Trials of a Hardworker

Two hours into my night shift and I had a little accident. I was moving shelves and fitting a bar for pegs. The bar was a bit old and bent at one end but I wasn't letting that stop me, so I tried a bit of force. Big mistake. The bar slipped and I crushed my thumb between it and a shelf edge. It was agony. I spent hours with ice on it, and plodded on as best I could, only getting about half my work done. Not bad considering I was sporting an injury. I left at 6am, even though I was supposed to work a couple of extra hours, because my thumb had swollen up so much I couldn't bend it. On my way home (another struggle, changing gears with my injured left hand not an easy task) I considered just going in to A + E, but I had an appointment with the surgery nurse in the afternoon so I would just ask her to take a look. I only managed to get a couple of hours sleep, every time I moved I hurt the damn thumb again! The nurse took one look and told me to go to the hospital. Luckily it only took about an hour. They x-rayed it and it's broken. Just my luck. They drilled a hole in my nail as well, to try and release the pressure of the swelling. It didn't work. I can't wash my hair, button up jeans, do dishes (not the end of the world). Hopefully, it will be better by Monday night, I can't afford any time off work.