JeffR Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Welcome to my world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Yipee .......I am not alone Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads Toy Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Wow there are at least 2 others like me out there then! It only took 5 days of the New year before I'd managed to break a finger - at the gym! Just like Nige, the doc said "A&E" and after an X ray showed I'd chipped a bit off the end of my finger joint, the doc said "show me your other hand so I can compare how much the tip droops" (oo-err). Confused doc when I showed him as I broke the same finger on the other hand a few years ago and it never healed properly. Only 4 more weeks in a daft splint that means I give everyone "the finger". Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 You should post this in B3TA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 You should post this in B3TA Some great stories there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thats pretty good going Nige, sounds like you had fun cutting it about. Thank god my wife is a surgeon, i dont have to do any self butchery any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A few tips for carrying out home surgery. 1. Nylon monofilament fishing line is carp for stitches, the knots never work. 2. Stanley knife blades are not as sharp as you think. 3. Braided fishing line is too porous, the skin grows thro the line and you do more damage taking the stitches out. 4. It's gonna hurt. 5. Sympathy from significant others will NOT happen. 6. Using booze as a anaesthetic makes for p*ss poor stitches. 7. Superglue works, impact adhesives don't (see no 6 above) Go on then, ask me how I know!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 A few tips for carrying out home surgery. 1. Nylon monofilament fishing line is carp for stitches, the knots never work. 2. Stanley knife blades are not as sharp as you think. 3. Braided fishing line is too porous, the skin grows thro the line and you do more damage taking the stitches out. 4. It's gonna hurt. 5. Sympathy from significant others will NOT happen. 6. Using booze as a anaesthetic makes for p*ss poor stitches. 7. Superglue works, impact adhesives don't (see no 6 above) Go on then, ask me how I know!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 I can defo agree and confirm 2 4 5 & 7 (stings some) Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 1 nylon monofilament is what some sutures are made from so it's probably your knot tying lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hmmmm the 625mg Augmentin 1 x 3 per day - make for a tad pukey feeling, off me food, but Shiraz is OK Back to Hosp tomm for follow up Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookers Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 You lot truly are profesionals, the best I ever managed was a visit to A&E due to a eye injurey thanks to a packet of crisps! Did once whitness someone shoot themsleves with a .45 while re-holstering and leaving their finger on the trigger, in and out through the buttock and thigh at least it was at such close range it cauterised the wound Brookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Best read maybe NOT eating your tea Went back to A&E for a follow up, had an appointment, as I walked in the triage nurse spotted me and grinned and did the "alright" Thumbs up sign I stuck my thumb up and the smiled vanished and she Ooooed and Ummmed Nice consultant had read notes, and looked up and asked "Whats it like now then" "Mild Agony spelt with an F in there somewhere - its gone down - but not that much..." He peered at it, rechecked the X ray, then sent me for another X Ray, X Ray Boss asked "Which Appendage are we taking Pics of Today then " and I explained still the thumb, they all peered at it and went "Oooooooooooooooooooooo thats really nasty" "Yes, thanks for that" X Ray showed all OK nothing else there, so consultant decided to "Vent" the wound, or in laymans terms Cut the painfull bulgy bit with a surgical scalpel and let the pus have an extra route, oh and pull scab off too oh and no antesthetic as wouldn't do much - Super Actually the pain wasn't that bad,... it just pounded in step with me heart stronger, and leaked, a lot, then the good news (There wasn't much) Extended the Augmentin 625 MG 3 x a day from 1 week to 2 weeks, and given on top 2 x Metronidaoze at a further 400mg a shot so in a day I have now 2000+mg of anti-f-biotics in the system, it is he says a precautionary step against septicaema and that bone infections are dangerous and he wants to get on top of it now and with a really big whacky load of drugs. Plus, he then went on, even more fabulous news, which was Can't drink anything - NOTHING - no alcohol whilst on them - ZILTCH - basically now dangerous and then, oh joy of F Joys he went on to explain -In his words "Possible side effects may make you have an dramatic increased need for Toilet rolls" which justs adds to the fun eh ? Already, having spent 50+ years for some reason always using my left hand for "Wipey Duties" its alread wierd to the extreme using the left hand - feels like a cross between a strangers hand creeping in and a DIY version of the golden shot TV series from the 80s Back net Monday, in the meantime I