Invisible Splinter is Invisible

[sakon76]

When we got our windows replaced, they of course took out the old ones first. For the mobile windows (sliders and the crank-operated outward openers) this was not a problem. For those panels which were stationary, however, the method of removal apparently involved punching through the glass. Which meant, no matter how careful the crew tried to be, that a few glass shards ended up on the floor of each room. Those first few days, we were never barefoot, and the house got a thorough sweeping except for the back bedroom, as it wasn't finished yet.

During my cleaning spree of the back bedroom today, I was mostly shod, and swept carefully. But now it feels like I have a very fine splinter in the base of my foot. Except when I look for it, and feel for it, there's nothing there.

Psychosomatic splinter?

Comments

[flybystardancer.livejournal.com]

I've gotten those before, usually in my hand from doing gardening work without gloves on. (I hate wearing gloves for gardening, I want to feel the dirt dangit!) They're absolutely horrible. Try washing your foot with soap? That usually helps me.

[sakon76.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you for the tip! It seems to've worked.

(And, yeah, I hate gardening with gloves too.)

[flybystardancer.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Glad it worked. :)

[mmouse15.livejournal.com]

Nope, just extremely fine. I got one in my foot years after we had the windows replaced, and it took a week for me to find it. Actually, Jay found it using a hand lens because I was sobbing that my foot hurt. It was tiny! So...it might be real!

[sandpanther.livejournal.com]

Probably not psychosomatic. I just got one removed from my hand that the doctor could almost not see even using magnifiers, but I sure could feel. It should come out on its own eventually, but isn't necessarily fun until it does.