oh yeah, stitches

[kirkcudbright]

Did I forget to mention this morning's trip to the emergency room? (Actually, it was the Walk-In/Urgent-Care office, 10 miles from its affiliated hospital, but ER sounds cooler.)

While warming up for my skating lesson, I stumbled and caught my left shin with the heel of my right skate blade. It happens, and it hurts when it happens, but it's seldom more than a bruise, so I went on with the lesson. Half an hour later, while taking my skates off, I decided to have a look-see. It wasn't big - maybe 3/4" long, but deep, and kind of pooling blood at that point. Amazingly, my jeans weren't torn at all.

Two hours and 4 stitches later, I was back home, digging holes and attempting to break rocks. That's okay, right?

Comments

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Glad it wasn't more serious or painful! Good luck with the rocks!

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Why do I keep thinking, 'Boys will be boys'?

::shakes head and smiles adoringly::

I do think that it's wicked cool that you skate. I'd never gotten terribly good at it but I've always wanted to. I might have to look into whether there are public rinks around here.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

It is so easy to cut yourself with those skate blades. Good thing you keep them sharp! Sharp cuts are not usually too painful, and they heal cleanly, but they sure do bleed a lot.