Clipped my thumb with a razor comb at 9am and kept working anyway

I was doing a men's fade on a walk-in Tuesday morning, not even half awake yet, and I nicked the hell out of my thumb joint with a razor comb. Blood everywhere, client didn't even notice because I just wrapped it in a paper towel and kept going. Finished the cut one-handed basically, got him out the door with a solid fade. But my thumb still throbbed for the next 3 hours while I did two more color services. Nobody tells you how much you use your thumb until you can't use it. Has anyone else had to push through a dumb injury mid-service and just prayed nobody asked to see your hand?

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noaht1520d ago

Man that thumb joint spot is the worst. I did the same thing with a pair of shears last year cutting my own hair at 2am before a road trip. Blood dripped on the bathroom sink for 20 minutes but I just kept going cause I was already halfway through. Thumb swelled up like a grape for two days after that. You really don't realize how much you grip stuff with your thumb until you can't. I bet that fade still looked clean though, respect for finishing the job one handed.

sarah81820d ago

My buddy did this exact same thing last month. Wrapped his finger in a strip of nitrile glove and electrical tape and kept cutting. Said the tape made his finger go numb but at least the bleeding stopped.

sarah81820d ago

Used to think people were overreacting when they talked about thumb injuries but @noaht15 is absolutely right about the grip thing, I had to hold color bowls completely different for a week.