JOG asked me to forward this info to the site.

Had a bumpy day. Thought I was clear of the backhoe front bucket and stood up, but not quite all the way, then I laid down and thrashed around a while. Thought it was just a goose egg, till I ran my hand under the cap and it came back bloody.
I got my daughter to shave it with a straight razor and the SIL cut the butterflies. She showed me pics so I could tell her how to work on it. Best I can tell, that is not actually a cut. The goose egg is below the split. I think it's torn, because the hoodie and the cap, neither one is cut.
Anyway, id post this, but dunno how. If you don't mind, put it up?

Not sure about how I'm gonna be tomorrow. The crunching sounds coming from the neck scared me. So far, range of motion is okay, but stiffening up.

Wishing him well... - Serow

Ouch!  

Get better buddy! I know you're not having the best of days right now.

That last pic made me cringe!

Thanks guys. Actually, once I drew back the bloody hand and realized I was gonna need help fixing it, I shut down the backhoe and told my daughter to get the first aid kit and meet me in the shop. We fixed it up, I didn't work anymore, because after something like that,mistakes are easy to make, but I had a good evening, till about nine, when the torque in the neck started tightening up. Got some rubbing and some traction, head pulling, heating pad, slept in the chair to keep swelling down. Past injuries taught me a lot. I put pressure on it several times through the day, had a good day ,actually. Played chess, played with the grandson, I feel fine. Just finished doing some more shaving and retaped it. Still got some blood in my hair, got a dental appointment today, but I'm not gonna shower or scrub on and wiggle the scalp. After studying it, im sure that is a torn line. No way it's a cut.
I just hope the hair grows back. I can't afford any losses.
Just thought you folks would like to see what a Gin You Wine boo boo looks like.

Did it knock any sense into ya'?...

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Speedy healing,
Serow  

D'OH!  That hurts to look at.  Take it easy and get yerself well brother!

Get well!  

I think you need to take some that yellow spray paint in your garage and repaint the bucket so you can see it next time...but I guess it wouldn't have helped here unless you had eyes in the back of your head.  

Hey JOG, I work for a doctor and I asked him about how to treat a 2 to 3 inch gash on the head. He did indicate that it would heal fastest with stitches but that if you keep the skin together via butterflies or whatever means and apply neosporin regularly you should be fine. Apparently the scalp generally has very good circulation and therefore cuts there rarely get infected. Good luck.

I did something similar... when I was 7 years old... explains a few things I guess.

Take it easy for awhile.