tiny slit

one would think that one tiny slit across the thumb where only the skin is flapping away from the flesh, no bleeding would be a small insignificant cut....

But it wasnt.

2 hours after the slit then I realised how useful that part of the thumb is to me. After opening and closing close to 200+ tubes, that flap of skin has threatened to tear to unearth the red bloody flesh beneath it.

I had to find a remedy before it gets worse (of course stopping all work would be the BEST hehehe but who would issue a 2-3 day MC because of a tiny slit on the thumb??)

(side track- why 2-3days, cos I old liao mah, skin take longer time to regenerate and grow back, so that 1day MC would not have made any difference haha)

I went to the first aid box in the lab and scanned for a handiplast. I found one easily and realised that the contents of the box has been refreshed (from the ghastly overdue bandages, antiseptic creams which I saw last year). Good sign!

There was a few packs of plasters. I took the first one box on the top and found that there was only one plaster left inside. Perhaps someone else also had a cut?? Or they gave us a used pack of plaster?? Were these contents re-cycled from another first aid box?? hmm....

With the plaster, I worked with much ease almost like that tiny slit wasn't there! Until I took out the plaster and found that the slit is still threatening to open wider.... must take care of it.

Next day, came back to the lab, first thing I did was to put on a fresh plaster over my thumb. After 2hrs of lab work, opening and closing another 200+ tubes, the plaster torn!

sigh, wonder how many plaster will I go through before my tiny slit heals....