4 months after accident with table saw, reinstalling the stockinette to keep scar guard (otoform) in place over wrist damage. Video shows me putting the stockinette back on and repositioning the otoform over the wrist damage to help the skin graft heal with minimal scarring.
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Sawstop macduff is impressed, macduff’s innovative technology (The Original Jimmy Jig) the other alternate
mated to older table saws has retro-fitted that technology to be as save as it can ever be,
it will not wreck the blade or stop the saws operational function.
All macduff’s ideally automatic anti-kick back devices are placed up front over-head of the blade or
cutting tool on a
stationary fence, (a macduff first) attaches to a bracket with a suspended rod from the stationary fence
which will never deviate from the parallel.
This portable light weight technology cuts sheet material to 4ft. on center requiring no large
permanently mounted side or out-feed extension tables
World wide there are hundreds of thousands of table saws with the old dangerous technology out there. Sawstop at
this time cannot retro-fit these saws. Buy new not necessarily, retro-fit available yes (plans)but don’t be
complacent and keep your wits about ye, slainte mhath macduff
purplepixi18, yes I did go for about 6 weeks of hand therapy, regaining as much grip strength as possible while doing the scar massage therapy, etc. – the homework from the therapy was as important as the therapy sessions were as well.
purplepixi18, yeah it took awhile to get used to – it’s odd when I hold the hand in certain positions it still looks like nothing is wrong with it. That plays weird head games.
Wow. That’s crazy. I once had a violin instructor that got his hand into a lawn mower and he was missing two fingers. He could still play violin like a pro. haha
I think this guy is creating paranoia with this injury.
Never use a table saw without a blade guard.
Always use STICKS to guide the wood instead of your hands whenever you can and if not, hold things VERY loosely and gently so if the wood gets yanked in, your grip doesn’t doom you to an injury like this one.
Almost every injury you see is because the person had a firm grip on the wood and that’s how their hand(s) got yanked in.
ArmyTank00, I’ve heard about those experiments, I’ve seen TV shows about fingertips being regrown using ‘pixie dust’ concoctions, but that only regrew soft tissue that I saw, not bone. Once bone can be regrown maybe that will be a possibility. Time will tell – till then I get to install rubber fingers.
ArmyTank00 – I can still play video games, type, drive, rebuild my transmission, etc. with part of my hand gone. I have difficulty handling change and carrying large items. I had to slide my 31-inch TV along the floor and down the stairs last nite to move it to a different location. But, as with most other activities, when presented with an obstacle, the brain goes into overdrive to figure out a different way to accomplish the task.
JackBoardWhiffen, yes, even three years later, the fingers still feel like they’re there, but not the same way as they did prior to the amputations. They now feel constantly like the cut off fingers are bent backwards over the back side of the stumps and stitched to the part that is still there. I think this feeling comes from the way the muscles were arranged over the end of the stumps and stitched in place. Continually an odd feeling.
poisonfume, your suggestion to completely amputate the fingers would allow the movie parts to come more easily. Unfortunately, if all the carpals and metacarpals were gone, the hand’s functionality gets reduced significantly. There would be little palm width for leverage against tools, and hand strength would be significantly weakened.
For flipping ‘the bird’ (middle finger) having the tiny ring finger stump works great, looks like another held-down finger now, with only holding one down.
he should’ve amputated your fingers fully. at least you could play in one of those movies with aliens who have 3 fingers. btw – when you want to show the sign.. the middle finger.. which finger you use now hehehe
6sic6slipknot, I can relate to your detest of poor grammar, I have similar feelings, but not everybody has gotten the same education or are even users of English as a first language. I figure if they can convey their message, good grammar/spelling or not, at least they’re contributing.
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding my injuries. It has been life changing, but with lots of therapy its negative impact was minimized significantly. The is no substitute for the missing fingers, though.
And wow, really sorry about your wrist/hand. That’s the sort of incident with life changing results. That’s cool that you have good functionality. Some people aren’t so lucky =( My father’s friend was working on his truck and the jack slipped out and the truck bounced and rolled, crushing his arm. His whole arm just below the shoulder had to be amputated.
6sic6slipknot, I imagine your comment was leveled at emokiddies1, and yes, spelling isn’t the best in some posts but at least the point is understood. I did, however, think that the post was valid enough for me to approve and reply to since many people may have similar concerns. Hence, my reply to how I had to deal with the situation. Thanks for posting.
You may reconsider your stance if it was your hand the surgeon is chopping up! My surgeon first took off the little finger and tried to repair the ring finger, which didn’t work. When discussing the plan for amputating the ring finger, he wanted to remove the entire finger to the same level as the little finger. I wanted him to save as much as possible to help with getting leverage on tools, etc. Although it might not look good, it allowed me to rebuild my transmission 6 months after amputation.
Sawstop macduff is impressed, macduff’s innovative technology (The Original Jimmy Jig) the other alternate
mated to older table saws has retro-fitted that technology to be as save as it can ever be,
it will not wreck the blade or stop the saws operational function.
