[TheForge] unusual injury

[Dan Tull]

"pain is a great teacher"
"If you are going to be dumb, you have to be tough"

Not to mean that Robert did anything dumb, that could happen to any of us.
Yea, I have been amazed at how well ice works, too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alix Peshette" <apeshet at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Bob Ehrenberger'" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "'Sponsored by ABANA'" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] unusual injury


> Hi Robert,
> Yep, it's those strange little finger and toe injuries that point up how
> much we use those parts of our body are on a minute-to-minute basis.
>
> Hope you iced it immediately after the injury.  I've been told to
> microwave a wet washcloth and wrap it around the injured part, then
> massage it to release the trapped fluids.
>
> Hope you're back swinging the hammer in no time.
>
> -Alix
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:07 AM
> To: theforge
> Subject: [TheForge] unusual injury
>
>
> Earlier this week I had an unusual event.  I was going to pick up my
> hammer and hit the tip of my index finger on the side of the anvil.  It
> was like when you stub your toe on a chair leg, except it was a finger.
> It took several minutes for the throbing to to subside, and even after
> several days the tip of my finger is still tender.
>
> Looking back at it, it is interesting that this has never happened
> before, given that I have picked up my hammer off the anvil thousands of
> times. I can only figure that my attention must have been distracted at
> the instant I reached for the hammer and I let my hand come in too low.
> It sure caught me off guard.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
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