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« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2008, 01:54:07 pm » |
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Mad scientist going mad...Hmmm  Well, anyway, that does look really bad  Glad you survived to tell this tale  And speedy recovery to you  |
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« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2008, 03:39:17 pm » |
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Ow. Well, no rocket fuel for me.
Hope you have a full recovery!
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« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2008, 03:45:42 pm » |
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Speedy recovery, looks real painfull!
I get some real bad burns down the forge but nothing like that. i Take it they were solid fuel rockets then?
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« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2008, 12:54:37 am » |
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On the bright side, there's something more than a little steamy about the fact that they're using silver to put you back together...
Yeah. It's cool. There are some fun new topicals for burns and necrosis type stuff. I'm such a nasty person that my first thought on seeing those photographs was, "I wish I could treat one hand with active manuka honey and one with that silver cream, and one with the chlorhexidine cream, oh wait, he's only got two hands, and see which sloughs more and which reaches complete healing fastest..." |
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« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2008, 12:58:00 am » |
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Yow! - get well soon. |
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« Reply #30 on: July 23, 2008, 01:59:30 am » |
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Aah yes, burns are never pleasant, i got away really lightly when a modified car i was tinkering with had a high pressure fuel line let go and it sprayed a nearly red hot exhaust with petrol while i was under the bonnet with it, some sixth sense warned me to move damn fast before i knew what was up, but i was still caught in the large ball of flame that erupted from it, it put me on my arse, set fire to my bobble hat (tis cold here in the winter  ) and my coat and removed all the hair that was out of said bobble hat and the hair stubble on my eyelids melted together the first time i blinked effectivly blinding me till i got to hospital. I was massively lucky i didnt suffer any scaring, but i did have to walk around for 3 weeks with my face covered in parafin jelly AND suffer the nickname "Scorch" for several years until i killed, um, until my friends forgot about it. |
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« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2008, 04:46:43 am » |
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Wow, I've had 2nd degree burns on my arm, but 100%+ of the hand!? Holy *choice word*!!!
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« Reply #32 on: July 23, 2008, 05:16:14 am » |
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On the bright side, there's something more than a little steamy about the fact that they're using silver to put you back together...
Yeah. It's cool. There are some fun new topicals for burns and necrosis type stuff. I'm such a nasty person that my first thought on seeing those photographs was, "I wish I could treat one hand with active manuka honey and one with that silver cream, and one with the chlorhexidine cream, oh wait, he's only got two hands, and see which sloughs more and which reaches complete healing fastest..." Indeed, I often treat minor wounds with Honey, this I'm leaving to modern science. If it becomes infected I get skin grafts. |
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« Reply #33 on: July 23, 2008, 06:11:50 am » |
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I can type with the 3 fingers of the right hand that are undamaged.
Now I'm slightly disappointed you don't have some kind of robotic exo-hands, or an automatic voice translating machine, or at least an Igor to dictate to. I kinda figured there must be some kinda perk to terrible hand injuries. I think perhaps I'll invest in a suitable robot if I ever work with such explosive substances. |
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« Reply #34 on: July 23, 2008, 07:48:29 am » |
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yeah growing up a friend decided to cut open an engine and fiddle with the solid fuel.
bad idea.
he tried to light it sitting on a log but it was too windy so he picked it up and tried to light it.
it stuck to his palm for about half a second before it flung out, he was flailing around with sparks flying everywhere.
there was a nice black hole about the size of a quarter in his palm and all the fingers blistered instantly along with the rest of the palm. the wrinkles at the knuckles were relatively ok, as his fingers were bent and the skin folded on itself.
took months to heal over, no skin grafts. hes lucky he managed to get it to close up without an infection in all that time.
definitely not a rocket scientist.
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« Reply #36 on: July 23, 2008, 11:04:23 am » |
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Hell, that is nasty! I very much wish you a speedy recovery. One can never be too careful a round rockets, explosives and the like. My hands feel odd after seeing that! |
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« Reply #37 on: July 23, 2008, 09:58:34 pm » |
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Dear lord, that looks simply awful. As a piano player I deeply empathize the loss of use of your hands! I once smashed my fingers in a tractor door and couldn't play properly for a few weeks, but that was nothing compared to what you must be going through! I shall add a prayer for a speedy recovery and perhaps an extra wish that the wife will let you play with your tools again once you're better! I know I'd be reluctant to let my fiance go back to playing if that happened to him.
