Loosing my lifeblood

[mickthechippy]

Throughout my working life, being a hands on tradesman,

cuts and scrapes have just been part of the job, they happen, but

last week, I happened to scrape the back of my hand, took the top surface of the skin on the back of it of reaching for summat between stacks of timber and stuff in the shed

it pee'd blood for such a minor thing, never mind, wipe with a tissue, spit on it and then dry it out with another bit of tissue to stop the loss of the red stuff

scab forms, no worries, but bugger me, if Ive caught that scab once, Ive caught it half dozen times, each time leading to another outpouring of blood

done it again this morn, just sticking my paw in my pocket, while out with himself

expecting a knock at the door sometime today with her madges plod following the drips of blood trail along the road

had to take drastic action medical wise and put a bit of germolene and a plaster on it

amazed at the amount of blood that flows from such a tiny wound

 

[banksy]

Are you on medication to prevent blood clots, Mick?
I take Edoxoban, and bleed all over the place if I nick a finger.

 

[mickthechippy]

Are you on medication to prevent blood clots, Mick?
I take Edoxoban, and bleed all over the place if I nick a finger.

no, though Im at present taking prednosilone and ciprofloaxin for the lurgey in my guts

 

[DFL]

Keep a dressing on it Mick, you don't want to get an infection in broken skin to compound the problem.

It was good question to ask about blood thinners, I e only started taking them this year after pulmonary embolisms and I find myself being more careful of injuries. There are other medications that thin the blood, aspirin being the most well known one, CBD oil does too which is a shame as I was getting good relief using the oil for arthriti, I can't take Ibruprofen now that I'm on thinners, I assume they can also thin the blood?

 

[62tucker]

Prednisone can cause skin thinning,easy bleeding,slow healing as my fatha was on them.

 

[TrickyD]

Keep a dressing on it Mick, you don't want to get an infection in broken skin to compound the problem.

I could not agree more. About 20 years ago I had a wound, it got infected, ended up with phlebitis which morphed into septicemia , very scary.

 

[mickthechippy]

I could not agree more. About 20 years ago I had a wound, it got infected, ended up with phlebitis which morphed into septicemia , very scary.

kin hell encourage me why dontcha

 

[TrickyD]

kin hell encourage me why dontcha

Hopefully encourage you to be careful, especially if fishing (weil's disease).

 

[crayfishtraps]

better to be safe than sorry mick

 

[kevin o connor]

- each time leading to another outpouring of blood

done it again this morn, just sticking my paw in my pocket, while out with himself

Ask @Dave, his hand often bleeds when he has to put it in his pocket !"

 

[62tucker]

I would of thought you would get private medical insurance when you became a mod. ?

 

[Maesknoll]

I would of thought you would get private medical insurance when you became a mod. ?

Not until he’s passed his probation and then it’s full access to Harley Street........

 

[davej]

Get some fingerless gloves to protect it.

 

[Dave]

At this rate he might not live long enough to get through his probation period

 

[Dave]

At this rate he might not live long enough to get through his probation period

 

[Wise Owl]

At this rate he might not live long enough to get through his probation period

At this rate he might not live long enough to get through his probation period

Get a repeat prescription ?

 

[mickthechippy]

Feel the love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ATTICUS FINCH]

Bloody hell chippo we better get some fishing in soon cos looks like ya done for mucker .can I have yer tackle when you finally get in the casket.?

 

[mickthechippy]

Maggotdrowning Memorium Stone

Mick the Chippy
Here he lies
Never ate the Hobnobs
just Dead Flies

 

[Wise Owl]

Mick the Chippy
Just became a mod
Bled to death with a Chicken Scratch
Poor sod