Have you ever had surgery?

[Padawanbater2]

If so, what was it like?

 

[hotrodharley]

That is so general a question as to be impossible to answer. Some are basically nothing more than a dentists visit, others are painful life changers.

 

[kpmarine]

I have had oral surgery on several occasions, I have to agree with Harley; I think your question may be a bit vague. What are you looking for? The guy who had a major brain cancer surgery isn't likely to have the same story for you as an appendectomy patient.

 

[NoGutsGrower]

I've had most of my guts cut out in 7 surgeries (hence the name NoGutsGrower), I've had ankle surgery, I've had surgery on my hand to put a knuckle back into place after punching someone wrong, and my wisdom teeth removed. All were very different and would take way to long to tell you about all of them.

 

[kpmarine]

I have to ask; how do you punch someone that hard or incorrectly? Not to knock you or anything; I'm really curious. I've hit ALOT of things , and fractured my knuckles here and there, but I've never been diagnosed with displacing one before. How do you do that? Have I just been a lucky guy so far?

 

[hotrodharley]

I have to ask; how do you punch someone that hard or incorrectly? Not to knock you or anything; I'm really curious. I've hit ALOT of things , and fractured my knuckles here and there, but I've never been diagnosed with displacing one before. How do you do that? Have I just been a lucky guy so far?

It's called a boxer's fracture. From swinging a roundhouse punch and bouncing it off someone's face. The metacarpal bone between your knuckle and wrist is usually the one that needs pinning. Hit the bastard in the guts, not the face. Plus cuts on teeth make for nasty infections, often requiring extensive antibiotic therapy.

 

[kpmarine]

Ahhh, it's a repetitive issue. I've gotten in my share of scraps, but never an organized match. It's probably that difference between a fistfight and multiple rounds of boxing.

 

[hotrodharley]

I've had a couple surgeries and I'm a medical professional. The only one I will whine about is rotator cuff surgery. More correctly the rehab. I was hurt on the job, the place was self-insured. One of the owning doctors was my surgeon. That was a disaster but they cut me off rehab after 3 weeks.

 

[hotrodharley]

Ahhh, it's a repetitive issue. I've gotten in my share of scraps, but never an organized match. It's probably that difference between a fistfight and multiple rounds of boxing.

No it's one bad and poorly placed punch. Punch straight - a hard jab. No haymakers coming from the back of the barn.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

Yes, its like hey we need to fix you, ..... get knocked out for 6 hours and wake up to pain. I had a morphine button for relive.


get sent home with 3 months of Oxycontin life was great during recovery

suddenly the oxy disappear and you have gained 50 lbf

damm you need to worry about that extra wight


but oxy is amazing so you wont think of it


the end

 

[kpmarine]

No it's one bad and poorly placed punch. Punch straight - a hard jab. No haymakers coming from the back of the barn.

I'll credit the Corps with that then, they taught me how to throw a punch without screwing my hand up. Jabs, joint locks, uppercuts, and throws were our thing. We never trained for that one-shot-knockout punch stuff. Haymakers seem to telegraph too much to be useful, imo.

 

[lahadaextranjera]

If so, what was it like?

In what respect? Usually you get general anaesthetic and ur knocked out. Some surgeries can be done under local, like my dental work (porcelain crowns in Germany) but wisdom teeth were under general (that was good). I've been under the knife under local.

I also broke a finger in a punch up, aged 19 (pre kick boxing) so that was down to bad technique. (I don't get into fights anymore)

 

[kpmarine]

In what respect? Usually you get general anaesthetic and ur knocked out. Some surgeries can be done under local, like my dental work (porcelain crowns in Germany) but wisdom teeth were under general (that was good). I've been under the knife under local.

I also broke a finger in a punch up, aged 19 (pre kick boxing) so that was down to bad technique. (I don't get into fights anymore)

Lucky you, all my wisdom teeth were local anesthetic.

 

[Padawanbater2]

What was it like overall?

Painful, was it bearable?

Was it tough, easy?

What was the best/worst part about it?

 

[Padawanbater2]

Lucky you, all my wisdom teeth were local anesthetic.

What does that mean?

 

[kpmarine]

Surgery is one of those situations with a lot of variables. I'm pretty sure you'll want to specify a bit if you don't want a crapshoot of responses.

 

[kpmarine]

What does that mean?

Local=you're awake, but can't feel it. General=You're unconscious and can't feel it. I may be wrong, but that's my general understanding.

 

[lahadaextranjera]

What does that mean?

KP means that he sat in a chair and the dentist pulled them out whilst he was conscious, pain free with a local anaesthetic. I woke up and was delirious and thn found 4 giant teeth in my jacket pocket later on!! The best bit for me was not knowing anything about it. Try getting 8 localsin your mouth for 4 crowns. That was ok too but not fun.

Do u have a procedure coming up? Maybe it's been easy for me having Dr and dentist in family.

 

[kpmarine]

KP means that he sat in a chair and the dentist pulled them out whilst he was conscious, pain free with a local anaesthetic. I woke up and was delirious and thn found 4 giant teeth in my jacket pocket later on!! The best bit for me was not knowing anything about it. Try getting 8 localsin your mouth for 4 crowns. That was ok too but not fun.

Do u have a procedure coming up? Maybe it's been easy for me having Dr and dentist in family.

My problem is that I was at the max amount of novocaine shots the dentist would put in, and I could still feel it. I called the lady that cracked my lower wisdom teeth off that nerve that follows your lower jaw horrible things...

 

[hotrodharley]

I'll credit the Corps with that then, they taught me how to throw a punch without screwing my hand up. Jabs, joint locks, uppercuts, and throws were our thing. We never trained for that one-shot-knockout punch stuff. Haymakers seem to telegraph too much to be useful, imo.

USMC 1969-1971. Semper Fi, Mac.