Shrapnel Removal
Discussion
About two years ago I was cutting the grass and when using the strimmer it caught hold a piece of thick metal wire and whacked me in the leg with it. It made a small cut, healed and left a small scar.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I was starching my leg in that area an I noticed that there was something hard beneath the skin. I tried squeezing it out like a spot but it is beneath a few layers of skin.
Its quite small, only a few mm across and as its been there for a while with no impact I guess the sensible thing to do is just leave it alone.
However the PH'er in me thinks I should convert the garage into a temporary operating theatre and then remove it with a knife and document then entire process in pictures on here.
Anyone got any thoughts either way?
Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I was starching my leg in that area an I noticed that there was something hard beneath the skin. I tried squeezing it out like a spot but it is beneath a few layers of skin.
Its quite small, only a few mm across and as its been there for a while with no impact I guess the sensible thing to do is just leave it alone.
However the PH'er in me thinks I should convert the garage into a temporary operating theatre and then remove it with a knife and document then entire process in pictures on here.
Anyone got any thoughts either way?
Well the sensible thing to do,apart from obviously leaving it alone, is to go to the doctor and see what he can do.
But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
Juggsy1 said:
Well the sensible thing to do,apart from obviously leaving it alone, is to go to the doctor and see what he can do.
But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
Rubbish!But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
It went in with the strimmer, it should be taken out with the same tool.
MacW said:
Rubbish!
It went in with the strimmer, it should be taken out with the same tool.
An approach I had not thought of but the more thought you give it the more sense it makes.It went in with the strimmer, it should be taken out with the same tool.
OP, if you choose to go a different path there is an excellent instructional video on this called Ronin. The home surgery section is about 90 minutes in, but this will give you time for a few sharpeners before tackling the procedure.
MacW said:
Juggsy1 said:
Well the sensible thing to do,apart from obviously leaving it alone, is to go to the doctor and see what he can do.
But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
Rubbish!But.....who wants sensible. Bearing in mind it's not my leg and I would probably bottle it and take the option above, i suggest you throw caution to the wind and go digging for it. Nice clean Stanley blade, bit of dettol, film it and post it on here.
It went in with the strimmer, it should be taken out with the same tool.
But, what if the original strimmer is no longer around, would any old strimmer do ??
This thread takes me back to the time I had a verrucca which was impervious to everything that Boots and Google could throw at it
After a year or so I called enough and attacked it with a Stanley knife - which hurt - a lot
Step 2 was to induce anesthesia with more Scotch than was remotely sensible
I woke up the next morning with total amnesia and noticed I was wearing 3 pairs of ski socks with a wodge of kitchen roll inside the first pair
All sock layers and my sheets were caked in blood
The verrucca died though
So go for it, and definitely blog it on here
Cheers, or rather good luck
After a year or so I called enough and attacked it with a Stanley knife - which hurt - a lot
Step 2 was to induce anesthesia with more Scotch than was remotely sensible
I woke up the next morning with total amnesia and noticed I was wearing 3 pairs of ski socks with a wodge of kitchen roll inside the first pair
All sock layers and my sheets were caked in blood
The verrucca died though
So go for it, and definitely blog it on here
Cheers, or rather good luck
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