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« Reply #38 on: July 24, 2008, 12:39:05 am » |
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Proper lab hygiene is important. This does not mean keeping it clean, rather keeping safe.
Ouch! Reminds me of the time, several years ago, when I got 2nd degree chemical burns on my hand. I feel your pain and hope for your speedy recovery, my friend. |
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« Reply #39 on: July 24, 2008, 02:21:03 am » |
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Woof! I once lost a wrestling match with a water boiler and had bandages and silver cream to my elbow, so I know exactly how you feel. The whole thing blistered up and all sensation (heat, cold, rain, wind, etc) was registered as pain.
I got better though! And after the first two years there wasn't any skin color difference either.
Take care, Man.
Netflix got me through when I snapped the ball off my arm bone in my shoulder joint and the doctor said, "I can't cast it, or do surgery, so I'm going to tie your arm to your chest with this bit of strapping. Sit on your couch for 6 weeks and don't get in a car again for a month after you get home from here or your arm will fall off." I thought I was going to go crazy, I was so bored. But then I discovered Farscape!
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« Reply #40 on: July 25, 2008, 12:49:57 am » |
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Woof! I once lost a wrestling match with a water boiler and had bandages and silver cream to my elbow, so I know exactly how you feel. The whole thing blistered up and all sensation (heat, cold, rain, wind, etc) was registered as pain.
I got better though! And after the first two years there wasn't any skin color difference either.
Take care, Man.
Netflix got me through when I snapped the ball off my arm bone in my shoulder joint and the doctor said, "I can't cast it, or do surgery, so I'm going to tie your arm to your chest with this bit of strapping. Sit on your couch for 6 weeks and don't get in a car again for a month after you get home from here or your arm will fall off." I thought I was going to go crazy, I was so bored. But then I discovered Farscape!
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« Reply #42 on: July 25, 2008, 01:10:32 am » |
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OW! *winces*
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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« Reply #43 on: July 25, 2008, 02:32:08 am » |
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Ow. That's just– Ow. And thanks for the object lesson. They say one should learn from the mistakes of others, because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. On the bright side, there's something more than a little steamy about the fact that they're using silver to put you back together...
Yeah. It's cool. There are some fun new topicals for burns and necrosis type stuff. I'm such a nasty person that my first thought on seeing those photographs was, "I wish I could treat one hand with active manuka honey and one with that silver cream, and one with the chlorhexidine cream, oh wait, he's only got two hands, and see which sloughs more and which reaches complete healing fastest..." You could always test finger-by-finger... |
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« Reply #44 on: July 25, 2008, 02:47:27 am » |
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You could always test finger-by-finger...
OOo, yeah. Except the entire wound is probably going to seep, and that'd get the substances all mixed up from one part of the hand to the other. Now if we could burn each finger individually, leaving a two inch border of unburned skin... |
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« Reply #45 on: August 01, 2008, 07:22:55 am » |
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Well, I'm back to work, still painful, though.
I have great videos of the debridement if anyone wants to see...
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« Reply #46 on: August 01, 2008, 01:26:36 pm » |
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I have great videos of the debridement if anyone wants to see...
Do you have to ask ? But it's not so much a case of want to see the video it's a case of "Oh god I'm clikcing on the link, oh god I'm pressing play, oh god it's playing! ... eeeew! Injuries!" more like an anti-desire/pre-disposition |
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« Reply #47 on: August 01, 2008, 03:39:04 pm » |
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Chris, I just came across this thread. Ouch. My condolences and sympathies. It recalls memories of my best friend from childhood. He moved to Idaho, messed about with some homemade explosives, and nearly blew his face off. Burns are not fun stuff. And that's coming from a fellow studying to become a forensic arson investigator. Be safe, good sir. |
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« Reply #48 on: August 01, 2008, 03:51:55 pm » |
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Holy crap, man! I'm glad to hear you didn't do more damage. I admit to looking only at your original post, and not reading the rest. I presume your healing is progressing? I've had small (quarter-sized) second degree burns, on a finger and I remember how much THAT little burn hurt. Can't imagine the pain of yours.
Wishing you well soon,
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« Reply #49 on: August 02, 2008, 12:20:30 pm » |
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Fools! you asked for a video and now you have it!! Nasty and graphic video |
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