One thumb up, other thumb not so much…

[SoVT Joey]

4 1/2” disc grinder with a diamond wheel on it makes quick work of things. Go the tendons and 2/3 the bone. They couldn’t get the arterials to stop bleeding at an urgent care, they didn’t have digit tourniquets only full arm, still no. Silver nitrate wouldn’t either. They tried to burn it with electric shit. Nope. Got a free ride to the ER. ER doc put in a stitch and got it. 9 more to close it until Orthopedic on Monday to schedule surgery. Hopefully they can get it to work again. Apparently the blood spray on the foundation was impressive and the meat in the blade.






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[cat in january]

Hopefully success on Monday, opposable thumbs are good. Sounds/looks painful. Must have been a bit nervous as the blood kept flowing.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Nice!

[Meadow Skipper]

[I've seen black diamonds!]

Shit. Good luck.

[plugboots]

Gross.

[nickwm21]

Were you running the grinder with the guard and handle on? Or…. Off like the cool kids?


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[MagnificentUnicorn]

One handed angle grinder use? Wtf?


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[Djongo Unchained]

oooh, gotdam.

It's that diamond blade that got ya. Most grinding wheels, abrasives just tear through the skin. The diamond ones are like scalpels.

Hope it goes well. You might need one of those old school kerma poles with the wrap around grip.

[m2711c]

work just replaced all of our handheld grinders with clutched models cause of a similar incident in the labor crew.




cost is more than nonclutched but less than finger surgery...

[SoVT Joey]

Were you running the grinder with the guard and handle on? Or…. Off like the cool kids?


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One handed, no guard. Didn’t have all my tools because my truck was in the shop. I was cutting a footing drain to put everything back together so I could keep building base for a patio.


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[SoVT Joey]

work just replaced all of our handheld grinders with clutched models cause of a similar incident in the labor crew.




cost is more than nonclutched but less than finger surgery...

The cost of this one will far exceed this job I’m sure. Fucking dumb. Something I’ve done a million times


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[detrusor]

Oh man soooo sorry. That might be a job for plastics…they do more micro surgery on vessels than ortho….if needed.

Good luck

[SoVT Joey]

Oh man soooo sorry. That might be a job for plastics…they do more micro surgery on vessels than ortho….if needed.

Good luck

Ya. Thanks it blows…. Good part is…. I can grip I just can pull it back up, so ski poles should still be a go.


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[Dantheman]

Oh shit. Good luck.

[SoVT Joey]

I’m not going to mince words, Vermont ortho is one of the best facilities with the best surgeons in the north east, possibly the country. I got in an hour early for surgery done by 1230, baconator from Wendy’s by 130. On the couch chilling with my hippo and the bong now.


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[John_B]

Good to hear Joey. Did they give you a timeline for recovery?

[Djongo Unchained]

Yeah, how long until you can release your pole?

[SoVT Joey]

Yeah, how long until you can release your pole?

Two weeks in this cast. Then follow up and start pt. They said they are very confident I’ll be able to release it. Should be healed up with no splints by November. I have been patio to lay next week though so it’s gonna be interesting.


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[mcski]

I hope that’s not your jerk off hand. Vibes

[EWG]

Dude, that sucks. Heal up.

[::: :::]

Eesh
Glad it wasn’t worse
Heal up

[old goat]

How'd things go with ortho. Ortho vs plastic surgery doesn[t matter, but what you do want is a fellowship trained hand surgeon. Both ortho and plastics go into that, and I knew a general surgeon who did the fellowship. At least you got the extensor tendons, not the flexors. Much better.
When will ER docs ever learn that the way to stop bleeding is direct pressure. Not tourniquet (unless someone is bleeding out), not cauterizing. We've know that for centuries. As we like to say in surgery, all bleeding stops, one way or another.

[tgapp]

Vibes man heal up fast, so glad it wasn't worse

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[SoVT Joey]

Well they didn’t have to remove it at least. Orthos did it at VOC. I was in and out of the hospital in 3 hours. They said they were happy with the surgery and how it went considering the damage. The destruction down each tendon was fairly extensive. They told me to use a sharper blade next time so it cuts the tendon cleaner. I have a follow up in two weeks and I’ll get to see the incision and maybe some motion.

I have to say that VOC/Rutland is a kickass facility and highly recommend them. Ive been through there for both knees that were partials, ankle/leg I did with a knee, both arms, back, and now my thumb and have no complaints at all.

Therapy is going to be long I guess from what they say but should be fine for plowing snow and skiing. 4 months on rehab work on it. And Iriponsnow is close by too and a wealth of info, the reason I have a paraffin wax dip thing now to use when this piece of shit cast comes off. It’s probably going to be dirty as shit from work this week so I may make them redo the end of this week so I can ruin it again before my appt. Fucking thing already stinks.

Oh and that antibiotic cephalexin, it makes my ass fucking rank, smells as bad as the pills. Plus cleans everything out. There will be nothing living after 2000mg a day for 14 days.


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