All macduff’s ideally automatic anti-kick back devices are placed up front over-head of the blade or
cutting tool on a
stationary fence, (a macduff first) attaches to a bracket with a suspended rod from the stationary fence
which will never deviate from the parallel.
This portable light weight technology cuts sheet material to 4ft. on center requiring no large
permanently mounted side or out-feed extension tables
World wide there are hundreds of thousands of table saws with the old dangerous technology out there. Sawstop at
this time cannot retro-fit these saws. Buy new not necessarily, retro-fit available yes (plans)but don’t be
complacent and keep your wits about ye, slainte mhath macduff
Yanked in? What kind of saw works this way? Still the guy is a bit careless.
purplepixi18, yes I did go for about 6 weeks of hand therapy, regaining as much grip strength as possible while doing the scar massage therapy, etc. – the homework from the therapy was as important as the therapy sessions were as well.
That’s terrible. Did they send you through therapy? Losing fingers is a big deal.
purplepixi18, yeah it took awhile to get used to – it’s odd when I hold the hand in certain positions it still looks like nothing is wrong with it. That plays weird head games.
Wow. That’s crazy. I once had a violin instructor that got his hand into a lawn mower and he was missing two fingers. He could still play violin like a pro. haha
JonDeth, I’m not trying to create paranoia, I’m simply trying to alert others to what can happen when you don’t give the tool the proper respect.
Thanks for the comment.
I think this guy is creating paranoia with this injury.
Never use a table saw without a blade guard.
Always use STICKS to guide the wood instead of your hands whenever you can and if not, hold things VERY loosely and gently so if the wood gets yanked in, your grip doesn’t doom you to an injury like this one.
Almost every injury you see is because the person had a firm grip on the wood and that’s how their hand(s) got yanked in.
Good luck with your recovery man.
ArmyTank00, I’ve heard about those experiments, I’ve seen TV shows about fingertips being regrown using ‘pixie dust’ concoctions, but that only regrew soft tissue that I saw, not bone. Once bone can be regrown maybe that will be a possibility. Time will tell – till then I get to install rubber fingers.
Dude I heard there are new treatments out there to regrow limbs like a couple years back, I think they take like lizard cells and inject them into you
ArmyTank00 – I can still play video games, type, drive, rebuild my transmission, etc. with part of my hand gone. I have difficulty handling change and carrying large items. I had to slide my 31-inch TV along the floor and down the stairs last nite to move it to a different location. But, as with most other activities, when presented with an obstacle, the brain goes into overdrive to figure out a different way to accomplish the task.
Ahh dude man that must suck. Sorry dude! Can you still play videogames with your hand like that?
dude that sucks
im really sorry
JackBoardWhiffen, yes, even three years later, the fingers still feel like they’re there, but not the same way as they did prior to the amputations. They now feel constantly like the cut off fingers are bent backwards over the back side of the stumps and stitched to the part that is still there. I think this feeling comes from the way the muscles were arranged over the end of the stumps and stitched in place. Continually an odd feeling.
do they feel like they are still there
HEY!!! I resemble that remark!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, ryanbert.
Rex
I shall name you Nubsy
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poisonfume, your suggestion to completely amputate the fingers would allow the movie parts to come more easily. Unfortunately, if all the carpals and metacarpals were gone, the hand’s functionality gets reduced significantly. There would be little palm width for leverage against tools, and hand strength would be significantly weakened.
For flipping ‘the bird’ (middle finger) having the tiny ring finger stump works great, looks like another held-down finger now, with only holding one down.
he should’ve amputated your fingers fully. at least you could play in one of those movies with aliens who have 3 fingers. btw – when you want to show the sign.. the middle finger..
which finger you use now hehehe
6sic6slipknot, I can relate to your detest of poor grammar, I have similar feelings, but not everybody has gotten the same education or are even users of English as a first language. I figure if they can convey their message, good grammar/spelling or not, at least they’re contributing.
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding my injuries. It has been life changing, but with lots of therapy its negative impact was minimized significantly. The is no substitute for the missing fingers, though.
I understand.
I just find that “tht lil stub annoyis meh”.
And wow, really sorry about your wrist/hand. That’s the sort of incident with life changing results. That’s cool that you have good functionality. Some people aren’t so lucky =( My father’s friend was working on his truck and the jack slipped out and the truck bounced and rolled, crushing his arm. His whole arm just below the shoulder had to be amputated.
6sic6slipknot, I imagine your comment was leveled at emokiddies1, and yes, spelling isn’t the best in some posts but at least the point is understood. I did, however, think that the post was valid enough for me to approve and reply to since many people may have similar concerns. Hence, my reply to how I had to deal with the situation. Thanks for posting.
Ok first of all, learn to spell.
And second of all, post a relevant comment.
You may reconsider your stance if it was your hand the surgeon is chopping up! My surgeon first took off the little finger and tried to repair the ring finger, which didn’t work. When discussing the plan for amputating the ring finger, he wanted to remove the entire finger to the same level as the little finger. I wanted him to save as much as possible to help with getting leverage on tools, etc. Although it might not look good, it allowed me to rebuild my transmission 6 months after amputation.