I'm fucking stupid. I was doing something that involved me using a mallet to beat out food at work, and it required me to hit really hard to break everything down well. Well I swung too low on thursday and accidentally punched the FUCK out of the cutting board. I have not been able to bend my middle finger since then. Well, a tad, but it just hurts A LOT. I was hoping it was just brusing but it's getting too bad now. I have it tied to my ring finger with ace bandage after work and it's been helping but I kinda need at least 4 fingers for work, being in such a physically demanding job. I have cashapp, venmo and paypal, finger splints aren't that expensive, they're just $20 bucks, I'd totally make the walk to walmart for that at this point because oh my god it hurts so bad, I hope the ibuprofen hits soon

Edit: Our friend SorosFootSoldier has suggested I go to urgent care, which made me want to add the extra $8 to the post so I can get there and back. It would probably be a good idea to go there especially since I have medicaid right now

  • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
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    11 days ago

    I have medicaid, so I could do that for free (minus the ride there) but all the urgent cares around here will just tell me to get a finger splint (did this as a kid a couple times, not the tenderloin pounding but the finger breaking). Might go to urgent care while I have time off tomorrow, but I'd need like $8 extra for the ride there and would feel bad asking for that with other people's greater needs right now.