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How are you holding up now?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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hopin you hair over quick Don
I don't heal as fast as I used to
but then I'm getting to be an old cuss
sorry it happened to you, but like others glad it wasn't any worse than what it was
always amazes me when you see someone with a black fingernail or thumbnail or one that's fallen off
yeah we all have suffered through it, but alla those nerve ending do indeed remind us there's a bit of puzzy in most all of us.
it sucks but sure feels better to release the blood pressure with a red hot paper clip.
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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the cost of modern medicine amazed me again..... 2 months wages for 15 minutes worth of stitches.... Richmond, VA? I got the impression you hung your hat in CO.
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I do. Evidently they bill thru that outfit.....
IB, the booboo is all better now. Just sensitive to cold.
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Don, That must have hurt! worst i have ever done is hit my thumb with a hammer, and lost the thumb nail, hope you heal up soon. Rio7
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Hospitals, docs, nurses, suture companies, etc have to pay insurance and lawyers.
That said, id tell them to GTH and that you dont have insurance. Tell them to get real and you will talk. Freaking mexican dimocraps would get a pass.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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Damn, thats gotta hurt almost as much as the finger! Here in Canada it would have cost me nothing. Of course, I probably would have had to wait in the ER overnight and have it lopped off at the knuckle with a rusty hatchet, but its free! I'm pretty sure you've been paying in advance.
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Don, I'd have sewn that up for half that much!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Remember the doc from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance? "Whiskey! Quick!"
Last edited by mathman; 06/24/15.
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Whiskey is indicated in a case like that. Not only as a topical disinfectant, but to treat the patient systemically so as to avoid internal infections as well. Doctor would need some too...to steady his sewing hand
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Don don't drink, so twice as much for the doctor!
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Huntsman, glad your finger is doing fine, but damn, that bill is lousy.
Not second guessing going to the ER - afterall, you got your hand in the saw. But fwiw, i'd do (and many others can/would) do that repair in the outpatient office, as a walk-in emergency, probably run about $700 + xray costs around $150. Which is to say, a HUGE part of your bill is hospital facility fee and simply supporting the costs of running an ER (since in the big picture, the ER is prepared to handle far more than a wacked finger, and that's of course expensive to maintain). Anyway, it may be worth the time to approach both the hospital and insurer both about negotiating the bill - happens all the time, you might luck out.
Golldammed motion detector lights. A guy can’t even piss off his porch in peace any more.
"Look, I want to help the helpless. It's the clueless I don't give a [bleep] about." - Dennis Miller on obamacare.
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Good advice from sandcritter.
--- CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE --- A Magic Time To Be An Illegal In America---
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I know, a bit OT here, but I hadn't seen this thread in some time.
Clicked and it went to page one. And the pictures.
My knees got that weak feeling in them. I never get that on EMS calls, or Fire calls for wrecks and such, even if the person dies while working on them and it happens all the time... blood everywhere, hey hold this in them till we can get it dressed and so on...
Can't figure why those photos give me the weird sensations... yet I'm fine with all of it in the field.
Glad you are healing. Bills suck. Especially when you are paying for all the illegals and lazy SOBs at the same time.
Send em what you think is fair, and then 5 bucks a month after... IIRC they can't say anything if you are paying something.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Damn, thats gotta hurt almost as much as the finger! Here in Canada it would have cost me nothing. Of course, I probably would have had to wait in the ER overnight and have it lopped off at the knuckle with a rusty hatchet, but its free! I'm pretty sure you've been paying in advance. I surely have, to the point where I I feel like I should start injuring myself just to get something for my money. Either that or they should give me something every few years I don't use their services.
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I learned my lesson about the ER.
My doc freaked out and sent me to the ER. They took my vitals and I was there for a five minute convo with the doc and walked out. That's it.
Got a bill for about 2 grand. I chit you not. This happened right after my employer cut our insurance plan and all visits/meds are now subject to a 5k deductible.
Pled my case for a couple months but no joy.
The azzhole is no longer my doc.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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That do look like it stung a little. Mine went a bit deeper. 6-5-06 11:45am DeWALT Seems like just yesterday I was staring at my thumb on the ground between my feet thinking, "we're gonna be late for dinner". Reminds me of the old "thumbs up for the war amps"
"The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.
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Still healing up from a brush with a skill saw and 30 stitches in two fingers. ER visit was expensive also, but not much else open on sunday night medically wise around here..
Good luck with the healing process
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OK, Keith. Here is the pics of how I healed up.
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Kenai, AK. Tablesaw on the 2nd story at a cabinet shop I worked in sliced off a 1/4" of oak and promptly sent it through the interior and exterior wall, where it remained lodged the entire time of my employ. Someone tried to slice off 1/4" trim between the blade and the fence. Good thing they weren't standing behind the saw.
On the walls were all the boards caught and flung in the tablesaw. The wall of shame. Nice place to work, unless you wanted to stay alive. What shop is that? Treat Custom Cabinets. Heard it burned down sometime after I left in '86.
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