Thread: PaulFLUS

Glad it's going well, Paul. I hope continues to go smoothly and you're back on your feet soon.

Sorry to hear about your accident, but very relieved to hear that amputation wasn't immediately necessary. At least you have a shot at saving it. I hope your recovery is both speedy and smooth.

Hang in there!

Paul my man, so sorry to hear, it blows. I wish you a speedy recovery and I'm cheering for you.

My 9.65 finger daughter recommends amputation.
It is still causing her a lot of pain 3 years later.
What were you working on, a Kenworth???

It was an F-150. Sorry to hear of your daughter's troubles with her finger. Each person and each injury is unique. It's regrettable that hers has been so painful. I have moments when I think I should have just said remove it and be done with it. It would have been easier For myself though I felt like it was early to decide to remove it. Even though the distal phalanx and medial phalanx were both shattered I had not lost sensation in any part of the finger. The thing that really pushed me toward trying to save it was that I could still move the finger and, according to the surgeon or at least my understanding of his words, more importantly, I could still straighten it. He said in those type injuries the tendon on top that straightens it out is usually severed. I had been granted that blessing so it seemed wrong not to trust it. So far I am able to maintain with just Advil so I am hopeful.
On a humorous note though I had my son driving me around working today. When we were leaving one job I gave him some hand sanitizer and he said, "OW! That really hurts the cuts on my hands.... Really?

Edit: Not to dog him out though. It probably hurt more than my finger injury. Maybe it's some kind of mental detachment or something but it didn't hurt that bad. They only gave me pain meds once in the emergency room and I was there for over 8 hours. My wife thinks I'm abnormal but I have just been blessed with a really high pain tolerance. Don't get me wrong. I still FEEL pain but I don't flinch at it. Maybe it's from when I got hit by a car when I was 8 years old and spent a week in the hospital all banged up, or maybe I was just born that way. I don't know. I think most anyone can learn to do it. When my kids were born and we did the Lamaze class I remember thinking the first time, "Hey, this is sort of what I have always done." You just have to accept the pain and not try to fight it. It's the flinching or fighting it that makes it feel like it hurts so much.

Well, I was going to offer to send you some concrete pills but it doesn't seem like you need them..

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

My wife thinks I'm abnormal but I have just been blessed with a really high pain tolerance. Don't get me wrong. I still FEEL pain but I don't flinch at it. Maybe it's from when I got hit by a car when I was 8 years old and spent a week in the hospital all banged up, or maybe I was just born that way. I don't know. I think most anyone can learn to do it. When my kids were born and we did the Lamaze class I remember thinking the first time, "Hey, this is sort of what I have always done." You just have to accept the pain and not try to fight it. It's the flinching or fighting it that makes it feel like it hurts so much.

I have to agree with your wife Paul.

My pain tolerance is low, like really low. I'm a coward and I definitely want the hospital and dentist to know it. I'm not above crying to make my point.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Well, I was going to offer to send you some concrete pills but it doesn't seem like you need them..

I appreciate the offer. I have thought that I might benefit from some supplements or specific foods but I want to consult the surgeon who did my nephrectomy since I don't want to endanger my remaining kidney.

I would post the gnarly finger pictures but I think the forum rules probably don't allow it.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I would post the gnarly finger pictures but I think the forum rules probably don't allow it.

Why? Worried they might finger you for non-compliance?