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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2008 1:35:24 GMT
Tom +1 from me as well. Same reason. I am grateful that you shared your story , thanks. keep us posted.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2008 6:09:23 GMT
Hey Tom! Welcome to the forums. ^_^ We're always happy to have new members! Especially ones who have interesting stories to tell... lol but in all seriousness, I've one thing to say regarding that rather debilitating laceration...Wow... that is quite the wound. I'm 100% certain that every single person who views this thread will be a little more mindful the next time they decide to go out and cut/ practice various kata ect...
Thank you for sharing your very "real" (and very graphic) story with us.
+1 from me...
~J (jayferron you stole my signature!)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2008 14:07:40 GMT
Good morning to all. Time on(in?)Long Island is 10:02AM, do you know where your tourniquet is? Felt the need to reach out a bit, I'm not looking forward to having some of these knots yanked out of my leg. Thanks to all who've sent goodwill, I'll try to respond to all if/when I can figure out the mechanics of it. Appointment's at 11:00, say a prayer if you will, thanks. Ciao
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jun 10, 2008 14:43:15 GMT
Good morning to all. Time on(in?)Long Island is 10:02AM, do you know where your tourniquet is? Felt the need to reach out a bit, I'm not looking forward to having some of these knots yanked out of my leg. Thanks to all who've sent goodwill, I'll try to respond to all if/when I can figure out the mechanics of it. Appointment's at 11:00, say a prayer if you will, thanks. Ciao Hey Tom Sympathy on the injury Just wanted to say not to worry, if the stitches are ready to come out you shouldn't feel anything. If it's been 2 weeks say. Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2008 15:31:42 GMT
I; myself have had plenty of stitches taken out of before. Sure, it's a little unpleasant at first, but I'm sure that you will adjust to it. After all, judging from that picture it looks like the wound is convalescing rather nicely. Enjoy the scar I will honor you with a prayer. ~J
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 19:46:32 GMT
Hello Tom Pleased to hear from you. I wish you a speedy recovery from a scary injury. Cheers Farrell
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 20:35:46 GMT
Good morning to all. Time on(in?)Long Island is 10:02AM, do you know where your tourniquet is? Felt the need to reach out a bit, I'm not looking forward to having some of these knots yanked out of my leg. Thanks to all who've sent goodwill, I'll try to respond to all if/when I can figure out the mechanics of it. Appointment's at 11:00, say a prayer if you will, thanks. Ciao It's even more fun when they're staples!! Had 64 staples when they did my hip surgery. That was fun. Less yanking, but more poking, if you know what I mean. As all the others have already said, thanks for sharing your story with us man. Visuals are far more effective than just hearsay when trying to stress the seriousness of these kinds of accidents. Hope you pull through with a 100% recoverey man, much mojo from me headed your way...
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jun 12, 2008 1:43:24 GMT
can we use the pic for the sword safety 101 thread
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2008 19:00:10 GMT
I was just watching some of the review videos on the MAS site for the L6 swords. There was one in particular that made me think of this post and the injury, as the person in the video kept cutting kesa towards his forward leg. Each time I cringed and expected to see him slice his leg, especially when he was cutting the harder targets like dowels and dried bamboo.
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Post by admin on Jun 14, 2008 4:12:58 GMT
Yup, you can use it for the sword safety thread - no troubles... And yeah, I think we need to see more images like this... Speaking of which, here is another recent one Tom sent me - with the offender near by...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2008 4:59:39 GMT
Tom I wish you a speedy recovery with no hassle from health insurance .
I am fortunate (or unfortunate ?) that I lived in a place there is no tree to cut and most of my swords come with flyer stating that if I cut tree with thier sword it will void warranty .
I am a bit rusty on my combat live saver course that I ordered to volunteer to attend the class but I recalled that the medic sergent told the class that you don't put tornaquite on the wound because it will cut off blood circulation resulting in the loss of limb via amptutation ?I faintly recalled that we just placed the bandage over the wound and wrap it and tight that fabric around the wound but not too tight.The course emphasist on modern combat wound like sucking chest wound and giving IV so they kind of skip this knife/sword wound first aid . Can someone here help clear this up for me in case I have ran into bouncing Gladius in the garage.
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jun 14, 2008 5:40:11 GMT
well my friend if you run into a bouncing gladius in the garage (or indeed anywhere) you have problems I cannot help you with. BUT otherwise I can say that from my military combat wounds and first aid training you are correct. tournequete = last resort. however, I've been hearing a lot more recently about people not losing limbs with tournequet use. modern medicine and all. and yes when you do a battle bandage the idea is to have a large absorbant and sterile pad right on the wound and tie it in place firmly with the knots being directly over the wound. helps apply direct pressure.
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Post by admin on Jun 22, 2008 10:23:33 GMT
Just another quick update from Tom, it is healing quite fast - but still quite juicy... I'll let Tom pick it up from here to tell the lowdown on the recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2008 22:54:09 GMT
Wow, that's gross! Gonna be a nasty scar. If I were you, I'd tell all the ladies on the beach about the 12-foot Great White that did that to you - right before you killed it with a plastic butter knife! ~J
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Post by 293master293 on Jun 24, 2008 5:47:39 GMT
I hope that you have a problem-less recovery.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jun 24, 2008 5:58:10 GMT
yeah damn thats gross
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 6:00:36 GMT
Wow...how did I not see this before @_@ I really hope your leg heals soon Tom ^_^ I remember going to a tour of a hospital in February as a sort of introduction for the future med-students, and we looked at some people with cuts that required a lot of stitches. Obviously you have a good doctor, because your wound looks really good compared to the ones I saw, which sort of goes to show that this is probably the best looking wound you could hope for in the case of a really bad cut. I remember hearing that it has something to do with the edge that cuts you, because the thinner and smoother the edge, the better it heals, which is why surgeons use those obsidian scalpels, because they have such a fine edge that it heals faster.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 13:27:51 GMT
My thanks to Master Paul for posting the latest pic.(all the pics,actually. I send them to him via cell and he takes it from there) According to my Children of Hurin calendar, it has been 25 days since my calfectomy. The healing process of the cut itself has taken a bit of a nasty turn. That crater in the middle had become an infected abscess as of last Thursday. 5 days of industrial strength antibiotics has just about defeated the infection. hmm. running out of space
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Post by alvin on Jun 24, 2008 13:42:26 GMT
Hey Tom. Good to hear that the antibiotics appear to working and hope all continues well and you are on your feet soon. BTW - The Children of Hurin calendar that you mentioned in your last post. I enjoy that story - a bit dark - and the characters, but have never seen a calendar relating to it. Do you have a website where it is available? Thanks. Jim.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2008 13:53:00 GMT
Hey Tom. Good to hear that the antibiotics appear to working and hope all continues well and you are on your feet soon. BTW - The Children of Hurin calendar that you mentioned in your last post. I enjoy that story - a bit dark - and the characters, but have never seen a calendar relating to it. Do you have a website where it is available? Thanks. Jim.
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