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!

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xgetxbentx 13

Monday 24 October 2011 11:15

...so ask a neighbor or someone to open them and them put them in a baggie. Duh.

LigerFan 1

Monday 24 October 2011 11:47

It's hammer time!

timidanne 10

Monday 24 October 2011 11:59

Hold the bottle with your feet.

kimmiekimmiekong 0

Monday 24 October 2011 13:14

I know how u feel, I crushed my pinkie and had to get surgery done on it, ended up with 5 screws and 2 plates in it! woke up from surgery with a huge cast to my elbow( ya it was stupid for a pinkie) but I had to take my Meds every couple hours and my parents were ether out of town for work or the other didn't come home till late so I had no one to help me open my meds, I had to bare through the pain! i completely know ur pain!!

chosha_fml 26

Monday 24 October 2011 13:19

So use your good hand to go knock on your neighbour's door.

creedaddict 9

Monday 24 October 2011 13:27

Dude take them back and get the non child proof ... I feel ya pain man

Rick_S 3

Monday 24 October 2011 13:34

That does suck, big time. My wife has arthritis, and it's starting to spread to her hand, so her medication is hard to open. I asked the pharmacy, and they had her fill out a form, and now all her meds come in non-child-proof containers. You should do like others have suggested and take it back and ask them for a non-child-proof top. I'm sure they'll be happy to help out.