1958 Austin A35 - the family heirloom...
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Bloody hell... sorry to hear that OP! Glad you took it upon yourself to go to hospital and that they were able to do something to assist, though the remedial work was somewhat toe curling to read! Hope you're back in rude health in a couple of days, many thanks for the precautionary tale...
Ambleton said:
Can I just take a moment for anyone still reading this to make a PSA.
Please please whenever working, grinding/sanding, cutting etc WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
I have just come back from the emergency eye clinic at my local hospital.
Yesterday afternoon I started getting pain in my right eye. I called 111 at 4pm and I didn't get a call back until gone 11pm, when I was already asleep and in bed. I went this morning to the hospital.
Turns out that on Friday or Saturday I likely got a shard of metal embedded in my eyeball. I didn't feel it at the time. The pain I felt yesterday and in the evening was that shard of metal rusting into my eyeball.
After about a minute with a hyperdermic needle and swab scratching and poking into the eyeball the piece of metal was removed. I felt immediate relief.
He then went back in with another tool that I can only describe as a tiny Dremel or vibro etch/engraving tool to remove the rust and rust stained flesh. This was bloody awful. Realistically it was probably for around 30-40 seconds. It felt like 20minutes.
I'm now back at home, eye welded shut and patched over for the next 24hrs, then cream 4 times a day for 3 days and every night for 2 weeks....
Eye protection is not a joke. I've learned my lesson.
OuchPlease please whenever working, grinding/sanding, cutting etc WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
I have just come back from the emergency eye clinic at my local hospital.
Yesterday afternoon I started getting pain in my right eye. I called 111 at 4pm and I didn't get a call back until gone 11pm, when I was already asleep and in bed. I went this morning to the hospital.
Turns out that on Friday or Saturday I likely got a shard of metal embedded in my eyeball. I didn't feel it at the time. The pain I felt yesterday and in the evening was that shard of metal rusting into my eyeball.
After about a minute with a hyperdermic needle and swab scratching and poking into the eyeball the piece of metal was removed. I felt immediate relief.
He then went back in with another tool that I can only describe as a tiny Dremel or vibro etch/engraving tool to remove the rust and rust stained flesh. This was bloody awful. Realistically it was probably for around 30-40 seconds. It felt like 20minutes.
I'm now back at home, eye welded shut and patched over for the next 24hrs, then cream 4 times a day for 3 days and every night for 2 weeks....
Eye protection is not a joke. I've learned my lesson.
I had that but with a shard of rock, spat out of a fire when a pebble exploded due to the heat. Straight into the cornea which was a bit of a s
t. Amazingly it healed over and I got clear sight back again.Didn't hurt, just felt like a dose of Arc eye.
So yes, eye protection, we all use it at work then forget about it at home.
Ambleton said:
Can I just take a moment for anyone still reading this to make a PSA.
Please please whenever working, grinding/sanding, cutting etc WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
I have just come back from the emergency eye clinic at my local hospital.
Yesterday afternoon I started getting pain in my right eye. I called 111 at 4pm and I didn't get a call back until gone 11pm, when I was already asleep and in bed. I went this morning to the hospital.
Turns out that on Friday or Saturday I likely got a shard of metal embedded in my eyeball. I didn't feel it at the time. The pain I felt yesterday and in the evening was that shard of metal rusting into my eyeball.
After about a minute with a hyperdermic needle and swab scratching and poking into the eyeball the piece of metal was removed. I felt immediate relief.
He then went back in with another tool that I can only describe as a tiny Dremel or vibro etch/engraving tool to remove the rust and rust stained flesh. This was bloody awful. Realistically it was probably for around 30-40 seconds. It felt like 20minutes.
I'm now back at home, eye welded shut and patched over for the next 24hrs, then cream 4 times a day for 3 days and every night for 2 weeks....
Eye protection is not a joke. I've learned my lesson.
