Caterpillar Incident, Concerning or Get over It

guys,
i went out to the park for a walk and noticed a green caterpillar on my pants which i accidentally put my hand on top of it.
now there are 4 really tiny hairy/thorns have gone into my two fingers that is itching and sore and red.
i tried to pull em out but its too tiny and really hard, should i forget about it ? if not how in earth to get em out?
tnx

Comments

  • +50

    Thank you for contacting Ozbargain Emergency Healthcare. All our nurses are currently occupied with the mass butt-hurt from today's April Fool's prank, so please sit in the waiting area until the hysteria outbreak has been contained.

    • +2

      Thank you Doctor.

      • +1

        Acupuncture is available though.

        • Of course it is. Everyone with any sense uses actual real medicine.

  • +14

    You took the right first step to solve your health issue by creating a post on Australia's foremost bargains website.

    Use your Xiaomi automatic tweezers.

    • And if that doesn't work, amputate the fingers, hand or arm to be safe.

  • +2

    don't worry .. if it doesn't get out , your skin will grow over it , then it'll cause inflammation , then you squeeze it out together with the puss.

    • Yum!

    • then you squeeze it out together with the puss

      ,film it and make thousands on YouTube!

      • Too late, there are millions already on YT.

        NSFW

    • Another ex-gorse slasher I take it? It sometimes used to take 3 months…

    • +1

      Is that the puss from puss and boots?

  • +2
  • +3

    Can you please rephrase the question in Chinese?

  • op is dead already. caterpillar poisoning. rip. guess humans never evolved to become resistant to bites and stings from primary insects…hint hint op.

  • +2

    Call healthdirect if you are worried

  • +8

    Do you have the inclination to build a cocoon?

  • +5

    Just don't scratch your nuts for a while

    • the best comment, lol

  • chop the hand

  • +5

    A new superhero has been born

  • +1

    leave it there,you will eventually turn into caterman.

  • I like to start the day with a laugh so I normally check to see what The Donald’s been up to overnight. Lately though, I think some of the questions and especially the responses on OB are even funnier than the Trumpster. Looking fwd to a combination question like “Which socks should I put on and how do we stop war?”

    • +1

      Are you waiting for that combo question to appear here or on Trump's twitter page?

  • +4

    From google: "put sticky tape (such as duct or masking tape) where the hairs are, then pull it off. Repeat until all hairs are removed. Wash the contact area with soap and water, and then ice."

    or

    Leave them and with luck you might turn into a butterfly.

  • Paging Dr. Boom.
    Dr. Boom to Health and Beauty forum please.

  • +1

    If you like western medicine, call the 24hour (free) nurse, as SirMurDuck suggested. They're great. 1800022222

    My instinct tells me that some kind of a poultice would help. I'd use the one with the bread for best effect. A poultice draws poison, foreign bodies & infections out
    Good luck. Let us know what happens

    http://www.healing-from-home-remedies.com/soap-and-sugar-pou…

    • +1

      ALSO SEE YOUR DOCTOR. HE MAY ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO

  • I think Rambo had something similar. It was either gunshot wounds or caterpillar fronds/quills. He cut the surrounding area off with a hunting knife and cauterized it with whiskey.

  • Buy a pair of tweezers.. $1.89 at the Chemist, 98c at Coles or Woolworths, 50c at the $ SHOP…find someone who has glasses (assisted sight), pull them little truckers out.. if that don't work run under really hot water and rub, rub rub until the burning feeling subsides… Aagh feels great, don't it? JOB DONE.

  • A serious proposal, as used for small splinters and prickly pear hairs - get some PVA [wood-work] glue, apply it over the area, let it dry properly then peel it off.

  • +2

    bump for this golden post

    i recommend op putting their finger up their bum. dr phil said that works wonders in medical emergencies.

    • I'm not a doctor but I recommend this for the OP.

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