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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Brokenforthelasttime on 2024-08-19 05:07:23+00:00.

Alright technically it was yesterday, but we got home from the hospital less than 24 hrs ago so I think it counts.

It’s hot where we live. Really hot. Our county is famous for its melons, and nothing tastes better on a hot day than a cold melon salad. Before I go much further, I should probably say that I am well known to be accident prone, and my husband has banned me from handling all sharp pointy objects.

So after a great morning taking our dog to the local pool for a dog swim party, and an afternoon at the county fair, we came home and he started cutting up melons for a fruit salad for dinner. He was standing on one side of the kitchen island, I was on the other. We were talking about our plans for the next day, laughing at the dog circling the island like a shark (he loves melons). Hubs cut a melon in half, and due to its size and position, one half rolled of the island. I, not thinking at all, reached out to grab it. So did he. He still had the knife in his hand. Needless to say, it did not end well for me.

He rushed me into the car and we made the normally 5 minute trip to the ER in about 90 seconds. He walked me in to the check in desk, and caught me right before I hit the ground when I passed out. Never been placed in a room so fast in my life. After multiple attempts to numb my hand failed, they just started stitching, which… 0 stars, do not recommend. It was a thousand times worse than the cut. 13 stitches later, doctor says he’s done the best he can but I will likely lose a large chunk of my finger. It basically split in half from the tip down to the first knuckle, cutting through the nail bed and most likely the nerve. I’m now being fast tracked to see a hand surgeon to see what can be salvaged.

My poor husband is DEVASTATED. He can’t look me in the eye because he knows it hurts and he thinks it’s his fault.

So take this as a PSA - when knives are involved, just let it fall and step away. Don’t be dumb like me and reach for either a falling knife OR falling food when knives are in hand.

Tl;dr: Reached for a melon falling off the counter, hubby accidentally stabbed my finger, now need surgery to attempt to save it.