Took off the surgical tape that was covering the incision last night. I have never seen a scar like this outside of a monster movie. JEEZ! Really brings home what she went thru. Also, great reference for painting monster models!
I wish I hadn't read that, surgical staples, stitches, tape, etc., makes me feel queasy and makes my legs feel rubbery.
I hear that. My wife has a scar running from her shoulder to her spine just a bit above her butt, running then I guess at about 45 degree angle about 18" long, and jagged. That one scar is about twice as long as all mine combined.
Aaaaand just in case I haven't spent enough time in doctor's waiting rooms this month, I sliced my finger at work yesterday and spent 3 hours at the urgent care. Missed lunch. Get to go back Thursday for a follow-up. Then Friday is Mary's first visit to the oncologist to discuss the possibility of chemo. Oh, and, how did I cut my finger? Printing and trimming posters for the safety department!
Lemme guess . . . the blade of the xacto knife slipped up over the straightedge you were using and came across a finger on the hand you were using to hold down the straightedge.
No but that's happened before. This time I was rotating the poster to cut the side and, I think what I did was cross my left hand over to grab the right edge at the same time I was moving my right hand with the knife to the left - I dunno, if I'd been paying attention enough to recreate it, I'd have been paying attention enough to prevent it. The result was I slashed the blade across the pad of my left ring fingertip hard. Only about 1/2 long, but VERY deep. And since I'm on the baby aspirin a day plan, it bled like crazy. I toddled over to the safety dept and they wrapped it up and called me a cab to urgent care.
Oh - and when I got back, I finished trimming to posters just in time for the safety guys to come over and check on me. I opened the door and said "Here's your fucking posters!" and handed them over.
Small world. At Fort Gordon (maybe Fort Rucker, it's been a while) a bunch of soldiers get hit by lightning while gathered in a group for a unit "Safety Day Fun Run". Also In Canada some corporation showed a very graphic, bloody safety film. People got injured trying to exit the rooom in a big hurry.
Funny knife anectdote - I was trying to cut through a very thick cable with a folding pocket knife. I'm really straining hard, when the knife folded up on my finger cutting it to the bone. I finished the job and tried to keep my bleeding to a minimum because the hangar floor had just been repainted. After a few hours the bleeding never did stop, so off to the hospital for even more stitches for my collection.
I almost did that with my folding pocket knife today! That would have REALLY pissed off the people in safety. Just to be childish, I went into safety today with my arms folded and a fake rubber hand. I staggered in and said "Guys! I really did it this time!" and dropped the hand.
First pocket knife I had was pretty small, and I frequently would cut myself on it by trying to open the three blades all at once (Swiss Army display mode). First the big sharp blade, then the nail file 3/4 open, oops! Only took about 10 times for me to realize that the sharp blade should come out last.
Well, while the surgeon scared us by saying we need to consult an oncologist, the oncologist told us it's just a precaution, and all we need to do is have a CAT scan every 3 months for a year, then every 6 months, and then only yearly. Otherwise not to worry about it. So the scary part is finally over, and Mary just needs to continue healing (which both doctors said she was doing very fast).
An just to continue my klutzy streak, I cut another finger at work while assembling a metal poster frame.
Funny thing about missing fingers. When I joined the Air Force they finger-printed me. Since I'm missing part of a ring finger tip, they couldn't get that finger to come out for shit despite a few attempts. Bad for me, it's sensitive and hurts when you jam it down hard.
I saw a pic on an outdoor forum I frequent of a guy who (can't remember exactly how) stepped on one of his deer hunting broadhead arrows. Yeah, it's about as painful looking as you can imagine. But it does build confidence in how effective razor sharp arrows are! I just shave a little patch of hair off my arm/leg to test them, thank you very much.
As far as I know everyone shaves their arm/hand hair to test their broad heads. Since I live in The South, I wear shorts about seven months out of the year. Thus, legs are a convenient sharpness test as well. Actually legs are better. I sharpen my arrows with them laying out across my lap anyway. I can cut a small patch to check my progress and continue on if needed. I'm going to try my face just to see how awesome my sharpening skills are! Of course I'll use shaving cream. If my broad-heads pass that test, they will shred some deer lungs for sure!
