Thread: I've been screwed

Sorry you're having such a rough go of it, rhensley. Yep, gotta find the funny bone in situations like these. It's in there, somewhere.

A few years ago when Scott had already finished chemo and was recuperating from major abdominal surgery, he went to the doc to get his PEG tube taken out. They weren't sure if they had the right tool to remove it, so they rescheduled him. Scott, being the person he is, decided he could remove it himself with a generic syringe if he had an extra pair of hands...

Picture, if you can, Scott seated in an office chair staring at the ceiling of the grindhouse, Hunter standing over him gloved up with sterile bandages on standby, as Scott syringes himself and they pull the PEG tube out together. *spurt*

Those were good times

Originally Posted by portlandrazorco

Sorry you're having such a rough go of it, rhensley. Yep, gotta find the funny bone in situations like these. It's in there, somewhere.

A few years ago when Scott had already finished chemo and was recuperating from major abdominal surgery, he went to the doc to get his PEG tube taken out. They weren't sure if they had the right tool to remove it, so they rescheduled him. Scott, being the person he is, decided he could remove it himself with a generic syringe if he had an extra pair of hands...

Picture, if you can, Scott seated in an office chair staring at the ceiling of the grindhouse, Hunter standing over him gloved up with sterile bandages on standby, as Scott syringes himself and they pull the PEG tube out together. *spurt*

Those were good times

That would be a sight to see.

Finally a diagnosis to what we all have thought! "A screw loose!"
Good on yer!
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Finally a diagnosis to what we all have thought! "A screw loose!"
Good on yer!
~Richard

That's what the wife has said all these years and now there's proof.

Will they let you keep the screw?

You paid plenty for it I am sure!

Originally Posted by 32t

Will they let you keep the screw?

You paid plenty for it I am sure!

Back when I was a NEW Newbie, there was a member who was having his back fused for the second time. Another member posted a pic of the screw that would be used. Seems the poster worked in the industry and posted that Each Screw cost $2500. Seems that the company justified the cost to cover R&D plus they had a representative in the operating room to guide the Dr to make sure that those screws would be properly installed.

Hell, give me that $10 aspirin any day.

Good luck.
Hope all goes well.

Pete <:-}

I'm officially UN- screwed.

Glad it went well. Take care of yourself