Who has got the best scar?????

[98ssnova]

Yeah bud pretty nasty i think you are in the lead for most gross

[tyoneal]

Originally Posted by 70rs

I have had a total of 4 shoulder repairs done now. The latest being Jan 5th of this year on my left side. Torn Labrum (sp?). Bone spur and some bicep tendon issues. I JUST tore out the repair less than two weeks ago and have no idea exactly how I did it.
My point is that if you have it done be VERY careful afterward. My right shoulder has been done 3 times (last was Oct of '08) I have torn the repairs out of that on as well. I see the surgeon tomorrow again to discuss my next trip to his table.

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Eric:

I feel for you. I've had several on my right shoulder to. Last one was a several rotator cuff. OMG did it hurt and take forever to heal.

I wish you good luck healing.

Take Care,

Ty

[tyoneal]

Getting beat up sucks, and healing is just about as bad.

I've had a Shoulder Reconstruction, 2 shoulder replacements, a severed Rotator cuff (At least you know where my extra achilles tendon is)
A reconstructed Knee, 2 layer back fusion, a discectomy, another fusion, and apendectomy, I go in tomorrow for a milagram on my lower back, bit through my tougue, split the bridge of my nose open, managed to almost lose a toes when a glass table broke. (Hunk of glass came down on it) Left check has be sewn up. I had a Brain Injury to my left Frontal Lobe. Spent 2 years learning how to drive and talk again. Still have a hard time remembering stuff.

Other than that it's been pretty easy.

In all seriousness the Brain Injury was Terrible.

How do you guys that have been busted up work on you cars? I can do smaller things, but bending over, lifting stuff, or working hand tools esspecially at weird angles is a bitch.

Ty O'Neal

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I think the surgeon was a veterinarian... and into animal husbandry.

Pretty nasty huh?

WOW!! Why did you have to have that surgery Greg? You must have a huge scar now.

[GregWeld]

Tones ---


Now you "see" why I really thought long and hard about posting up that one.... it's pretty gross.

I had a "colon resection" that went bad... the first time around they did the little pokey tools thing - but I was bleeding out internally - blood loss was so great I coded out... long story - but days later and lots of blood transfusions - they gutted me like a fish. LOL

Fine now - and you can't even see the scar. Of course this picture - self taken (my wife wouldn't do it) - is with a shaved belly and I had to bend backwards to get the camera angle which makes the picture really nasty.... but it was a bad "scar"...

[DRJDVM's '69]

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I think the surgeon was a veterinarian...

Hey hey now...watch it !!!!! My incisions look 100x better that that most of the time....at least until the dog or cat licks the crap out of it.....did they send you home with a plastic "satellite dish" collar so you wouldnt lick it ?

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Tones ---


Now you "see" why I really thought long and hard about posting up that one.... it's pretty gross.

I had a "colon resection" that went bad... the first time around they did the little pokey tools thing - but I was bleeding out internally - blood loss was so great I coded out... long story - but days later and lots of blood transfusions - they gutted me like a fish. LOL

Fine now - and you can't even see the scar. Of course this picture - self taken (my wife wouldn't do it) - is with a shaved belly and I had to bend backwards to get the camera angle which makes the picture really nasty.... but it was a bad "scar"...

Yeah, I can tell by looking at it how nasty of a surgery that must have been.
That's great that you can't even see the scar now. That was/is a huge slice.
Take care bud.

[GregWeld]

It was a double edged sword -- two surgeries in one month - and the huge loss of blood... AND not being able to EAT ANYTHING for about 3 weeks... I was so weak I could hardly get out of a chair and then shuffled around like a 100 year old man for a month.

Red blood is a very important "issue"... I had 10 transfusions... or whatever you call 'em... Eating is also kind of important. I wasn't allowed to.

[Ummgawa]

Greg,

YOU DA MAN!!

Here is mine....

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

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Hey hey now...watch it !!!!! My incisions look 100x better that that most of the time....at least until the dog or cat licks the crap out of it.....did they send you home with a plastic "satellite dish" collar so you wouldnt lick it ?

I think they used a weed whacker....