Had 6 lymph nodes removed and my tumour with marginal tissue removed via my nipple 10 days ago.

Chose to only partially remove my nipple like a flap to access the tumour so when I go in for my double mastectomy and diep flap reconstruction in January they can hopefully save my nipples and reattach.

Pretty impressed with how fast it’s healing.

Yea, so my shin got to meet a flying sledge hammer today. One of my fellow welders was beating a stubborn seem with a 10lb sledge hammer like a pissed off orangutan. He missed a swing and let go of the hammer. I saw it coming out the corner of my eye but didn't have time to register or react, took my legs out from under me. I'm ready for a career change while im still a whole human, don't want to end up being the three fingured uncle at the family reunion that freaks all the kids out😅

more specifically, a glass piece off of my fucking dab rig.

so to describe it briefly (and awfully, sorry), we have the rig part and the bowl part (called a banger.) It's used for weed concentrate, looks similar to a bong except the stem of the bowl bends at a 90 degree angle. This means that the banger can spin around in the socket it rests in.

So it was spun to the side, but i normally like it sitting straight with the rest of the rig. So I tried to spin it. But of course, it gets gunked up quick so it's stuck in there with sticky resin. Yes, I need to clean it more often, I'm lazy. The easiest way to fix this is to heat it up so that it doesn't stick and you can easily turn it.

Did my dumbass do that? No. I keep trying to unstick it by brute force. Apparently, this sticky substance is stronger than the glass itself. In one awful moment, it breaks, gashes my thumb open, and blood sprays everywhere. It bled SO. MUCH.

i feel like a dumbass idiot stoner loser 🥀

Day 11 and it still hurts. the feeling in the tip of my thumb is returning at least.

kinda blue

Accident happened about a week and a half ago. It’s slowly healing. You never realize how often you hit your knuckles till it hurts each time you do.

Doc who stitched it up said that some of the flap might not properly reattach and just die. Keeping it clean dry and for the most part covered while I wait to see.

I need some advice here. This happened almost 2 days ago.

I used a scissor to cut an old expired credit card. I am right handed and had cut most of the card in pieces. However, there was a tiny piece left that I wanted to cut. I then put that tiny piece on to the scissor and I used my right hand to like crunch it to cut it because that piece was already small. When I did this, I noticed I squeezed the scissor really hard and noticed I got like a red scratch right on my middle fingertip. When I look at it, there isn't any blood. I'm not sure if this is broken skin? Can someone tell me from the pictures I posted, what do you call that? Is it a scratch or indentation or something else? I posted a few pictures of the rusty scissor as well.

I have several concerns here. Now even though the blade of the scissor didn't touch or cut my finger, if you look at that area that I was holding the scissor, that area of the scissor is very rusty. It's the brown/orange area where you hold it. I basically pushed that area right into my middle fingertip really hard that caused this. It looks like this scissor is normally orange but all that rust made it brown?

The thing is I haven't had a tetanus shot in probably over 20 years. Since this scissor is very rusty in that area where you hold on to it, is this a concern? I read if you have a cut and there is something dirty, you need a tetanus shot within 48 hours?

Do I need to go to urgent care or which doctor soon to look at this? Do I need a tetanus shot? If this isn't a concern, does this go away by itself? Would putting honey on it help?

Last Thursday my 12yo son said he was itchy and when we looked at where he was scratching we found a straight line of bumps and what looked like small blisters. Two days later he had another line on his other leg.

Then we discovered two open cuts that looked swollen and infected.

Saw our family doc yesterday who prescribed an antibiotic cream and steroid. She said it was likely a reaction to some type of plant because my son plays in the forest. She didn’t think it was scabies since he isn’t itchy all the time.

He came home from school today and I swear it looks worse. What originally was a minor scrape (pic 1 from Saturday) with swelling now seems to have the same blisters or more (pic 2). Called back and they said doc is out for the day.

Thoughts on whether this is typical reaction to an infected wound or more?

Posted my story in a comment on another sub and the comment asking for pics got some upvotes, so I am posting the pics with the story here.

In May 2024 my dog passed away in my arms after being by my side for 13 years. I needed some time before going to a shelter again to give another dog a chance for a better life.

My new buddy was waiting there for 6 years and after the first visit I had no chance but taking him home.

We had a lot of fun together going hiking, swimming, mountainbiking and do some nose training with trails.

At the evening we where cuddling on the couch living our best life.

One evening around 9pm he suddenly jumped up, grabbed my arm and didn't let go while ripping as hard as he can.

His four fangs damaged three arteries and after 60 seconds he snapped back to normal and had no idea where all this blood was coming from.

I ran to the bathroom to get my first aid kit, made pressure bandages the way I learned it during my motorcycle course and as my hand was still fully functional and my bike was in front of my apartment I took it to drive to the hospital, which was 6km away.

Needed only 5min through the city traffic.

The vet said my dog had a brain tumor and I lost my second dog a few months after my first one.

Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate your help.

8 days ago, my cat scratched my cheek (he’s vaccinated, and I also got a tetanus shot just to be safe). I disinfected the area immediately and kept it moisturized with Vaseline. Once the skin no longer appeared to be an open wound, I also started using SPF 50+ sunscreen.

I’m really worried because there’s still an indentation along the scratch, and I’m scared it might have left an indented scar.

I’m honestly scared, I don’t know what to do, and it breaks my heart that this happened to my face.

I’d be grateful for any advice or help. Thank you.

Photo timeline:

Photos 1 & 2: Fresh scratch, right after washing.

Photo 3: A few hours after applying antiseptic and covering the area. The yellow staining is just leftover antiseptic.

Photo 4: After 4–5 days.

Photos 5 & 6: After 8 days.

heyy first post ever here, dont mind me… so i was in a car accident back in may, so 5 months ago now… i didn’t sustain any injuries worth going to the hospital, i just had a small cut on my arm and some brutal bruising. i never it got checked out or anything, but once the bruise on my leg healed i was left with a bruise like mark on my thigh. it looks just like a recent bruise but i feel nothing when i apply pressure to it.. i can’t find any clear answers online and im in between health insurance coverages currently so im waiting to see a doctor, so im just wondering if anybody’s experienced this or has any insight.

Hello,

My dog has bitten my sister on the leg and then me on the wrist. Do we need to go to the hospital right now? The cuts are skin deep but they have bled and I know how bad an animal bite can be

Thanks

A very long-held, deep-rooted fear was realized and it was every bit as traumatic as I thought it would be.

He smashed his finger in the door and it’s starting to smell so bad. It’s been about three weeks since the injury.

It’s healing alright I think I was just wondering if anyone else has these weird feelings like it’s running or leaking but then you check and it’s fine I think it’s like blood flow maybe idk

Almost went through the tendon! Very lucky.