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[FishGuest5123]

Yup, hated it.

I broke my left middle finger when I was 13. Almost snapped the thing right off:
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I broke it on one of those McDonald’s play places. I swung on one of the bars (with the nets strung on it) and when I did, my finger caught the net and it just snapped. I had my full body weight behind it, so I can’t really blame it.

My ring and pinky finger were severely bruised, I’m actually surprised they didn’t break along with it, but I’m very thankful they didn’t.

They had to reset it first of all in the ER, which didn’t work might I add. Then the stupid nurse put the sticky part of a BANDAID on the open finger wound. When I got to the specialist the next day, he was so angry that they had put a bandaid on it. It took 30+ minutes of soaking the finger, and another 5 very painful moments of actually getting it off.

They had to go in there and put a pin in it and trim my nail about 3/4ths of the way back. It took about a year for the nail to grow back completely, and it’s still not normal today:
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Let’s just say that was a very painful process that I definitely never want to repeat.

I had to go under twice. Once to put the pin in and once to take the pin out.

I still don’t have full movement back in that finger. Also, when it’s cold outside, I get arthritis in that finger and the ring/pinkie finger

I’m not meaning to pity myself at all, lol. I was just sharing my experience.

(P.S. I bet @Deanasue wouldn’t have put a bandaid on an open wound... )

Of course not. Unless you had spit on me or something. It’s happened!

 

[FishGuest5123]

Have you guys ever had a surgery?
Here's my story;
6 years ago (I was 10) I was having a really bad stomachache at night and threw up every single hour, in a morning my mom took me to the hospital and after the MRI scanning stuff, I was having the "appendix burst" and the appendix is in my back (for some weird reason) and need to have a surgery before the bacterial spread else where in my body
I fainted and woke up in the surgery room and slept again (because of the med thing)

after I woke up I noticed that my surgery wound is still open and it's something called "delayed wound closure"
(need more info on delayed wound cloosure, do you know what it is @Colin_T ?) https://www.google.com/search?q=del...UA6nMBHZ3dB3cQ_AUoAXoECBkQAw&biw=1366&bih=667

after it all ended I'm still have a right stomach pain after I've done the water changes.

(sorry for the bad grammar btw, just wanted to share my story)

You should not still have pain 6 years later. Is the wound healed now, I hope?

 

[Barry Tetra]

You should not still have pain 6 years later. Is the wound healed now, I hope?

Yea, I often have pain when doing water changes and work out.

also can you explain the reason of "delayed wound closure" to me? it seems unnessessary and scary.

 

[Flushable Pets]

Hey, those are a delicacy in most parts of the world. It's a wonder he didn't charge you extra. You should be more open minded.

I have no qualms consuming insects. It's common in a many parts of the world. But this is a non insect consuming country in general, but if they show up in your rice, still alive, in a restaurant, that makes me question the sanitation in the establishment.

And no, these are not pet grade.

Edit: In case anyone is wondering, yes, I have tried them. No I don't like them. I have a can on hand because it freaks people out here. But I don't shun them as a food source if prepared in a sanitary manner.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Yea, I often have pain when doing water changes and work out.

also can you explain the reason of "delayed wound closure" to me? it seems unnessessary and scary.

I think it’s sad when people have pain when working out and stuff like that. I know several members on here have that as well.

Exercise is the best way to manage stress in my book.

 

[Barry Tetra]

I think it’s sad when people have pain when working out and stuff like that. I know several members on here have that as well.

Exercise is the best way to manage stress in my book.

It hurts but I'm still able to do weight training and jump rope daily as it doen't hurt that bad.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I have no qualms consuming insects. It's common in a many parts of the world. But this is a non insect consuming country in general, but if they show up in your rice, still alive, in a restaurant, that makes me question the sanitation in the establishment.

And no, these are not pet grade.

Edit: In case anyone is wondering, yes, I have tried them. No I don't like them. I have a can on hand because it freaks people out here. But I don't shun them as a food source if prepared in a sanitary manner.

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I was just being sarcastic. I have to be pretty darned hungry to eat something with more than four legs.

 

[Essjay]

Maybe I'm lucky to reach my age and only ever had surgery under a local anaesthetic (plastic surgery on my face [not cosmetic] and cataract surgery)

 

[kwi]

Only surgery I had was the snip, was painful for weeks after then I had recurring pain after a year that required an ultrasound to make sure it wasn't anything to worry about. So not as advertised at all.

Mind you my 1st wife got sterilised and it doesn't compare at all, us men get it easy. (Though because of the length of time she took off work our PPI kicked in and we got 4 months mortgage paid back to us,cue holiday....)

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I cut my finger mostly off one time and, because I play instruments for a living, I had to have it rebuilt. It was no fun.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Yea, I often have pain when doing water changes and work out.

also can you explain the reason of "delayed wound closure" to me? it seems unnessessary and scary.

