Anyone who has led an interesting life is covered with scars and deformities (both physical and emotional). Accepting them is not only part of the healing process–it’s part of the living process.
the blade went across the backs of the middle and ring. the ring wasn’t severed but required the most reconstruction, hence the little hat like a venetian gondolier.
Damn, son. Seeing that gives me that pain that only comes when one recoils on behalf of a loved one’s pain. It’s like a swallowed version of a “Look out!” that can’t reach into the past but wants to.
I’ve always wondered if there might not exist a lingering, universal pool of pain that connects all of us – a sort of latent ghost; a cloud of suffering that shows itself only to those who are actively appreciating the good fortune of having not contributed more to its cause.
That and – DAYUM! That’s a whole bunch of what I would never wish on you or anyone else.
Thank you for sharing the healing process. I hope it’s a quick one at that.
Thanks, Deron…sorry you have to look at it in all it’s 3Dness and re-feel everything all over again.
Have any tattoos and/or missing teeth also? According to my (EMS) sister, the more you have of both and limbs, the more likely it is you’ll survive gun shot wounds (and other related trauma) regardless where they occur on your body. She operates out of Knoxville, TN so she sees all the Hill People that come down for whatever ails ‘em:
“How’s that male vic that was just brought in…the elderly one with the shotgun wound to the chest?”
“Fine! He’s got half his body in tattoos and absolutely no teeth in his head. We’ll release him tomorrow!”
I suggest adding some tats and take a hammer to your jaw. You’ll live forever.
Cindy, yeah, pretty much. the little gondolier hat has a wire that goes through to the knuckle. I’d definitely like to pull that out now. I’m not looking forward to the removal.
Yeah. That first/front wasn’t so bad, but I have a weird thing about hand injuries (they freak me out more than anything else). Maybe I’ll look at the other two at home rather than at work. You know, so I can be productive today.
Geez Louise, Deron, that is pretty well a lot more stitches than I practically imagined a hand would be able to take. I’m glad they were able to do it. It’s good that the days of searing metal and chewing on belts are over!
yea they tend to do that with medication Deron, they usually get paranoid they got one in the making, but if you refuse medication they’ll try all sorts of tricks to get it in to you -
Yeah!
I’m interested only in knowing and trying to understand the pain a dear friend is going through.
I want to see the gore.
okay give me a second.
this is part of the healing process.
I have to admit, I am a little scared.
I want to see.
Wait…no, I don’t.
Or…ok…yes…I want to see!
Anyone who has led an interesting life is covered with scars and deformities (both physical and emotional). Accepting them is not only part of the healing process–it’s part of the living process.
Amen to that Cindy!
front
back
gore
OUCH!
Did you sever the entire hand? What are the stitches at the wrist for?
they used the wrist for skin grafts.
Ah!
Another question if you don’t mind: Did you cut through the tips of the first three fingers and they were attached back? Just not the pointer tip?
the blade went across the backs of the middle and ring. the ring wasn’t severed but required the most reconstruction, hence the little hat like a venetian gondolier.
Damn, son. Seeing that gives me that pain that only comes when one recoils on behalf of a loved one’s pain. It’s like a swallowed version of a “Look out!” that can’t reach into the past but wants to.
I know the feeling!
I’ve always wondered if there might not exist a lingering, universal pool of pain that connects all of us – a sort of latent ghost; a cloud of suffering that shows itself only to those who are actively appreciating the good fortune of having not contributed more to its cause.
That and – DAYUM! That’s a whole bunch of what I would never wish on you or anyone else.
Thank you for sharing the healing process. I hope it’s a quick one at that.
Always want to see whatever you have to show, Deron. Thank you.
Shit, Deron.
when I feel a little better, I’ll do a little tribute to how well they ‘managed’ my pain.
Thanks, Deron…sorry you have to look at it in all it’s 3Dness and re-feel everything all over again.
Have any tattoos and/or missing teeth also? According to my (EMS) sister, the more you have of both and limbs, the more likely it is you’ll survive gun shot wounds (and other related trauma) regardless where they occur on your body. She operates out of Knoxville, TN so she sees all the Hill People that come down for whatever ails ‘em:
“How’s that male vic that was just brought in…the elderly one with the shotgun wound to the chest?”
“Fine! He’s got half his body in tattoos and absolutely no teeth in his head. We’ll release him tomorrow!”
I suggest adding some tats and take a hammer to your jaw. You’ll live forever.
I still can’t look.
sound advice tj. only one tattoo and all my teeth (so far).
andrew the first / front is the easiest to look at, I think.
Do you want to start ripping out the stitches? I would have to put the bandages back on to keep myself from pulling them all out in a frenzied state.
Stitches are worse than untreated light-colored wood.
Cindy, yeah, pretty much. the little gondolier hat has a wire that goes through to the knuckle. I’d definitely like to pull that out now. I’m not looking forward to the removal.
Yeah. That first/front wasn’t so bad, but I have a weird thing about hand injuries (they freak me out more than anything else). Maybe I’ll look at the other two at home rather than at work. You know, so I can be productive today.
the little gondolier hat has a wire that goes through to the knuckle
That description was even worse than the pictures. It gives gives me the chills, thinking about that wire…
Holy Cow!
Hell, man. For what it’s worth, it doesn’t look half as bad as I’d imagined. They do tidy work.
Geez Louise, Deron, that is pretty well a lot more stitches than I practically imagined a hand would be able to take. I’m glad they were able to do it. It’s good that the days of searing metal and chewing on belts are over!
Holy cow! – the trouble is, I keep looking whilst work piles up!
Deron, do you feel the ghost of the end of your finger? that is some mighty laceration and chop
right now I just feel a throb. in the evening i get pretty angry.
Deron, I have to say, I am amazed how good it looks given what happened – the throbbing is a bastard and I can see why you would be angry.
the anger is directed at the surgeon. the pain medication didn’t do shit and i told them so they prescribed less.
That strikes me as a good description of a ghost: a daytime throb, transmuted to anger come nightfall.
yea they tend to do that with medication Deron, they usually get paranoid they got one in the making, but if you refuse medication they’ll try all sorts of tricks to get it in to you -