PSA: OMG girls, don't ignore a SPLINTER, trust me

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! How is everyone???? I'm finally back and able to type after a nasty little event on Friday -- All the renovations we did in our place for finally ended last weekend, and as I ran around trying to restore order, I got a little teeny splinter in my finger. Big whoop, right?
I pushed the sucker out and went on with my life. WELLLLLLL apparently I'm not such a good nurse, cause 2/3 of the thing was still in my finger, I noticed it was tender all week but figured it'd go away.

So Friday at work my finger is literally swelling up before my eyes and it hurt like a SUMBITCH, let me tell you!!!! Off to the ER I went, and since this fell in to the 'minor' category, I was there for 8.5 hours. They drained it, got the piece of wood out and put me on some KICKIN antiobiotics, but the worst part was the lecture about ignoring infections.

And THIS IS WHY I WAS A NO SHOW ON FRIDAY NIGHT which is the part that makes me the maddest about the whole damn thing. Im SO SAD I missed it, especially YOUUUUUU HAYLEY I was like a raving lunatic by 7pm at the ER, trying to get OUT of there and hop in a cab over to the bar!!! I didn't get out until almost 10pm so that was a lost cause...

And now I'm going to go look at all your GTG pix and

Pfffft.

Ooooh nice new avatar, Peg!!!
Thanks, they said this can be REALLY serious, you can get a 'blood infection' if its untreated.. So mine's just 'ugly' right now but it could've been worse!!!!

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Posted by Colette

Ooooh nice new avatar, Peg!!!
Thanks, they said this can be REALLY serious, you can get a 'blood infection' if its untreated.. So mine's just 'ugly' right now but it could've been worse!!!!

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WHAT?!?! That is crazy, the next time I get a splinter I will be thinking about you

OMG.... 8.5 HOURS

i would have had a fit waiting that long.. you must have patience!!

i hope your finger is doing better, and sorry you missed the GTG

I always knew he was a bastid....



Sorry that happened Colette. Your stories to avoid GTG seem so extreme they must be true .

I hope you and finger are feeling 100% and can we please see some pics of the nursery????? Your blood sweat and tears went into it now show it off.

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Posted by MeNBobs

I always knew he was a bastid....



Sorry that happened Colette. Your stories to avoid GTG seem so extreme they must be true .

I hope you and finger are feeling 100% and can we please see some pics of the nursery????? Your blood sweat and tears went into it now show it off.

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OMG i know, but remember I DID make the spring GTG that Jenn organized, thank goodness!!!!

oOO GOOD IDEA CAT, I'll take pix of the little guy's set up, he has his own room but he won't be using that for a few months, for now we'll just be tucking him into the dresser drawer in my room. OK just seeing if you're paying attention.
I'll shoot a few pix and post 'em, We PGs are slowly turning this NW board into the Maternity Ward Board

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Posted by Colette

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Posted by MeNBobs

I always knew he was a bastid....



Sorry that happened Colette. Your stories to avoid GTG seem so extreme they must be true .

I hope you and finger are feeling 100% and can we please see some pics of the nursery????? Your blood sweat and tears went into it now show it off.

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OMG i know, but remember I DID make the spring GTG that Jenn organized, thank goodness!!!!

oOO GOOD IDEA CAT, I'll take pix of the little guy's set up, he has his own room but he won't be using that for a few months, for now we'll just be tucking him into the dresser drawer in my room. OK just seeing if you're paying attention.
I'll shoot a few pix and post 'em, We PGs are slowly turning this NW board into the Maternity Ward Board

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I want to the see little mans roooom too!

and yes you and the preggos need to go to LIF gooooooosh! no but seriously dont go!

sorry about that splinter I was wondering where the pix where of you I thought you ditched the camera again

oh wow

Hope it heals up quickly!

sorry about your finger and that you didn't make it to the GTG!!!! we missed you!!!!! everytime someone new walked into the bar, I was like 'she's not pregnant........must not be Colette'

seriously though, take care of your finger!! when I was like 11 or 12 I had a nasty infection in my foot, it was sensitive to the touch like your finger.....I went to the podiatrist and I had a tiny slither of metal in my foot!!!! I have no clue what I stepped on, but they had to shave off some skin to get to it (sorry for TMI!!).

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Posted by HelenZ

sorry about your finger and that you didn't make it to the GTG!!!! we missed you!!!!! everytime someone new walked into the bar, I was like 'she's not pregnant........must not be Colette'
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i have to say this is true. we werent even looking at faces anymore, just stomachs.
sorry about the splinter!!! glad you're ok!

wow! i will keep this in mind next time!!!
hope you and the baby are ok!!!

Oh Colette!!! You poor thing! I knew someone who stepped on one & got a staph infection once! Splinters are NO joke


Post pictures & we can compare ugly hands (my leprosy vs. your splinter nastiness)

OK I'm game!!!
Here's my nastiness, now keep in mind this is after 3 days of antibiotics, the white stuff is a topical paste I'm putting on it, so it still looks pretty
On a side note, you can see my new yellow kitchen wall in the background, which I really

oh my gosh col!

well no wonder you didn't come to the gtg!!!

feel better

love the new yellow wall! the finger.....ehhh not so much I hope you feel better soon!

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Posted by Colette

OK I'm game!!!
Here's my nastiness, now keep in mind this is after 3 days of antibiotics, the white stuff is a topical paste I'm putting on it, so it still looks pretty
On a side note, you can see my new yellow kitchen wall in the background, which I really

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oh that IS nasty... here's mine.. I look like the freaking Montauk Sea Creature