I got locked in the bathroom and something unbelievable happened

Since this was a surprising event that happened this week

I thought I would write an article about it.

It was on a hot day just recently.

I had work outside starting in the evening, so I decided to take a shower

to wash off the sweat before heading out.

I think it was just past 5:30 PM.

After I finished my shower and was feeling refreshed,

when I tried to get ready,

the bathroom door wouldn't open.

Come to think of it, I had noticed the door was hard to open,

perhaps because the fit was bad from the start or

maybe because the doorknob was a little rusty,

but since it would open if I turned it with a bit of force,

I had just left it as it was.

However, this time, it wouldn't budge at all.

Oh man, I held my head in my hands, wondering what to do.

After all, even if I wanted to call for help

Naturally, I left my smartphone outside the bathroom.

I briefly considered calling out to someone outside the window for help, but

a naked person in their thirties calling out to passersby

seemed like it would become an incident in itself, so I decided against it.

Thinking it might be because my hands were slippery,

I tried my best to wipe off the water, dry my hands,

and tried again, but it wouldn't open at all.

I could clearly see through the gap between the doors

that the door stopper mechanism wasn't moving in the slightest.

I tried twisting the doorknob the other way,

I tried pushing the door while opening it,

and tried various other things, but it wouldn't open.

I had gotten into the bath around 5:30 PM, but

actually, I had a work meeting at 6:30 PM.

Since it was just a short distance from home, I thought it wouldn't take much time,

so I was overconfident, but I never expected to be held up here.

Moreover, since I was the one handling the meeting,

I couldn't afford to be absent.

In the first place, the fact that I couldn't even send a message about being late

was a really bad situation.

While locked in, I suddenly remembered

the story that animals are vulnerable to being confined.

I believe it was in the popular manga Baki the Grappler series,

a character from either "Baki" or "Hanma Baki"

Mr. Unchained, Biscuit Oliva, used a technique and provided that explanation.

A boy who tried to bring home an insect when he was young,

having trapped it in his hand and carried it home carefully,

found that the insect, which was initially full of vitality,

had become so weak it could barely fly,

that's how much being confined is a stressor for animals--

or something like that.

That scene from the manga came to mind,

and I certainly felt that it was mentally tough.

Gradually, the fact that the door wouldn't open and

the fact that I was naked doing who knows what

started to make me feel a little irritated.

Looking back now, I know that made no sense

but I thought that if I pounded on the door, it might open

so I started hitting and kicking the door.

The bathroom door in my house

has a metal plate in the center

with two pieces of frosted glass fitted into it.

Eventually, I started kicking the bottom piece of glass

in a fit of frustration.

Desperate to change the situation somehow,

I kicked the bottom glass harder than before,

and the glass shattered.

I never expected it to break.

However, luckily for me, once the glass broke,

I was able to crawl through the bottom without having to open the door.

Even though the glass had shattered, it was still stuck to the door,

so I thought I would get hurt if I tried to crawl through as it was,

and carefully removed the glass pieces one by one.

I finally managed to escape from the bathroom.

I must have gotten cut when I kicked through the glass,

so I was bleeding quite a bit,

and my first thought was to treat it, so I applied a bandage.

However, perhaps due to the humidity, the bandage wouldn't stick,

so I ended up using paper towels and tape

to perform some amateur first aid to stop the bleeding.

I washed it with water, disinfected it, and somehow managed to escape.

It was already 6:20 PM by then, so I hurriedly contacted the members of my meeting.

I managed to limit the delay to 10 minutes,

but I never expected the door to stop opening,

so I decided once again to properly maintain it from now on.

Since it was such an experience, I thought I'd use it as a story,

and I was telling it to a friend as a funny anecdote,

but one friend told me, "The glass cut will heal faster if you get stitches,"

so I decided to go to the hospital the next day.

It turns out I had also injured the sole of my foot,

which I had been thinking was just painful when I walked.

I went to the hospital with a casual attitude, thinking I'd just have them take a look, but

I felt really glad that I went to the hospital.

As it turned out, I had sustained an injury that required a total of 13 stitches.

The medical expenses were a little over 10,000 yen. That's quite a painful expense.

If anything, rather than when I kicked through the glass,

the anesthesia and stitching for the treatment

were incredibly painful, which surprised me.

I swore that I would never kick through glass ever again.

Also, I was told that I must never get the wound wet,

and I was given antibiotics to prevent bacteria from entering,

as well as painkillers.

I was a bit surprised that an orthopedic surgeon would also prescribe medication.

Thinking about it now, when I was locked in the bathroom,

I feel like there were other options I could have taken.

This time, I will write down the lessons learned from this experience at the end

to wrap things up.

1. Break the glass using a tool

It goes without saying, but breaking it with your hands or feet is extremely dangerous.

It's not just about the pain; there is also a risk of infection from the wounds.

Therefore, in the unlikely event that you are trapped,

make sure to use a tool to break it.

In a case like this one,

- Shower head

- Washbasin

- Folding bathtub lid

I think these would qualify as such.

By all means, use a tool to break it.

2. Your body is made from what you ate three months ago

When I asked a doctor about foods that would help me heal faster,

I was told

that there is no such thing.

The food you have eaten up until now builds your body,

and if you get injured like I did this time,

it is what you have eaten until now that heals your body.

A desirable diet (eating a good balance of meat, fish, and vegetables) is

While it does exist,

it's useful for the next time you get injured,

but it doesn't seem to work very well for current injuries.

I learned that prevention,

or rather, being prepared for an emergency, is important everywhere.

You all might experience this once in your lives, too.

When that happens, remember to use a tool to break the glass,

and try to keep your daily diet in check.

So everyone, please take good care of yourselves.