Going under the knife

Re: Going under the knife

JL

>Good luck. Take care.

high angle or low angle knife?

Mike Real from Pittsburgh

>Couldn't resist, best of luck pard

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>I think I had one of those on my back. It was a eperdermic inclusion, which basically was a bunch of skin that grew down into my body. It was a piece of cake to get it out. Doc made a small slice and squeezed it like like a giant pimple. Was really $uck#d was that every day for two weeks thereafter it had to be packed with gauze. Not painful just a PITA.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll be fine real soon.

Todd O.

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Jim in Burlington Ontario

>Yep worst part is getting to the hospital. What dedication going to work to supervise. Not that any is required but good luck.

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Mike G.

>Back already. Surgery was okay. Hard to type with one hand...errrr...one finger. The anxiety pill worked, which was the main thing. The doc did a "biopsy" and sliced it apart to find several splinters of wood. Those splinters came from a massive SYP splinter that got rammed into my hand about 10 years ago. The doc back then, must have missed a piece or three. Got some good pain medicine to take as soon as the numbness in my hand wears off.

I think he used a high angle knife for the incision and a low angle knife for the excision, plus some mini-pliers to pull excess tissue out of the way.

Well, it's off to "LaLA" Land now. LOML says I have friends there.

Mike G. in SC feeling no pain...yet.

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Alan Hamilton

>Mike,

I'm glad you're back with us and that things went well.

Alan

Yup, we're all right............

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>here in La-La land. ;~)

Did they let you keep the SYP?

Rest your hand, any stitches or drainage appparatuses?

Todd O.

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Mike G.

>Five stitches, no drainage apparatus. I just look like I've got a club for a left hand. Thanks for everyone's well wishes.

Mike G. who's well on his way to La-La land.

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Ernie Miller

>Geez Todd you would want the splinter to make some sort of project out of. Mike glad to hear you are doing well.

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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Glad to hear it went well. Sorry to hear that your cosmic punishment is that you'll have to be a supervisor for a while.

Back already!

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Well, that was quick! I hope that you heal well.

I guess this is a lesson for us all about the downside of not getting all of those splinters out.

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Mike G.

>Went to work today and think I over did it...and I didn't do much. Had my son-in-law to help me. He works for one of our subcontractors. Tried to teach him a few tricks about how to get the hieght of a handrail going down stairs and installing the brackets. After that, I showed him how to make a saw sled and router sled. Then I let him cut and rout the pieces for a TV stand we have to have done before Friday. Tomorrow I'll show him how to cut and install rustic M. Laurel pickets on a gallery rail which also has to be done by Friday. Glad I only need one hand to type.

Mike G. in SC