about the 40 stitches..the cut was not Across my finger-well it was but wasn't- it was along my middle finger, start ~1/2" from the webbing between index and middle finger, then go along the length of the finger until the last knuckle, then end the cut by going across the finger just under the knuckle, cut was ~3" long and cut thru about half of my finger width for said 3" until the end, i wrapped it up and drove myself to the hospital... as to calling me an idiot for not going to the doc's from 18-44 it is not like i didn't have health insurance, i did, i just never Went- i felt fine, so never bothered to go. i had blue cross blue shield from my employer(who paid 80% of it) until i got the job i have now, and something else(forget what it was, from where i work now) i had until i got married in 95 then i went on my wife's insurance since her work had the better plan/pricing.