Oh what a wonderfully warm and beautiful day it was upon waking up yesterday morning. Plans were for me to get outside right after breakfast to do yard work, including picking up the numerous pinecones which had fallen over several weeks. But other work was planned too before the temperature rose high in the afternoon.
Pinecones were the first order of the day and after picking up over 100 decided to stop bending for awhile and give my back a break. Instead focused on removing a huge pine branch from the front yard which had snapped off with the recent high winds. Was too heavy for me to lift so dragged it to the side wooded area where I started to push it further in. Until....
That is the right side of my right leg. As I was pulling the branch and trying to position it inside the wooded area the weight shifted and a sturdy nub of a branch penetrated my sweat pants into the leg. Then as it moved it pulled flesh to expose raw meat. It hurt like heck and don't know how deep it went into my leg as I didn't want to open the wound.
Left my yard tools there, came in the house to wash and medicate my wound. Kept my leg elevated so the blood would coagulate. Since it was getting close to lunchtime decided to eat and continue with my leg lifted. Then it got too hot and came inside to hook. This was the afternoon temps yesterday.
A cold front came thru last night which produced a thunderstorm and rain, so temperature is nowhere near that today and I'm wearing a sweatshirt. Normally I keep my winter thermostat set at 63 but the previous day plus yesterday increased the inside temp to a very warm 68.
Sorry for the boring post and will try to make up for it next time.
Saundra
Ouch !!!! You did a good job ! Hope it heals quickly .
ReplyDeleteIt was 70 and sunny here yesterday , was actually too warm ! Today we woke up it was 40 degrees and has been sprinkling , just a raw , dreary day .
Feel better Saundra !!!
Ouch for sure. Sure hope it does heal fast for you. It has been a daily rollercoaster of temperatures this week. Yesterday 68. Today 48. Tomorrow suppose to be 73. Janice
ReplyDeleteOh my! That is quite a wound. Are you up to date on your tetanus shot or booster?
ReplyDeleteOUCH!
ReplyDeleteCrazy weather in Ohio, too. I hope spring comes and sticks around for more than a day.
Oh that does not sound good. I am so sorry. We were in the 60s the day before today not out of the 30s, and freezing rain coming tonight with 50s tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNext week we are getting an estimate on getting our yard cleaned for the spring and raked and put to bed in the fall. I might be still doing it from the sounds of the per hour yikes! But husband can't help anymore.
Cathy
Eek...that looks like quite a bit of blood! Hope it's healing up ok. I'd have cleaned it and then slathered it in bandages. We had a bad ice storm today...and now snow. Weather here really stinks, ya know??
ReplyDeleteKeep watch around the area, it being a puncture wound. Good you kept your leg elevated! Donna
ReplyDeleteOh no, I hope it heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteYeah OW and a string of expletives.
ReplyDeleteOh goodness!! Are you better now! My goodness. That looks so bad.
ReplyDeleteOuch! That looks painful on the front of the leg. Take care of yourself. Our weather has been quite messy with snow and freezing rain and back to rain. We certainly didn't get your warm temperature here.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter.
Hugs,
Julia