have to pick the scab off regularly - super, squueeeeze the area (Steve expect some srotum tightening squeals for Tues wends and thursday this week ) as hard as I can bear to encourage the puss out, keep the new scalpel wound open the same, and keep it moist,.. which I hope doesn't extend and involve me underpants from the joy of being told what to maybe expect as a "Side Effects" Having spoken to him at length seems splinters and cutting fluid makes a nasty splinter, so behind all of this is a message to us all don't wait as long as I did, infections in bone and soft boney tissue areas can (as it has with me to a degree) spread and get a grip and can be dangerous to the extreme Fun this fabrication lark innit Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky tango Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 ewwww sitting here reading that with my feet curling up under the desk. ive had too much of this stuff myself so my mind just ends up taking me back to my hospital visits lol. Antibiotics are great , a real way to ruin any body routines you have it kind of resets you back to default if you like .i normally play along and ignore taking them unless i feel its necessary (thats not medical advice don't go blaming the guy off lr if you do the same and get caught out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hmmm, powerful antibiotics.... I remember them from my pneumonia days... when you start crapping out pure mucus you know they are working Sorry for anyone actually eating whilst reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Doctor seems to have a sense of humour when it comes to sorting out your self inflicted agony. hope it heals soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPLP Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thats a brilliant story of an awful event! My brother took the end of his 2 fingers in my planer before christmas and that wasnt nice either, so you have to be careful. Hope that you get well soon! H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Cool! For discerning fans of DIY surgery, there is a supplier of fine surgical instruments in Wigmore Street, London (close to Oxford Circus tube). They sell just about everything you would need for open heart surgery - if you felt inclined! They supplied me some good quality locking forceps (generally better for pulling swarf than tweezers), some surgical scissors and pointy tweezers. I have in the past tried sutures - but on the whole, steri-strips are just as effective and less painful. Being married to a Doctor is also good just in case the DIY Surgery goes horribly wrong! How about some gory photos? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I've really gone off you lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Okeydokey all By popular demand as I had to change the dressing I peeled back the plsster and took a snap It actually is looking quite good now, the pus is reducing and it bleeds a bit now and again, weeps a bit of fluid and goo, again which is good thing apperently, but still hurts like ferrerk ...and still swollen enough that can't bend it....but much better today But defo going down now bigtime Enjoy and my latest E-Bay Purchase: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-PAIR-HUNTERS-4-SPLINTER-FORCEPS-TWEEZERS-NEW-/230491411885?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Medical_Equipment_Instruments_ET&hash=item35aa5bd5ad http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SWANN-MORTON-No-3-HANDLE-20-x-10A-scalpels-/280598538251?pt=UK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Medical_Specialisations_ET&hash=item4154f9e80b#ht_500wt_922 Thems da babies Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I agree with the Swann Mortn scalpels they also do a really neat one piece autopsy scalpel that you re-sharpen, but for Forceps check out http://www.windrush.net/, they do just about the sexyist range of forceps imaginable,been trying to convince myself I really need the ceramic jobbies. Got about 15 pairs of the Ideal Tech swiss ones , you just gotta cover em in baby oil and rub your naked body on em, honest. Oh by the way way I use them in my day job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I agree with the Swann Mortn scalpels they also do a really neat one piece autopsy scalpel that you re-sharpen, but for Forceps check out http://www.windrush.net/, they do just about the sexyist range of forceps imaginable,been trying to convince myself I really need the ceramic jobbies. Got about 15 pairs of the Ideal Tech swiss ones , you just gotta cover em in baby oil and rub your naked body on em, honest. Oh by the way way I use them in my day job! Your wierd, there's nothing remotely sexy about forceps.can't even imagine why you think they are either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nige's attempt at do-it-yourself anaesthetics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam001 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 haha! that gave me a good few laughs! reminds me of when I attempted knee relief DIY surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Oh dear Nige!!! I don't suppose you got a photo of the offending splinter? Any idea how it got in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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