Me and the wife were up at the lake. We were sitting outside in between the lake and the neihbors deck when we heard a rustling. Then a skunk came be-bopin around the corner. We sat REALLY still so not to get sprayed. It came between me and the wife. She freaked so i told her to get up slowly and i put my hand down to get up and it latched on... I picked it up while it was attached to my finger and tried to throw it in the lake which i only managed to hit my wife in the head with my forearm. Well we finaly got away and i imediatly washed with soap and water. We called my mother in-law thats an ER nurse, wich was the first time of many times that we were asked HOW'D ya et BIT by a skunk?. We asked her if it could wait untill the morning. She said probably not and to try the hospital's helpline. Well the nurse on the helpline made it COMPLETLY clear that this was a medical emergency and we needed to go to the neares er ASAP. SO we went to the ER to start my treatment. When we got there we checked into the er and told admissions that i had been bitten by a skunk, again having to tell the story. So we sit down in the waiting room and what was playing on TV? huh guess.... Old yeller. Yes a movie where the dog gets rabies and the little boy has to.. havent seen old yeller? GO RENT IT. So were off to the back where i tell the story 2-3 more times for the snikering ER staff. Dont get me wrong i think its funny as hell but kind of want to print it out on a peice of paper have it laminated and just hand it to people and watch em laugh. Well the doc explained that he had to infiltrate the site with the rabies imune globulin, wich consisted of about 8 shots in my pinkie and ring finger. The doc started that first shot and then said oh we can give you digital block if you like, At that point i was like just go dont stop... because i knew the lidocain that he'd need to make the fingers go numb would hurt even worse. Imediatly after he was done i felt like my stomache was UPSET. So i finaly had to lie down for a bit. Well that passed after about five minutes. So near the end of my visit to Llanno Memorial Hospital the nurse tells me that i get another shot in my arm and five more in my rump. Well it seems that the rabies gobulin is given according to weight, i weigh 264 lbs.. so i got five. Anyway it was almost over. Until the nurse informs me that the Llanno Sherif is on his was to take a statement. I guess they needed distinguishing marks just in case i needed to identify the skunk in the lineup. So i joked with the deputy and asked him if he even had handcuffs small enough for a skunk. We finaly left the hospital and had to reapeat the story countless times... Now i hope that the vaccine is 100%!!!
