Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 16
th, 2026 at 3:37pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 16
th, 2026 at 2:14pm:
Sounds like you're in hospital.
I hope everything's okay
wow, 1st guess right. well done. Did you know it ?
had an accident, it's funny, I always wondered how/why people said they were "lucky' after an accident/injury.
I reckon i was really lucky.
1/ my wife was also home at the time. if i was alone ............ could have been tricky
2/ We live close to a hospital, she drove me there.
the luck continued
3/ We managed to book into private hospital that night with a surgeon who specialised in hand injuries and did micro surgery. It had to be done that night.
really, i could not fully appreciate my luck till many days later
4/ the blade was thin, clean and sharp.
A thick blunt blade would have been much worse
5/ my finger was not 100% severed. a few mm of fat and skin held it dangling loosely.
So it did not fall onto the floor and get dirty. Nor did we have to try to find it.
6/ The surgeon and his team of about 9 others are very well reputed and were already working that night. I had no GA illness after the 3:30 hr operation .
7/ Apparently being a non drinker helps my recover a lot
8/ My bowels are opening daily or better.