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Started by kderby, December 30, 2006, 01:04:25 PM

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kderby

 :D :D  Now some of us might want to have some fun with this but I'll ask anyway...

What do you do for pain relief? :o

I dropped a 6x6 on my toes yesterday and worked all day anyway.  Last night was not so fun.  I started with ice then ibuprofen and graduated to darvocet.  Finally got to sleep.  Today two toenails are blue/grey.  Not the end of the world.  Not a lot of fun by any measure. ::)

I maintain a safe work setting and have been lucky so far.  While not a regular event, things like this happen.  In your world, what solutions have you found to deal with the "discomfort"? ;D

Thanks Y'all

limp'in and a gimp'in KD

Radar67

I try to avoid it...steel toe boots work wonders when working with the big stuff.  ;)

But, I have found Alleve to be effective in relieving some discomforts.

Have you considered having an xray to make sure everything is good?

Stew
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TexasTimbers

I feel for ya. I dropped a sheet of osb on my right big toe in 04 and finished the remodeling job I was doing at that time for my uncle. Worked with it like that for like another 10 days - two weeks. Misery. Pure misery. Stumped it a couple of times over that period of course.
But as I was newly remarried my new bride took good care of me with some over-the-counter TLC ;)

Can't tell ya what to do but some people on weekends have been known to ask friends or family if they have any spare narcotics like Tylenol #3 if they know they have previously taken the drug in question and know they are not allergic to it. I keep them handy personally. If not, Ibuprofen for the swelling, which reduces pain. 800mg and alternate with Extra Strength Tylenol in between for pain too so you keep them peaked every couple of hours. Don't take them simultaneously. Don't take Tylenol if you have liver problems.
Soak it in warm water 20 minutes 3 times a day (your foot not your liver) if you can, nearly hot if you can stand it with epsom salts.

DISCLAIMER:Consult your physician; you are getting this advice from a guy who is taking a coffee break from cutting pen blanks.
The oil is all in Texas, but the dipsticks are in D.C.

PawNature

Yep I would go with the safety shoes.
Now if they could just come up with steel finger gloves.
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scsmith42

I'm so anal about steel toed shoes I even have steel toed sneakers!  (Carhart makes them - pretty comfortable too)
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and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

kderby

This is just right because I am new to the world of steel toe shoes.  In my career working on forest fires, steel toes are a wreck.  When you stand on a ember, by the time you realize it, the steel toe has the heat.  That is mighty uncomfortable for minutes rather than moments.  For me, steel toes have never been part of my vocabulary.

Now I am in lumber.  I do have a pair of steel toed work boots but was not wearing them.  It sounds like steel toes are for every one in this business.  They would certainly have spared me this period of dismay. ::)

Thanks for the information relayed.  I understand it is not medical advice from a licensed practitioner.

KD

Patty

I wear my steel toed boots when working around the mill, just like all of you do. I originally bought them when I got my draft horse. I was afraid she would step on my toes are crush them I was happy with this arrangement until my son pointed out that if she stepped on the steel toed boot, he would have to call in the jaws of life to get the boot off my foot.  ::)
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We simply continue to fly ........
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sawguy21

I am an expert at hurting myself. Extra stength ibuprofen usually works, a lot cheaper than Motrin which is the same thing, but I need to be careful. I have a low tolerance to some cold remedies and painkillers, they knock me out.
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Coon

Well for me something such as dropping that 6x6 on my toes wouldn't hut too much.  No I am not Heeman or some other super hero it's just that I have always got other MAJOR PAIN from my back.  None of the previously mentioned solutions would work on me anymore.  The docs have even had me on morphine but I got real nasty and edgy with that stuff.  Docs want to put me on medicinal marijuana to help take the edge off the pain.  That's a whole other topic though.

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jon12345

If I have a really bad pain then I get some tylenol 3 from someone.  I also found that avoiding pain killers as much as possible, makes them more effective when I do take them.


fly_smiley  is it just me or does this smiley look like he's usin some 'alternative medicine'  ??? ::)
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TexasTimbers

How's the toe doing?  ???
The oil is all in Texas, but the dipsticks are in D.C.

Beweller

For the toe nails.  Using a pocket knife with something like a sheepfoot blade, bore a hole through the nail.  This releases the pressure of blood and fluids and stops the throbbing.
Beweller

Tom

If that doesn't work, stomp the other foot.  It will divide your brains attention.

TexasTimbers

Beweller you are so right. I drilled a couple of holes in mine with a home-made depth stop and a 3/64 bit. Guarantee it sped up the healing big time and the next day the pain subsided noticeably
The oil is all in Texas, but the dipsticks are in D.C.

kderby

Thanks for asking about the toe. :D :D :D

The lesson for me is two fold:

Steel toed shoes would have prevented this injury. Ceratinly there are many other things steel toes don't protect but they would have done the job here. 

Second I should have drilled a hole in the nail.  I do not know why I was able to work the full day then get home and find the pain so "distinct" in the evening.  The entire nail went black and it was floated off the nail bed.  48 hours later I did punch a hole and the site drained.  Now the nail is pink/white but still just floating.  If I had given the pressure somewhere to go earlier in the process I might not have lost the entire nail.

I have heard of a red hot paper clip as a sterile "drill bit".  The knife idea and the actual drill bit are good to consider. 

I know this is not a medical forum.  I used to be an EMT and married to a nurse so I have a knowledge base on how to deal with injuries.  I am able to recognize a serious injury and will go to town for broken bones and stitches... if I have to :o :o. I also live thirty miles from town and I am cheap.  I do not go to the doctor for a lot of things.  I have learned my lesson about bruised nails and next time the remedy will come sooner.

I have enjoyed the related discussion on the safety boots.  Thanks Y'all 8) 8) 8)

Bibbyman

Besides the safety factor of wearing steel toed boots,  I've found they are a handy tool.  I'll more likely use my toe to block a log from rolling back when using a cant hook or use my foot as a substitute for a rubber hammer to bump a heavy board into alignment or to hold a heavy cant up off the ground when butting it off with the chain saw.

Mary likes to wear tennis shoes in the heat of the summer.  I'll get onto her about it (but in a nice way) but then she'll wear her steel toed work boots to town.
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Sawing since '94

woodbowl

Quote from: Patty on January 03, 2007, 01:50:34 PM
..... if she stepped on the steel toed boot, he would have to call in the jaws of life to get the boot off my foot. 

Patty, I got my first pair of steel toed boots 30 years ago. I was so excited and told every one in the machine shop that they could protect my feet in every situation. With that, I grabbed a 3 lb hammer and gave my toe a whack!

You know where the edge of the metal starts on the steel toe? Well, thats where the hammer hit and thats where the crimp was compressed. I hollared and hobbled and finally unlaced my boot to try something different. I was stuck, but after a few minutes of wiggling I finally got my foot out. Nothing was broken, but it could have been bad. I never had another pair of steel toed boots since.  ::)
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PB Logging

I have personally heated a paperclip with a lighter and pierced a finger nail with good success.  Consider vice grips or pliers to hold the paperclip, as it should be very hot to do the job quickly...


sawdust



No matter how careful I am I manage to wack something,,, Find cold quick! Snow crushed ice cubes cold water. The colder the better, makes them little blood vessels tighten up and not leak. Hurts like a DDDDANG but worth it. When it starts to warm up do it again, half hour usually is enough. Avoid aspirin for the first day, it just makes you leaky. Hot buttered rum works for my pain/whining thing occasionally.

sawdust
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