Posted on 10/27/2008 11:11:42 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
24 hours ago I picked up a cooler that was on my porch. A garden slug was on it. He attached himself to my middle finger on my left hand. I shook him off and washed my hands. Apparently I failed to wash adequately enough.
Now I have a ugly festeing blister on my finger. I google searched for answers. Didn't find any help. But I know my FReeper FRiends will come through with all sorts of solutions and answers. Some may even be helpful. (But I doubt it)
While you’re at it, pour a saucer of beer for the slugs. They love it, and it kills them.
I suspect you didn’t read the article at that link. It’s considerably more serious than SSTD.
“What? It’s all ball bearings these days.”
LMAO!!!!!!!
Hydroflouric acid works well, esp 16 molar.
It’s all ball bearings these days. Heh heh
And then have another.
Well, he didn't say it looked like a congressman.
Been there, done that. Still have the nightmares.~shudder~
OMG. You’re right.
I read this link carefully: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophallation
I’m now convinced that I have an amputated snail penis embedded in my finger.
For the Love of God! What do I do now??
(getting frantic here)
wait wait I got it...
If you can find another “slug” like the one that abused you yesterday...bring it into your work location, invite some coworkers over to your desk, ..then hit it with a hammer, and when they start to itch and swell up....watch what they do
Ta Dah!!
No hydrocortisone.
Do this:
Run hot tap water. As hot as you can tolerate, but not enough to scald of course. Keep your finger under it for several minutes. Hot. If you need to occasionally pull it out, okay, just jam it back in after you’ve caught your breath. The important thing is to get the red area hot deep inside. You are killing germs inside; fungus too if that’s part of the problem. This is to save the nail and knock out any infection.
Then: dry it well. Put a thin layer of Neosporin (or generic “triple antibiotic”) ointment on it. Put a band-aid on it. Keep dry.
Should seem significantly better in six hours. If not, see a doc.
You may have some blistering in a few days. Keep it dry and Neosporin’d. Repeating the hot-water treatment is not a bad idea.
Alternative: hot hot hot soak with Epsom Salts. Amazing stuff, sucks the ow right out. Gotta be hot, though. But again, careful of scalding.
hmmm....a cockaroache?
"Slug slime on your finger? Safest way to biopsy will be through the rectum..."
“It’s a TUMOR!
no, there’s only one of those but you have to count to three, three is the number, nay not two, nor is four, but three shall be the number..
Walk around with the affected finger upraised, apart from the others.
that way, it gets more air.
Make sure the children are raised in the Church.
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