04/04/2026
Great news this week, I still have my thumb🤗it is healing really well. Go back in 4 weeks to get the pins out. I actually cut through the bone, tendons and nerves. The nerves are actually starting to re join. The pins are holding the bone together. Did find out thou that I have severe arthritis in my thumb. Still not aloud to do to much and rest it, which I am so over it, still another 6 weeks to go🤔hope I can cope🤕I think what is the annoying thing is I wasn't even using the secateurs, I had finished cutting some foliage which was sitting on the ground I bent down to scoop it up still holding the secateurs in the right hand and then I accidentally hit the trigger. It could of ended up a lot worse. The thing I don't get is all my other tools including my hand held chainsaw has a 2 switch safety where you have to hold one switch in and then start it working with another switch. The stihl secateurs don't have any safety just hold a button on to turn on and off. After a lot of research no secateurs have much safety. Not even sure if a mesh glove would stop them and I am certainly not going to try it. My word of advice is if you have these secateurs please be careful, put them down if you are going to pick up your cuttings, better still don't use them, they are so dangerous even if you have used them lots I had done 75,000 cuts with mine and I still wasn't careful enough. There has been a huge rise in accidents with these battery secateurs and most of them leading to amputation. On a better note hope you all have a happy and safe Easter break🐰🥰
