Injury due to detailing

[Tyler]

I have three vehicles I detail on a weekly basis and touch up during the week, I know pathetic.   At the time I did not have a polisher.

 

So, I am claying my E-350 van like a just ate six powdered donuts, and gripping my clay like it's my last ten dollars and I ram my little finger into Big Sexy's mirror.

 

It hurt pretty good, but I am on mission to clay Big Sexy and I don't have time to nurse a pinky, so I finish claying with four fingers.

 

The finger starts to swell but I don't have time for swelling, I have to get her looking good because Big Sexy is making a run to Wal-Mart the next day, and I have standards.

 

Two weeks go by and my finger is still swollen and I can't move it very well, so I decide to visit my doctor who talks like Selma Hayek and has great eyes.  She walks in and I proudly present my pinky.

 

I explain the blunt force trauma that happened claying Big Sexy and she looks at me like I'm touched.  I then explained what claying is, and how I rub a clump of clay on my paint, and she just looked at me like I shoved a marshmallow up my nose.

 

She moves my finger around and I exercise it and she walks out and comes back in and say's I have "Jersey Finger".   I kinda freak out because we have a lot of cows in the area and I was not around any Jersey cows.   She went into a short speech with big words and I responded with "How long does that take to heal?"

 

Turns out it going to take surgery and about 4,500.00 out of pocket to fix not counting therapy.  I have elected to keep my droop dog finger as it is.   On a positive side, when I drink coffee in the morning my pinking sticks out and I look like I am highfalutin.

 

I have bought a polisher now. lol

 

Jersey Finger Ty out.

[Rich]

She was a pediatrician..........right?

[HFX Detailing]

I...I don't know what to say..that was a great read but I feel bad...but not? Words cannot describe

[LFairbanks]

$4500 out of pocket???       If you don't get it fixed, it may cause more injury in the long run and cost more to fix.

Edited August 10, 2014 by LFairbanks

[Feets31]

Start detailing other peoples cars and take it out of their pockets.  And stay away from their mirrors. 

 

 

http://www.orthobullets.com/hand/6015/jersey-finger

[-CM-]

Ouch, sorry to hear about your injury. I'd go see a hand specialist for a second opinion. Definitely don't ignore it, it may cause you problems when you get older. 

[Badbird2000]

I tore ligaments in my wrist due to a detailing injury. Was standing on my bedrail of my truck loading a bed. I had freshly detailed my truck the day before, adding Adams VRT to the plastic bed rails. It was still damp from the dew that morning.... took a header and slid off the bedrail, while standing up, broke my fall with my wrist and barely avoided ringing my bell on the driveway....Wrist was sore for a month, still swollen, so I broke down and went to the doctor. Tore a ligament in the wrist, elected to not have surgery, as he indicated it would heal by itself... that was three years ago. Wrist still hurts...

[fredinco]

Get it fixed.  I'm 62 and lots of stuff is hurtin (or don't work well) that I never had trouble with.  You will probably regret not getting it fixed a lot sooner than you think.

[txab]

Bite the bullet and get it repaired now. More time goes repair will be more difficult. I've had the tendons to my fingers severed on the back of my hand before and the Dr. stated the more time goes by, the harder it is to re-use the old tendons.

[Tyler]

I probably will regret it.  I did today when I had plumbing to do and I just didn't have the full strength in my hand.   However, I'm just not willing to put my family in debt for it.   

[RonBoy]

Check with you auto insurance...could get lucky and have a lower deductible that way.

[adam123nyc]

LOLLLLLLLLL this is too funny man sorry about your finger though

[txab]

I probably will regret it.  I did today when I had plumbing to do and I just didn't have the full strength in my hand.   However, I'm just not willing to put my family in debt for it.   

 

 

Get a second opinion. It may be less than quoted. What if your hand affects you ability to make money in the future?

[Marylander]

Fun read, but yea, get it fixed. Long term you'll be much better off.

[Feets31]

I am with everyone else.  The time spent taking care of this now will be a pain, but you will be glad you did in 4-5 years.  The payoff is down the road.