Ouch!

Last night Karl was trying to fix our washer, and got his hand caught between the drum and the flywheel. One of his fingers hurt pretty badly, and started to bruise. Well he was up most of the night, because of the pain, and then almost passed out in the shower this morning. So we took him to Urgent care, and they did some x-rays. The doctor said it wasn't broken, but that there was blood pooling under the fingernail, causing the pain (she said that the blood buildup under the nail makes it feel like someone is trying to rip off you nail! So she used a needle and drilled 4 holes through his nail to let the blood drain out. It sounds really gross, but it instantly made the pressure and pain better. So they splinted it, just to cushin it when he bumped it against something. Well this evening, the Radiologist called, and said that he does have a hairline fracture in his finger, but the treatment is still the same. We will have to see how work goes, because he can't take the splint into the cleanroom, where he does quite a bit of work. So he either has to take the splint off during the day, or possibly switch to his new position (which isn't supposed to happen for a couple more weeks). Kyra keeps saying "Your finger is freaking me out daddy!" (I'm not convinced she knows what "freaking me out" means, but it is still kind of cute. But it is feeling better, and he was even able to play the Wii, so he is happy.