He said the same thing @Louis Loire - NY

@Louis Loire - NY should I use these? It's the only thing I have other than hydrogen peroxide and some antiseptic gel.

That gap is about 3mm across and 1 or 2 mm deep boys

You know what I'm an idiot. I'm a disabled vet I'm just going to go to the VA clinic tomorrow.

Good idea best to get it cleaned by a pro

The best thing to clean scrape wounds like that is first aid spray it will come in a spray bottle

Yeah my brain took a second to catch up there and I've never really been a blood person so I forgot about the VA. You'd probably have to take my arm completely off to get me into urgent care though.

I was thinking you may lose the arm...🤔

@The Huwhyte Ulf - VA Does IE accept cripples? What about amputees? If I loose the arm I'll get it replaced with a cool hook or maybe some sort of projectile launcher.

I wouldn't think you need stitches.

I'm no surgeon though.

I've super glued my fingers closed so many times...

IE needs a cyborg farmer yesss

@Der Seeteufel - SD drink something with sugar in it for the shake.

It will smooth out the "shock"

@Freiheit - CA me too, super glue on the job site is a must

No stitches just got it cleaned, steri striped, and bandaged. They said follow up in a couple days if it starts to fester but otherwise I'll be fine.

Half dox

Lol yeah I'm undoxable I work for my cousin so good luck antifa moles.

Lol

Lol that gash was pretty nice

It still hurts pretty bad I can still bend my elbow but any time I twist something like a door knob it pulls on it and hurts like hell. I'm just hoping it's healthy enough for the warrior dash on the 14th.

Is it infected?

@Freiheit - CA nope I just changed the bandages this morning it's actually healing up pretty quickly.

Cool

So if anyone is wondering I finally figured out what has been wrong with me, over exposure to mold. What a nightmare it's been. If you think you have mold/mildew around take care of it immediately.

Wow

@RevStench that’s sucks man... I worked with a person who got permanent vocal chord damage from exposure to some type of mold/fungi spores in the air when landscaping... gave him a permanently hoarse/very quiet voice

Wow that's crazy, I have to see a doctor who specializes in environmental hazards, so far when I'm away from it for a few days I get back to normal, so I'm hoping that's a sign that I don't have any permanent damage.

Glad you determined the cause and can now mitigate.

I’ve been told since I started working in healthcare that feeling upset and saddened over the declining condition or death of those in your care is normal and actually a sign that you’re the type of individual that belongs in this field, and this has been the case for me. I’ve bonded with the people I’ve taken care of and felt a great sense of loss when some of them have passed away. Lately however I feel like I’ve been losing this. I’ve recently felt tired, distracted, and at times even jaded and cynical. I feel that many things have contributed to this; being witness to neglect, working with non whites who can barely speak English let alone properly take care of people, getting to know good people who can’t afford the care they need, etc. I don’t want to ramble on endlessly but I would like to ask others in the medical and healthcare field if they’ve ever experienced this as well. Did it pass? If so how’d you get past this? Should I consider seeking another career field based on this? Any advice or opinion is appreciated, thank you. <@&435155893747974155>

My grandpa is in the hospital after surgery and the staff there is anything but empathetic. I think possibly you just become desensitized.

@AidanGillen to be honest dealing with situations like what you just described motivate me to stay in healthcare and be better than that.

It's possibly the headspace I'm in right now, but I'm leaning towards it's the sort of "stare into the abyss and the abyss stares back" you become what you do. Possibly it's per person on how much empathetic connection you can handle before it begins to wither away. Not sure if that makes sense.

Makes total sense

I have the same situation as you, it's a line often said that the empathic should be the people in healthcare, but the truly empathetic don't last long from my experience. You need to establish professional distance with patients, and their families.

It hasn't passed for me, I've just channeled my frustration and dissatisfaction into more productive things. Going to the gym more, taking up journaling, meditation, continuing education, etc.

@JC17-OR this is really great advice, thank you for sharing. After I wrote that rant I hit the gym really hard and felt much better.

Personally, journaling and meditation really help. I've also changed my diet and while mentally it didn't boost me much, physically I feel a lot better.

headspace is a good meditation app.

Cardiac ICU RN checking in