Chapter Forty-Two

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Tuesdays

Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 4:39 PM

Are just tuesdays

Got a shocked moments after i stepped into office this morning.
The cleaning lady cut herself while cleaning the toilet.
There was blood gushing from her foot.
Unstoppable.
My cousin panicked when she saw the amount of blood flowing.
The aunty sat on the floor, a pool of blood at her feet.
Clearly in pain and looking faint.
We tried to stop the bleeding by compression but to no avail.
And hence we tried ice.
The bleeding stopped and i wrapped her feet in tape and towel.
Then we left for the clinic.
I didn't know the extent of her injury until the doctor removed the gauze.
It was about 4 cm, stretching from the middle of the 4th and 5th toe up until the top of her feet.
She needed 5 stitches.
The doctor said it was a really deep cut but she was lucky that no nerves were severed.
The aunty held onto me, half moaning and half crying as the doctor gave her 3 jabs of anaesthetic.
She was scared stiff.
I was scared too but i was more curious for i have never seen how stitching is done.
The doctor gently cleansed the wound and she got to work.
I have always thought that surgical stitching was done using a surgical needle threaded with the 'string', but today was an eye opener for me.
The thread was already attached to something like a small and fine hook, it needed no threading.
The doctor started stitching from the top of the feet.
I used to think that stitching was done continuously, just like how we sew clothings.
But in fact, each stitch was done individually and secured with 3 knots.
The doctor was awesome.
She did it really fast and the way she tied the knot got me baffled.
I couldn't quite figure out what she did with her scissors that could get the knots done so quickly and neatly.
Stitching in between the toes proved to be a challenge and the most painful.
The entire procedure took about an hour.
By then, the aunty was already in tears.
I sent her home after everything and went back to work.
In the car, i kept wondering how did she cut herself at such a weird angle with the metal drainage hole cover..

Tuesdays

Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 4:39 PM

Are just tuesdays

Got a shocked moments after i stepped into office this morning.
The cleaning lady cut herself while cleaning the toilet.
There was blood gushing from her foot.
Unstoppable.
My cousin panicked when she saw the amount of blood flowing.
The aunty sat on the floor, a pool of blood at her feet.
Clearly in pain and looking faint.
We tried to stop the bleeding by compression but to no avail.
And hence we tried ice.
The bleeding stopped and i wrapped her feet in tape and towel.
Then we left for the clinic.
I didn't know the extent of her injury until the doctor removed the gauze.
It was about 4 cm, stretching from the middle of the 4th and 5th toe up until the top of her feet.
She needed 5 stitches.
The doctor said it was a really deep cut but she was lucky that no nerves were severed.
The aunty held onto me, half moaning and half crying as the doctor gave her 3 jabs of anaesthetic.
She was scared stiff.
I was scared too but i was more curious for i have never seen how stitching is done.
The doctor gently cleansed the wound and she got to work.
I have always thought that surgical stitching was done using a surgical needle threaded with the 'string', but today was an eye opener for me.
The thread was already attached to something like a small and fine hook, it needed no threading.
The doctor started stitching from the top of the feet.
I used to think that stitching was done continuously, just like how we sew clothings.
But in fact, each stitch was done individually and secured with 3 knots.
The doctor was awesome.
She did it really fast and the way she tied the knot got me baffled.
I couldn't quite figure out what she did with her scissors that could get the knots done so quickly and neatly.
Stitching in between the toes proved to be a challenge and the most painful.
The entire procedure took about an hour.
By then, the aunty was already in tears.
I sent her home after everything and went back to work.
In the car, i kept wondering how did she cut herself at such a weird angle with the metal drainage hole cover..