I laughed. Just as that previous post went live, I was out playing netball and to coin a technical term, I "bunged my finger". My right forefinger in fact.
My first thoughts beyond 'boy did that hurt' were: 'at least I can still wear my wedding ring'; followed by 'I hope I don't have to do any calligraphy in the next few weeks'. Hmmm and then I recalled I was teaching! lol as they say.
At the moment the finger is so swollen it won't bend; but hopefully it will improve in leaps and bounds as I rub arnica cream into it and take arnica for the trauma of it all. I am rather fond of my fingers and find them very handy when stitching books, writing, typing and the like and may need to think about hanging up my boots next season...after I broke a different finger last season.
PS netball is a game a bit like basketball; played with 7 players, no bouncing the ball and no backboard. Usually quite non-violent I think I'm just getting a bit slower and my eyes don't let me time things quite as well.
My first thoughts beyond 'boy did that hurt' were: 'at least I can still wear my wedding ring'; followed by 'I hope I don't have to do any calligraphy in the next few weeks'. Hmmm and then I recalled I was teaching! lol as they say.
At the moment the finger is so swollen it won't bend; but hopefully it will improve in leaps and bounds as I rub arnica cream into it and take arnica for the trauma of it all. I am rather fond of my fingers and find them very handy when stitching books, writing, typing and the like and may need to think about hanging up my boots next season...after I broke a different finger last season.
PS netball is a game a bit like basketball; played with 7 players, no bouncing the ball and no backboard. Usually quite non-violent I think I'm just getting a bit slower and my eyes don't let me time things quite as well.
OMGoodness!! OUCH!! that looks really bad Fiona. are you sure it's alright ... i mean it could be a dislocation or a hairline fracture. don't you wanna get it checked ... or at least get some chinese guy to put herbs and stuff on it.
ReplyDeleteouchy! poor thing! netball is a game for masochists! - and don't go thinking I'm just saying that because I was totally useless at the game... .... hee hee hee
ReplyDeleteYIKES! It looks quite painful! I hope it heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteOooeer! Not an unusual netball injury, but that doesn't make you feel any better. Icepacks might help. Hope you didn't break anything.
ReplyDeleteF- hope the comfrey pack helps tonight. Bit of Chinese herbs LT? B
ReplyDeleteThat really looks painful. Hope it heals quickly, as teaching could be a challenge . [gotta say Fiona the colour is beautiful]
ReplyDeleteOUCH! It's very painful even to look at...
ReplyDeleteI hope the pain and swelling go down soon and it heals completely.
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Yowza! I can feel the painful throbbing all the way from here. Hope your mending is quick and complete.
ReplyDeleteThank you all! It looks worse than it feels, but its a long way from being functional. It looked so bad last night I thought I should go to a dr; we had some X-Rays done and the good news is no fracture, just a bit of cartilage ripped off - a chip. So it shall recover and I shall play again...
ReplyDeleteoh, fiona, i SO relate...i have just made an appointment with a surgeon to see about tendon re-attatchment on my finger...but it's NOT my index finger. poor you. pretty colors, but not on a finger.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, spectacular bruising! I hope it's healing well. Now, where was I with my thinking on re-joining the netball team locally??? I really hope your poor finger gets better very quickly, Sara x
ReplyDeleteFiona, sorry to read about (and see the colorful results of!) your injury, but good to know it is not as bad as it looks! Hope it is already healing quickly and well as I write this.
ReplyDeleteOuch! That really looks sore! Hope your hand is healing Fiona. Good luck with your workshop. It looks like an exciting one.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you sure did do some damage. I'll bet there were lots of 'normal' things you do with your fingers that you now don't take for granted. Heal well. xoxoxoxoxo
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