So I started the last leg of this block (it's a 6 week block, 2 weeks on Oncology, 2 on Ophthalmology, and 2 on Theriogenology). On Therio we do a lot of large animal reproduction stuff, and some small animal. Today we were sexing cow fetuses using an ultrasound probe in the rectum (yes, I went shoulder-deep in about 15 cows today, yay fun!). Well we were about 1/3 of the way done and there was a particularly feisty cow that didn't want to go into the chute. Our clinician was screaming for us to shut the gate, and I did it, but as I flung the latch, it pinched the thumb part of my palm REALLY BAD. I screamed and said a few chosen cursory words, but then I just wrapped it up with some paper towels and threw a glove over it. When we finished all the palpating (about 3 hours later), I finally took it off and my palm BLEW UP, it was so gross! (and not to mention incredibly painful!). So I decided to go to the doctor. He put a steristrip on it, and wrapped it up. He also gave me some good pain meds, which I plan to take in a few minutes and head to bed...
Here's a picture of the damage for your enjoyment!
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