Health: Today, I went to the hospital with a broken hand. They gave me...

By charlotte9338 - 23/10/2011 23:32 - Canada

Today, I went to the hospital with a broken hand. They gave me a cast and some prescription pain medication. The only problem is that the bottle of medication is child-proof, I live alone and I can't open it with one hand. FML

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By digressions - 29/12/2011 19:01 - Canada

Today, I tore a muscle in my back. At the hospital, I was prescribed some pain medication. My husband got me settled at home, with everything I needed within reach, and left for work. As I picked up the bottle to take the first pill, I knocked it on the floor. It rolled under the couch. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/12/2012 20:03 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my doctor finally prescribed me some medication for my arthritis. The cap was insanely well-secured, and my hands were too racked with pain to get it off. FML

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By sorethumb - 15/12/2015 23:39 - United Kingdom - Bookham

Today, while observing a surgery, I was asked to open a glass ampule of adrenaline. Not only did I break it and get it everywhere, I sliced open my thumb bad enough to need stitches. FML

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By aaaa - 25/09/2018 17:30

Today, while helping a child through a tantrum, I was kicked and my hand broke. The bone is completely in half and fixing it will require plates, screws, and surgery along with months of recovery. Another day on the job. FML

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By London - 18/09/2009 08:06 - United Kingdom

Today, I fell down the stairs and broke my arm. I went into hospital to get it put in a cast, but still went into school afterwards. I got written up for truancy because I didn't have a doctor's note. The cast was still on my arm. FML

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By in_pain - 06/05/2011 23:23 - Canada

Today, my doctor called and asked me when I could have my broken hand x-rayed again. I said the ER staff had told me it was a bad sprain over two weeks ago. I'm now in a full cast, and have to have my partially healed bones re-broken. There goes my summer. FML

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By brandogg - 30/04/2016 00:11 - United States - Clovis

Today, I was laying on the couch with a cast on my broken ankle. My brother thought it would be funny to shoot my cast with a high-powered pellet gun. It went straight through the cast and now I need to go back to the hospital. FML

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By afraidofcans - 23/10/2012 16:01 - United States - Stafford

Today, after years of being terrified of those biscuit cans that pop when you unwrap them, I finally decided I'd open one myself. I'm sitting in the hospital with a sliced hand from the lid and can feel therapy in my future. FML

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By tylerlove361 - 11/02/2009 05:30 - United States

Today, I cut myself with child-proof scissors. FML

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By diorlove - 21/01/2010 22:17 - France

Today, I broke my wrist because a Nutella glass fell on it after I opened the cupboard. FML

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Monday 24 October 2011 8:39

thats not very handy

minichu 4

Monday 24 October 2011 8:42

I think the best solution is hold the bottle between your thighs while sitting down and then twist the cap. Seems like it might work. Good luck!

Comments

mbuck87 19

Saturday 17 December 2011 15:15

Improvise for ***** sake. If you don't bother, it doesn't hurt enough to need them...

hewro_failure 11

Monday 7 May 2012 2:42

Put the bottle in between your knees and twist the top with your free hand ... Do not put cap back on afterwards

maxman9650 0

Thursday 7 June 2012 18:45

whoever said you can kill pain with one hand, what about the carb ;]

judea95 16

Thursday 29 August 2013 13:37

Use your mouth?

Alexis2742 31

Monday 2 September 2013 23:59

On most prescription bottles, one side is child lock and then you can flip it over and it's easy twist

picturescrazy 24

Sunday 8 September 2013 10:17

Most pharmacies will put a different lid on it for you if you ask.

Midnight_Cat 9

Sunday 16 March 2014 20:47

For goodness sakes. put the damn thing between your knees. hold it right with your knees and unscrew the damn thing. use your mouth too.

astrolaf 13

Monday 21 July 2014 16:38

thats why you request it non-childproof from the pharmacy

magnetic_aura 26

Monday 15 September 2014 10:08

This happened to me after I was hit by a car. My clavicle was broken on the left side and my whole right hand was torn up. My then boyfriend screwed the lid back on my pills before leaving for the day. I had to do some weird balancing act with a shelf, but where there's a will there's a way!