I’m lucky to still have as much mobility as I do https://i.ibb.co/bR9CDRp/53345-CE3-0-D10-4-A4-E-872-C-EDF9-F4-E9-E930.jpg https://i.ibb.co/mzwjBz0/151-F248-D-06-CA-4686-A78-F-7-D87189-F0470.jpg Why is the cut n your palm not visible in the second pic? |
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Posted: 11/19/2023 9:08:28 AM EST
[Last Edit: bluesx]
[#41]
Here's my last boo boo. It wasn't squirting blood so I decieded to not spend the money on treatment. Not anywhere near the seriousness as other injuries here.
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Posted: 11/20/2023 11:23:18 AM EST
[#42]
Since we are sharing
 
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Posted: 11/20/2023 9:24:04 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kingdead: Do you use your middle finger to shoot? @Kingdead yes sir. Made me a better wing shooter since I’m pointing at my target |
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Posted: 11/20/2023 9:25:42 PM EST
[#44]
Came back in after the graphic update. Impressive. I am missing part of one as well but yours is much more impressive. Congrats!
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Posted: 11/20/2023 9:35:01 PM EST
[#45]
I was reading some of these stories about getting fingers cut off to my wife. She’s like, stop! I’m gonna throw up!
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Posted: 11/20/2023 11:01:07 PM EST
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put it in a small jar of pickle juice and send it out to members to take on vacation/adventures for photo ops,kinda like a flat stanley thing
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Posted: 11/20/2023 11:06:01 PM EST
[#47]
Wow OP.
Think you might lose that. 
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Posted: 11/21/2023 6:22:58 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MilHouse-556: Wow OP. Think you might lose that. The only parts that lost is the majority of the bone (MIA) and whatever the surgeon took off to clean it up |
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Posted: 11/21/2023 6:23:35 PM EST
[#49]
Going in tomorrow to get the bandage off and see what it looks like post OP
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Posted: 11/21/2023 6:34:38 PM EST
[#50]
God DAMN. I actually worry a lot about injuries like this, I play the flute. I need all my fingers. Hoping for a fast recovery for you OP.
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