Found some pics from way back... (in hospital)

[Ben (lurk75)]

Most of you know i chopped my finger off when i was 16 on my aprenticeship, well i was clearing some junk out and found som pictures, i still cant find the ones they took in surgery....






This one was about 6 months afterwards.

Basically chopped straight through my Right index finger and had to take it to hospital in a bag of frozen peas, they replanted the finger in a 12 hour operation.
Had a nerve transplanted from one side of the finger to another and 3" of vein taken out my wrist to feed into the finger to give it a blood supply.

In total there were around 120 stitches holding the outside together with a further 200+ holding the nerves and veins inside together (obvoiusly disovable ones)

There was also about 4-5" of metal coiled around holding the bone together until it knitted back, i had a follow up opertaion in 1999 to remove most of the wire although he couldnt get it all out as some bone had grown over it.

[locky]

Urh! :?
I feel sick now after eatin my chicken wings!

[Neil.]

good one ben! opps!

[Dare-devil]

:o Nasty.!!

[linzTDI]

Mint! u were lucky

I used to work as a secretary at an engineering place and this bloke lost one of his fingers (didnt get it sewed back on) he got ?15,000 then a few year later he lost his thumb!!!!!!!! he then got ?25,000 for that!!

Seriously i think he did the second one on perpose. He manages perfectly well plays pool great too as he has a stump to rest the que on :: ::

[Tilly]

BIG HAIR :o

[Ben (lurk75)]

Yeah my hair got out of hand as i was in hosptial for nigh on a month.

I lost 2stone in the first two weeks due to being in a room held at 28 degree's.

I got ?12k compensation for it wich i used to help buy my flat, i dont hardly notice it now apart from my finger nail is a pain to cut as its so sensitive. But i sometimes forget its there.

If it does eve annoy me the Surgeon has promised to remove it as i wanted it left on but he talked me into having it re planted.

[wisewood]

hey you got one of those silly foam boots to put your arm in like i did when i was in with my wrist ::

most uncomfortable sleeping position ever trying ot have your arm up like that.

[Wiggie]

what did you use to chomp your didgit off?

[Ben (lurk75)]

u were lucky

I have had a lot of people to say that over the years but i still find it difficult seeing the luck in chopping my finger off with a saw :?