Ouch! I just sat on a pin!

Tycoonx

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alright this is kinda of emberassing, but i just sat on a pin, apparently the previous owner had left a nice 2 inch pin on the recliner to keep the cloth together or something. I didn't realize this until I sat on it.

I was wondering what kind of infection can I get from this? and should I go take a shot at the hospital or something.
The pain is nothing, even though the pin is a tad thicker than a paper clip.
 

illusion88

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You should amputate...
Really was it rusty? Cause if it was then you have tetnis and have 8 hours to live.
 

LANMAN

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You better hope that spot on your *ss doesn't stay red for more then 3 days. :Q

--LANMAN
 

Tycoonx

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The pin is not rusty or anything it was used to keep the cloth on the headrest and apparently it had fell down. The thing is pretty damn thick, it's about 2 inches long and it bent at the half inch mark. And no it didn't get my nutsack, just my cheeks.
 

Tycoonx

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so should i go to the hospital to get some shots? emergency room? or should i wait?
i have insurance but i don't want to go through the paperwork.
 

her209

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: her209
Hope it didn't go through the nutsack.
ok, I spent about 10 minutes writhing in my chair after reading that
not cool!

You've obviously have never had the joy of having a pin through the nutsack.
 

DanTMWTMP

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if it's iron and rusted...HURRY AND GET URSELF TO A DOCTOR AND GET A TETANUS SHOT!!!!!!!!...get one just in case though....

or else..u'll be sorry for the next 2-4 months of ur whatever remains in ur life...
 

Tycoonx

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It's not rusty at all, I don't have a family doctor here (school) Do they provide tetanus shots at the hospital?
 

Eli

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Geez, don't freak out or anything...

Have you had a tetanus shot in the last 10 years? If so, you're fine.

Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. It's everywhere. It even lives in your body, as apart of your digestive tract flora. You really only have to worry if that pin was in contact with feces, or outside soil. :p

The spores only germinate if they enter a wound deeper than oxygen can penetrate.
 

UglyCasanova

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Originally posted by: Tycoonx
It's not rusty at all, I don't have a family doctor here (school) Do they provide tetanus shots at the hospital?

They should. I got mine at this health unit thing because it was really cheap. If you haven't had a tetanus shot in a while (10+ years I think), then I would recommend going and getting one soon just to have it, even if you don't get it from this. I went because I jabbed myself pretty deep with an extremely rusty piece of metal that had been lying out in our field.
 

Squisher

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Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Originally posted by: her209
Hope it didn't go through the nutsack.
ok, I spent about 10 minutes writhing in my chair after reading that
not cool!

You've obviously have never had the joy of having a pin through the nutsack.
have you?:Q

OK, warning, thread hyjack.

A guy at work tells a story about going to Alaska and getting a treble hook stuck in his nutsack when he fell on an open tackle box and having a guy that he met 3 days before remove it. They were an 8 hour car ride from any other humans and he didn't relish riding in a car for 8 hours with that stuck in him.

 

UglyCasanova

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Originally posted by: Squisher


OK, warning, thread hyjack.

A guy at work tells a story about going to Alaska and getting a treble hook stuck in his nutsack when he fell on an open tackle box and having a guy that he met 3 days before remove it. They were an 8 hour car ride from any other humans and he didn't relish riding in a car for 8 hours with that stuck in him.

:Q That's nuts!
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: dparker
Originally posted by: Squisher


OK, warning, thread hyjack.

A guy at work tells a story about going to Alaska and getting a treble hook stuck in his nutsack when he fell on an open tackle box and having a guy that he met 3 days before remove it. They were an 8 hour car ride from any other humans and he didn't relish riding in a car for 8 hours with that stuck in him.

:Q That's nuts!
:D

 

DanFungus

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Originally posted by: dparker
Originally posted by: Squisher


OK, warning, thread hyjack.

A guy at work tells a story about going to Alaska and getting a treble hook stuck in his nutsack when he fell on an open tackle box and having a guy that he met 3 days before remove it. They were an 8 hour car ride from any other humans and he didn't relish riding in a car for 8 hours with that stuck in him.

:Q That's nuts!

bahahha, that's so horrible, but the pun! Oh the pun!