I too have had the needle in the eye due to rust / metal / welding …. It hurts like hell, on the plus side it will heal quickly. I have scaring in my eye that I can see if I concentrate or close my eyes.Please please whenever working, grinding/sanding, cutting etc WEAR EYE PROTECTION.
I have just come back from the emergency eye clinic at my local hospital.
Yesterday afternoon I started getting pain in my right eye. I called 111 at 4pm and I didn't get a call back until gone 11pm, when I was already asleep and in bed. I went this morning to the hospital.
Turns out that on Friday or Saturday I likely got a shard of metal embedded in my eyeball. I didn't feel it at the time. The pain I felt yesterday and in the evening was that shard of metal rusting into my eyeball.
After about a minute with a hyperdermic needle and swab scratching and poking into the eyeball the piece of metal was removed. I felt immediate relief.
He then went back in with another tool that I can only describe as a tiny Dremel or vibro etch/engraving tool to remove the rust and rust stained flesh. This was bloody awful. Realistically it was probably for around 30-40 seconds. It felt like 20minutes.
I'm now back at home, eye welded shut and patched over for the next 24hrs, then cream 4 times a day for 3 days and every night for 2 weeks....
Eye protection is not a joke. I've learned my lesson.
Becareful if you have an MRI in the next few years ! It can pull any metal that’s still in the eye out !
Now back to the topic ….
Yes indeed OP, you were lucky to get the correct treatment, now do as the doc says and rest!
I had what was described as a 'minor stroke' three years back that has permenantly affected the sight of one eye, as eyes work best as a 'stereo pair', getting a tool onto a fastener is now very frustrating and very hit and miss!
I had what was described as a 'minor stroke' three years back that has permenantly affected the sight of one eye, as eyes work best as a 'stereo pair', getting a tool onto a fastener is now very frustrating and very hit and miss!
Years ago I had to grind off the bolts holding the radiator panel on my Morris Minor, no eye protection, and just a thick wolly overcoat covering the rest of me…!
Also a top tip , don’t scare your cat by creeping up behind them and giving it a BOO! - the cat turned around and promptly lashed out with a claw, and caught my eye, pain was unreal, but it did clear up after about a week, oops!
Also a top tip , don’t scare your cat by creeping up behind them and giving it a BOO! - the cat turned around and promptly lashed out with a claw, and caught my eye, pain was unreal, but it did clear up after about a week, oops!
Keep buggering on. Not done anything for a week or two as I ran out of welding gas. Went to my supplier yesterday and the last bottle they had in the racking felt empty to me so declined. They're due some more next week so will try again next Saturday.
Done a few more things.
Trimmed the arch lip down and very very gently pushed out the arches slightly. With the car on its side on the rotisserie I could get a bottle jack in there with a timber spreader and gently push the whole lot out by about 5mm. Trimming about 10mm of the arch return in addition gains about 15mm outboard, and inboard if knocked a local flange back, which gives about another 5mm on the inside too for the tyre. It doesn't sound a lot, but every little helps
Also a few other little bits made to fill in/repair flanges as necessary...
With the shortage of gas, I've been busy doing other bits n bobs that were overdue on my other never ending project so I can really enjoy it over the summer months ahead.
Done a few more things.
Trimmed the arch lip down and very very gently pushed out the arches slightly. With the car on its side on the rotisserie I could get a bottle jack in there with a timber spreader and gently push the whole lot out by about 5mm. Trimming about 10mm of the arch return in addition gains about 15mm outboard, and inboard if knocked a local flange back, which gives about another 5mm on the inside too for the tyre. It doesn't sound a lot, but every little helps
Also a few other little bits made to fill in/repair flanges as necessary...
With the shortage of gas, I've been busy doing other bits n bobs that were overdue on my other never ending project so I can really enjoy it over the summer months ahead.
Edited by Ambleton on Sunday 28th April 21:12
Glad it was sorted though, and 100% agree about eye protection!Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff