THE INJURY THREAD. Post your wounds here.

[BigWaveDave]

Outstanding pic of your wife's surgically repaired elbow!...Thanks Flatbutton for sharing, looks like she is on the mend.

 

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[flatbutton]

[ Quote Originally Posted by Skippy SH13
Personally, I have a corneal transplant and an intraocular lens implant. (my lens is plexiglass/acrylic). Stuck a pencil in my eye when I was 5. Wonderful experience that. 12 major operations, including the pre-ops, transplant, and subsequent cleanup. That's my story.

My cornea is from a little girl, though, (one of the reasons for so many surgeries... I was waiting for an appropriately aged donor)... Basically, I see the world through the eye of a woman. I have to say. It's a little blurry. read into that what you will.

You will see the football shaped section of the cornea that was replaced, as well as not only a long set of sutures that are clearly visible, but also the retaining sutures that are around the edge.



OK, then. Here you go. It's best viewed when clicking on the image to make it full sized. You can see the damage to the cornea, as well as the silk stitches that are still in place 35 years later. Amazing work by the docs. The style is "old" and it uses springs to hold the lens in place. As a result, my eye has a fixed iris. While I can see out of the eye, it's 20/20 only about 4 inches from the eye. By 3 feet it's like 20/300 (legally blind) and gets worse the farther away I go. My brain only uses the one eye (the good one) most of the time, rendering my peripherals out of the left, pretty much useless. And because the iris can't flex, it's horribly light sensitive and I close it most of the time in bright light. (I look like I'm squinting in that eye).

BUT.. I kept my eye. Thanks Lion's Club. Most folks don't even know I have a problem. They just think I'm squinty out side on my left. It's resulted in some funny things, though, like when people come up on my left and think I'm ignoring them (I simply cannot see them). I also have no depth perception. Don't really play basketball much.

NOTE: To see full stitches set, you MUST click the photo, then when you get the pop up, click it again. You'll get a + sign in your magnifier..> Click the photo ONE MORE TIME in order to expand it out fully. You'll get a great view of the stitches. They're pretty dang cool.

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EDIT... I'm really glad I have dark eyes, too. Having one eye's pupil always be big would look funny in blue eyes!

Lost the vision in my left eye from a small fishing sinker back in the early 70's. I was 12 years old. They saved my eye, but the pupil stays dialated all the time. And yes, I have blue eyes!

 

[Ammoman]

Speaking of eyes...I lost mine when i wasn't looking!Almost healed in the second photo. new fake eye in the third photo

 

[BigWaveDave]

Speaking of eyes...I lost mine when i wasn't looking!

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There you go!....and Ammonman takes the lead!....

 

[bill_wabo]

Shoot, sorry for your eye Flatbutton and Ammoman, you could have said "healed eye on the 3rd photo" and I'd buy it 100 times, unbelievable.
BWD you're strong second in my book. Hope i'd have some photos to show, my injuries are interns. Can I upload a scan file?

 

[Ammoman]

Shoot, sorry for your eye Ammoman but we have a new leader now. You could have said "healed eye on the 3rd photo" and I'd buy it 100 times, unbelievable. BWD you'Re strong second. The elbow third but could have second if he had a close up, lol

LOL don't be sorry...i still have one eye. Their is always someone out there with worse.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Shoot, sorry for your eye Flatbutton and Ammoman, you could have said "healed eye on the 3rd photo" and I'd buy it 100 times, unbelievable.
BWD you're strong second in my book. Hope i'd have some photos to show, my injuries are interns. Can I upload a scan file?

waiting with bad baited breath

 

[jwp1964]

Sitting here typing loaded up on Valium and Oxi. Had my L4/5 vertebrae fused last week. Made it home yesterday. Lots of pain and 3-12 months recovery. I am looking for tips to modify a scooter for swinging so I can get back out sooner rather than later. Gotta talk my hunting buddies into doing some extra digging. Promise to only Cherry Pick, lol!

 

[bill_wabo]

Hope you come back well and thanks for not showing a picture.

 

[Peyton Manning]

wonder when Dave will get the dishes and laundry done so his wife will let him get online?

 

[Peyton Manning]

speaking of eyes' there is this show something like ncis la
there is a girl on there with an odd looking eye, anyone know the deal?

 

[BigWaveDave]

wonder when Dave will get the dishes and laundry done so his wife will let him get online?

My wife someday, may possibly become your ex-wife.

 

[Oregon Viking]

I was tased/tazed once.....does that count?
Not a scar but.... oh boy!

 

[BigWaveDave]

OMG....fascinating!....if there is any way on Gods green earth you could post a cops video of that, I will deem you "winner of the injury thread".
But it has to be you.
With a story.

 

[ARC]

they like doing that to patriots fans :P

 

[Peyton Manning]

OMG....fascinating!....if there is any way on Gods green earth you could post a cops video of that, I will deem you "winner of the injury thread".
But it has to be you.
With a story.

or a reenactment

 

[ARC]

or a reenactment

Can we all participate in the reenactment ?

And no ... I do not want the part of the "tayzee" heh

"E" parts are rarely the good ones...
Its the parts ending in "R" that are better :P

 

[BigWaveDave]

 

[Oregon Viking]

OMG....fascinating!....if there is any way on Gods green earth you could post a cops video of that, I will deem you "winner of the injury thread".
But it has to be you.
With a story.

I was helping my cousin in Portland Oregon with "bail enforcement"
He did not have the temperament for it, so it was a short lived career.
We were waiting outside of a bar for the "perp" I think he jumped bail for corporate theft? of some kind. Cuz said there he is, identified himself, the guy ran....in to me! We wrestled around, my cuz tased me instead of him. It was a prototype of one of the first air tasers. I squeezed the guy like a bear, because cuz, wasn't a proficient user of the "shock and pee" weapon.....and nailed me!
And he was laughing too....

Your muscles tense/flex/activate like you would not believe! I guess I was yelling obscenities......crushing this guy (as I could not let go...)

 

[BigWaveDave]

Ouchy!...that will teach both of you a lesson.