Let's be careful out there

[caddyman]

The world is a hazardous place and today is proving the truth of that to me. Not in any major, earth shattering way, but in petty annoyances and inconveniences. Any hint that these things are self inflicted will draw the Baleful Glare^tm.

Annoyance the first:

• Impressed by the speeds I was getting on the torrents for Battlestar Galactica episode 9, and having downloaded just under 48% in 20 minutes or so, I decided to look at the seeders information log. For some reason the tracker took exception and threw me out for two hours and now I'm back on, I can only get between 6 and 10kBs download speeds. That means that instead of 28 or so minutes to grab the remaining 52%, it is going to take around 10 hours. Of course the time of day doesn't help: torrenting is best done in the quiet hours, but even so.

Annoyance the second:

• Whilst fiddling with the sock on my left foot, I felt a short but almost entirely painless 'snap' in the middle finger on my left hand. The sort of feeling you get when someone snaps an elastic band against your skin, nothing more. I now have a plaster around the very end joint on that finger to keep it straight. I can bend the finger joint, but not straighten it back out properly, so the plaster is providing some support, helping hold the finger straight and reminding me in the absence of pain, to be careful of the joint. I seem to have snapped a small ligament and there is no tension on the very end of the digit. Mind you, it is VERY handy for hooking around things and dragging them towards me.
  
  I rather hope that ligaments grow back by themselves. I don't fancy having a quack tie a little knot in it for me.

So. How's your day going so far?

Comments

[caffeine-fairy.livejournal.com]

Um....ligaments don't grow back by themselves. They're rather noted for it.

[fredlums.livejournal.com]

Please go and see a doctor person ASAP. If you go to A&E they will X-ray your finger and probably any other part of your anatomy they see fit to photograph! You will probably also be told to take Paracetamol as the medical profession seem to have shares in this particular drug.

Don't wish to be a nag but please please go and get it sorted out.

[boroshan.livejournal.com]

and so say all of us

I know A&E are a pain, but better than losing these use of the appendage.

[colonel-maxim.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think that his finger is merely on the first stage of becoming a tentacle and am demonstrating my awareness of this by hissing 'Mutie' at him at every opportunity.

[ysharros.livejournal.com]

Go. You heard em. *hugs*

[ysharros.livejournal.com]

So what's his associated superpower? Can't grow tentacles without other powers, though I'll grant you that being tentacly is goodness enough by itself.

[sea-strands.livejournal.com]

Get thee to a doctor, drop in centre or A&E.
I know I know; but it will be worth the hours of interminable waiting for peace of mind or some steps forward with this.
When I broke the tip of my little finger earlier this year it was bound for over 6 weeks to the finger next to it and it made things hard to do but it healed in its way (still have a sore tendon 6 months later so really from experience, get it looked at.) Even an NHS drop in centre for advice if you think A&E is too extreme. Holding fingers straight makes one realise how much we need them, every little bit of them don't it? So you get it seen to before you turn into Davy Jones!

[bluesman.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who is having more than a smidgeon of tendon trouble lately, I can only agree with all your other LJ pals. I know you love doctors and injections about as much as I love disco music, but Lordy trousers it's a must, Bry.