Health: Today, I went to the hospital with a broken hand. They gave me...

By charlotte9338 - 23/10/2011 23:32 - Canada

Today, I went to the hospital with a broken hand. They gave me a cast and some prescription pain medication. The only problem is that the bottle of medication is child-proof, I live alone and I can't open it with one hand. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/12/2012 20:03 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my doctor finally prescribed me some medication for my arthritis. The cap was insanely well-secured, and my hands were too racked with pain to get it off. FML

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By in_pain - 06/05/2011 23:23 - Canada

Today, my doctor called and asked me when I could have my broken hand x-rayed again. I said the ER staff had told me it was a bad sprain over two weeks ago. I'm now in a full cast, and have to have my partially healed bones re-broken. There goes my summer. FML

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Today, I was laying on the couch with a cast on my broken ankle. My brother thought it would be funny to shoot my cast with a high-powered pellet gun. It went straight through the cast and now I need to go back to the hospital. FML

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By afraidofcans - 23/10/2012 16:01 - United States - Stafford

Today, after years of being terrified of those biscuit cans that pop when you unwrap them, I finally decided I'd open one myself. I'm sitting in the hospital with a sliced hand from the lid and can feel therapy in my future. FML

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By tylerlove361 - 11/02/2009 05:30 - United States

Today, I cut myself with child-proof scissors. FML

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Today, I broke my wrist because a Nutella glass fell on it after I opened the cupboard. FML

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klol_fml 11

Monday 24 October 2011 8:39

thats not very handy

minichu 4

Monday 24 October 2011 8:42

I think the best solution is hold the bottle between your thighs while sitting down and then twist the cap. Seems like it might work. Good luck!

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mommykrissy_05 7

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:00

Break it open and put the pain meds in a zip lock baggie.... If your actually in pain you will figure it out.

chelseaaababyyy 17

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:09

mm, you could just hold it between your knees and twist the top off with your good hand(:

horsecrazy420 3

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:13

Take it to the closest pharmacy. They have pop off tops for cases like yours. :)

Jujubilee 1

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:28

Omg! I FCKN HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE stupid fckin childproof sh!t!!! Not everyone has fckin kids! And if you do, your meds should not be sight or in reach of them!!! Yes, FYL, OP!

tifftess4u 0

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:30

But yet you can still write this

Notime4bull 4

Tuesday 25 October 2011 2:56

Think on the bright side here... If you can't open it, you'll have a full bottle of prescription painkillers to derp around with after your hand heals.

Evie_fml 14

Tuesday 25 October 2011 4:13

Hope you feel better soon. Try one of the previous suggestions, there have been some good ones. If all else fails, comfort yourself with the fact you're competent enough to type well with one hand. I don't know what some of these people were on about but assuming you can't type punctuation with a single hand is ****ing ridiculous.

dwsgirl 8

Tuesday 25 October 2011 4:22

go back to the pharmacy and ask if they have a different type of bottle. if they don't, i know they sell devices to make it easier for people with arthritis. (I recently had hand surgery, so I know what a pain in the butt those things are, especially when you're in pain and out of it from medication). Good luck, OP

aionlover 7

Tuesday 25 October 2011 4:53

Use ur second pare of hands (feet) 2 hold the bottle as u open it, I used my feet when I could not use my wrist for a month, my second hands came in handy and have been using them since :)