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Post by seanrd on May 14, 2011 13:43:24 GMT 1
Not the best start to the weekend or the summer for that matter. Thursday morning swanned into college to turn up some wheel spacers. All was going well, when as i bought one of the tools away from the spacer the swarf wrapped round the chuck of the lathe and whipped round my left hand and fingers. Didn't swear, honest.....  Anyway, this was taken a few minutes after, thinking i was gunna be back later that day, we jumped in my mates "van" and headed flat out down the A1 to Stevenage Hospital.   Arrived there, waited for a bit, to be told they were gonna patch me up and send me on my way. Happy Days.  Surgeon came down, had a look and said no way. Thats a plastics job and that i'd be staying the night and they would operate the following day. To cut a long story short, i'd gone through 3 artery's, 2 tendons and various nerves so i had to wait it out till the following day.  Later that evening, was well sorted  Following day they sent me down to thearter, 5 hours later they had done what the wanted. Sewed my index finger to a flap on my middle finger, which they will seperate in 3 week time. This will keep them both alive. Well thats their plan.  So as of now, they have imoblised my left hand with a splint and will remain like this for 6 weeks  Hopefully be off in time for Mallory. |
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Post by cj on May 14, 2011 16:45:24 GMT 1
Bloody hell Sean, I seriously hope you are right handed  Nah all joking aside - you one lucky mother forker - I got two dead fingers on left hand and it aint "happy days" |
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Post by seanrd on May 14, 2011 16:58:41 GMT 1
Ive got no use of the top half of my index finger on my right hand either lol, lost the tendons in that 4 years ago, got it caught in my bmx chain. So thats both of them fubared haha
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Post by buckshot on May 14, 2011 18:03:25 GMT 1
Get well soon Sean, that looks painful.
Dave.
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Post by nikfubar on May 14, 2011 18:22:59 GMT 1
Shit, that looks painfull  Good job your not an arab  |
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Post by seanrd on May 14, 2011 18:33:21 GMT 1
haha cheers guys  Still pretty doped up on pain killers so still smiling |
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Post by mudmover on May 14, 2011 18:59:46 GMT 1
Hells teeth....thats gorry shit! I spent all last sunday down the hospital due to swollen knee only for them to confirm I need an operation to bind ligaments back... They wanted to drain the knee as an interim proceedure.....I advised the pain was bearable and I'd wait for full on surgery.....The consultant explained they have to scratch the inside of knee cap when draining and its not very pleasant......I'm a shit house Good luck all the same Sean! Another mate of mine recently got into an argument with a lathe which resulted in a crocidile attack effect - The result now is that his forearm is nearly 1/2" longer and he's lost all feeling....thats real bad! |
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Post by cb250g5 on May 14, 2011 19:37:22 GMT 1
Get well soon - I'm relying on your camera skills at Mallory.
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Post by seanrd on May 14, 2011 19:56:14 GMT 1
Should be all good for Mallory Jason |
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Post by mudmover on May 14, 2011 20:25:55 GMT 1
Fingers X'ssd and prey to Allah!
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Post by seanrd on May 14, 2011 20:33:07 GMT 1
haha there certainly crossed, i may of been born in Luton but there will be no praying to Allah haha
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Post by mellow on May 14, 2011 22:29:30 GMT 1
saw ur pics on facebook the day u did it m8.Thats gotta smart a bit  Hope all goes ok n ur back to spankin the monkey soon ;D |
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Post by LC'Adam on May 15, 2011 0:15:39 GMT 1
Ahaha mellow ^^ Same from me mate, hope your back to erm.... tinkering with motorbikes a.s.a.p ;D A kid at our college turned a lathe on while he had hold of the chuck key (which was still in the chuck might I add!!! ). Any way he lost the fight and ended up with his hand trapped between the key (which was crushing down with the force of 2 tons) and the tool post (which as you know has a set of bolts in to to clamp the tool). Basically he managed to stop the motor of the lathe turning with his hand! It bent the chuck key under the load and his hand was crushed beyond recognition. He will never be able to use his left hand again. You got off lightly man, lathes are fookin powerful and scary bits of kit Still at least you didn't get some hot slag in your eye like our tutor did the other day. H and S had a field day and now you can't even walk into the shop unless you have safety glasses! Hope you can sue the college mate and put all the moneys toward your LC hybrid ;D Adam |
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Post by seanrd on May 15, 2011 0:24:41 GMT 1
Still at least the scar will pull some hot slag at college haha |
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Post by LC'Adam on May 15, 2011 0:28:47 GMT 1
Stop putting words in my mouth Sean!!! ;D
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Post by billy on May 15, 2011 15:17:25 GMT 1
Damn, hope you'll heal up allright mate.  I guess you gotta see it from a somewhat positive perspective though - it could have been MUCH worse! |
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Post by Norbo on May 16, 2011 9:08:50 GMT 1
that sent shivers down my back . i hope it heals up soon matey .
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Post by seanrd on May 16, 2011 10:07:10 GMT 1
Could of been much worse indeed. Been into college today to pick up my spacers Cheers for the support guys, keeps a smile on my face |
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Post by alibongo on May 16, 2011 16:48:05 GMT 1
Looks bloody nasty Sean, glad you are all patched up now. Good job it didnt take your finger off!! |
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Post by seanrd on May 16, 2011 19:49:01 GMT 1
Very lucky indeed, this is what my op involved
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Post by tout on May 16, 2011 21:00:02 GMT 1
Machinery has to be treated with upmost respect hope you now think to stop the machine regularly and releive the swarf, hope it wasnt the Juan King hand matey boy |
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Post by watchhislegs on May 16, 2011 21:04:28 GMT 1
Looks nasty mate, you should have put some of that Utterly Butterly on it.
It's amazing what surgeons can do nowadays, hope it mends quick so you're back fettling and riding again very soon.
Nico
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Post by mellow on May 16, 2011 22:11:51 GMT 1
f**k that! dude i nearly threw up that pin through the finger  Rather you than me m8 but hope ur sorted soon |
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Post by JonW on May 17, 2011 0:23:58 GMT 1
fek! GWS Sean...
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Post by uncleelsie on May 20, 2011 22:50:32 GMT 1
good excuse to get a quick shifter mate!
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Post by seanrd on Jun 3, 2011 0:24:09 GMT 1
 To cut 3 weeks of trips to and from the hospital, the initial skin graft didn't take. So this morning i was on the operating table at 8am for 90 mins under local anasphetic whilst the separated my index from my middle finger the proceeded to use what can only be descriped as the same tool they use in kebab shops to remove a nice chunk of skin from my bicep in order to replace whats missing on my middle finger. Hopefull this will take, then its on to therapy |
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Post by lcowner on Jun 3, 2011 10:31:53 GMT 1
i went to tt in 2006,and had an off,i dident think it was bad just thought i broke my leg.i ended up spending a week in nobles and 2 weeks back in beaumont!tib fib talus shattered ect .i hope i dont visit nobles this year.... 3 ops later and this how my leg looks now  |
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Post by seanrd on Jun 3, 2011 11:33:09 GMT 1
Nice bit of mechano in that Ouch though |
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Post by seanrd on Jun 15, 2011 11:59:28 GMT 1
Thats what you get for re using them old rusty green ones
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Post by lcowner on Jun 15, 2011 12:10:00 GMT 1
he he yeah thats sorta normal the doc tells me!dunno how that fence got in there tho  |
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Hopefully be off in time for Mallory.
Still pretty doped up on pain killers so still smiling 
I guess you gotta see it from a somewhat positive perspective though - it could have been MUCH worse! 