The only thing I can think of is that they will often times leave a small end of an incision open to drain out infection. The incision usually closes on its own in about a week. Sometimes they put a drain tube in. This is only temporary and removed in a week or so.

 

[Colin_T]

after I woke up I noticed that my surgery wound is still open and it's something called "delayed wound closure"
(need more info on delayed wound cloosure, do you know what it is @Colin_T ?) https://www.google.com/search?q=del...UA6nMBHZ3dB3cQ_AUoAXoECBkQAw&biw=1366&bih=667

after it all ended I'm still have a right stomach pain after I've done the water changes.

Delayed wound closure is normally used when there is fluid build up or an infection and they want to monitor the wound.

They normally put a drainage tube/ stem (piece of plastic tube or pipe about 4 inches long) in the wound and bandage it into place. The excess fluid then comes out by itself.

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If you still have pain in the area 6 years after surgery, they screwed something up. You should talk to your doctor about it and they might need to do exploratory surgery to find out what went wrong.

There could be nerves that were damaged, an unhealed wound with a minor infection that your body is keeping under control but it's still there. There might be a tiny hole in the intestine or major scarring on the wound. They might have damaged the muscle tissue or there is a hernia. A hernia is where part of the intestine pops out through the muscle tissue and can be minor or major. If you are able to do most things without pain, then it's unlikely to be a major hernia. They might have left something in you.

If they want to do tests, get an ultra sound and an MRI of the area. Do not get a CT/ CAT scan because these cause cancer and they show the same stuff as an MRI. You can also get an X-ray of the area but try and avoid too many x-rays because they also cause cancer. Modern digital x-ray machines are much safer than the older type. If they can't find anything after that, they will probably want to have a look inside, which means more surgery. However, I would do that as a last resort and wait until after the pandemic. You don't want surgery or to spend time in a hospital now unless it's an emergency (due to the pandemic).

 

[FishGuest5123]

Yup, hated it.

I broke my left middle finger when I was 13. Almost snapped the thing right off:
View attachment 120179
I broke it on one of those McDonald’s play places. I swung on one of the bars (with the nets strung on it) and when I did, my finger caught the net and it just snapped. I had my full body weight behind it, so I can’t really blame it.

My ring and pinky finger were severely bruised, I’m actually surprised they didn’t break along with it, but I’m very thankful they didn’t.

They had to reset it first of all in the ER, which didn’t work might I add. Then the stupid nurse put the sticky part of a BANDAID on the open finger wound. When I got to the specialist the next day, he was so angry that they had put a bandaid on it. It took 30+ minutes of soaking the finger, and another 5 very painful moments of actually getting it off.

They had to go in there and put a pin in it and trim my nail about 3/4ths of the way back. It took about a year for the nail to grow back completely, and it’s still not normal today:
View attachment 120181
Let’s just say that was a very painful process that I definitely never want to repeat.

I had to go under twice. Once to put the pin in and once to take the pin out.

I still don’t have full movement back in that finger. Also, when it’s cold outside, I get arthritis in that finger and the ring/pinkie finger

I’m not meaning to pity myself at all, lol. I was just sharing my experience.
(P.S. I bet @Deanasue wouldn’t have put a bandaid on an open wound... )

Dang! That was a full break. I can’t believe it didn’t compound and come right out the skin.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Delayed wound closure is normally used when there is fluid build up or an infection and they want to monitor the wound.

They normally put a drainage tube/ stem (piece of plastic tube or pipe about 4 inches long) in the wound and bandage it into place. The excess fluid then comes out by itself.

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If you still have pain in the area 6 years after surgery, they screwed something up. You should talk to your doctor about it and they might need to do exploratory surgery to find out what went wrong.

There could be nerves that were damaged, an unhealed wound with a minor infection that your body is keeping under control but it's still there. There might be a tiny hole in the intestine or major scarring on the wound. They might have damaged the muscle tissue or there is a hernia. A hernia is where part of the intestine pops out through the muscle tissue and can be minor or major. If you are able to do most things without pain, then it's unlikely to be a major hernia. They might have left something in you.

If they want to do tests, get an ultra sound and an MRI of the area. Do not get a CT/ CAT scan because these cause cancer and they show the same stuff as an MRI. You can also get an X-ray of the area but try and avoid too many x-rays because they also cause cancer. Modern digital x-ray machines are much safer than the older type. If they can't find anything after that, they will probably want to have a look inside, which means more surgery. However, I would do that as a last resort and wait until after the pandemic. You don't want surgery or to spend time in a hospital now unless it's an emergency (due to the pandemic).

I agree with all except small hole in intestine. Even a pinpoint would have seeped enough bowel fluid into the abdominal cavity and caused serious infection by now.

 

[kwi]

Delayed wound closure would usually be used if the wound isn't considered clean enough to close immediately, like after intestinal surgery, rather it it is left 5-10 days to help prevent infection.