Introducing the Micromag 2009

[zondo]

I think it's a better story that a consortium of people from a fanatical sport who only know you online pitched in to save your hand from being amputated.

[LK-13]

again thank you so much everyone for offering to help;
I have been in contact with CaptianSid of www.operationmilsim.com about my situation and he will be helping me out covering the costs of the meds I need.

Thank you all for proving once again that Paintball Players are a cut above.

the crisis has been averted for the moment.

[LK-13]

Geez man, we have to keep you around to see what you come up with for MM2k9 mods you know - and don't forget the upcoming MM2k11 that should be available by 2015 - that will need some work as well...

now back on topic;
Forest,
after making that remark...
are you sure you want to fall asleep when Tracy is in the room?
Stuff could end up happening to you...
remember the name Bobbit......

[LK-13]

as for my projects...
I need to find a cad/cam shop that is willing to do small batch lots...

can you say magazine fed Automag body that fits the inletting of a 10/22 rifle stock perfectly...

[going_home]

again thank you so much everyone for offering to help;
I have been in contact with CaptianSid of www.operationmilsim.com about my situation and he will be helping me out covering the costs of the meds I need.

Thank you all for proving once again that Paintball Players are a cut above.

the crisis has been averted for the moment.

Well I'm certainly glad that worked out.
The guy I PM'd on another forum hasnt been online since before I PM'd him.
Oh well, alls well that ends well.

Life is good.
All is well.

[LK-13]

as things get even stranger...
I'm now taking enough pills I should rattle as I walk.
According to the Surgeon,
the wound is supposed to be draining and spitting out those big chunks of coagulated schmutz. Although mine is draining more than expected.
The skin around the drain holes he said has become macerated because of being wet for too long.
in short the dressings were not being changed often enough;
or the dressing material was not adsorbent enough or a combination of the 2.

now the entire back of my hand has a layer of surgical packing under my skin.
picture a pillow in a pillow case,
well the skin of the back of my hand is the pillow case and through the hole in said pillow case a layer of stuffing has been pushed in between the case and the pillow.
(pillow being muscle, bone, tendons and so on)

so all except for the infections that I needed the antibiotics for, everything is progressing as it should be.........

You would think the Surgeon could have briefed me on what to expect so I wouldn't get myself all bent out of shape about it.
particularly after the close call we had with Dr.Quackenstien in early August!

now a local Nursing clinic will be changing the packing & dressings on a scheduled basis.
beginning when they call me tomorrow.

Anyone know if Patch Adams is still taking patients? I could sure use the laughs!

[Drix]

That whole packing thing sux. Hope it starts looking better over the next week.

[DEEPSEA]

Oxygen recompression therapy

We see open wounds often and are required to provide a chamber. The US Navy dive manual lists it as a treatment table 9, also known as an HBO treatment. This allows for nearly 300% oxygen at depth. We see amazing results often with open wounds. I am calling it open due to the dead tissue seen that is turning white. Does it stink yet?

[Drix]

We see open wounds often and are required to provide a chamber. The US Navy dive manual lists it as a treatment table 9, also known as an HBO treatment. This allows for nearly 300% oxygen at depth. We see amazing results often with open wounds. I am calling it open due to the dead tissue seen that is turning white. Does it stink yet?

Seen a few fairly nasty wounds myself. It's going to be a while and likely will hurt a bit more before it hurts less. With that being said though I've seen open wounds bigger than a softball that expose bone heal back fully, theres amazing things that can be done to help such as HBO's and Wound vac's. You may want to inquire about both treatments- hopefully you'll be back playing at the big games come spring.

[LK-13]

Seen a few fairly nasty wounds myself. It's going to be a while and likely will hurt a bit more before it hurts less. With that being said though I've seen open wounds bigger than a softball that expose bone heal back fully, theres amazing things that can be done to help such as HBO's and Wound vac's. You may want to inquire about both treatments- hopefully you'll be back playing at the big games come spring.

funny thing,
I have no sensation in my left forearm and hand.
What that means is that from my motorcycle crash back in 1988 my left forearm and hand can not feel any external stimulus.
Touch my hand, I don't feel it.
Pour water on my hand, I don't feel it.
Shove a knife through my hand, I don't feel it.
set my hand on a red hot stove, I do't feel it.

but,
damage to the tissue or bones over time does begin to ache as the nerves slowly react to the physical changes to the tissue or bones shape/structure.
so cutting a chunk out will slowly begin to ache over the first few hours then take a year or more to stop aching.

add to this the Phantom Pain I have and do live with since Sept. 1988 and life is just a barrel of laughs.
My left forearm and hand are telling me that it is being crushed by a 500lbs weight.
24/7 365, it never stops, never goes away, sometimes gets worse, and has been there since Sept. 29, 1988. so 22 years exactly on the 29th of this month.
The reason I know it's a 500lbs weight is I actually had a 500lbs casting sandwich my hands between it and the lathe bed back in the day.
and there is nothing that can be done about it.

here's the amazing part, I take nothing for it.
I've trained myself to ignore the pain.
his is why I can and have fallen asleep while being tattooed.

[LK-13]

We see open wounds often and are required to provide a chamber. The US Navy dive manual lists it as a treatment table 9, also known as an HBO treatment. This allows for nearly 300% oxygen at depth. We see amazing results often with open wounds. I am calling it open due to the dead tissue seen that is turning white. Does it stink yet?

HBO?

you guys use pay per view cable TV to heal wounds?



we have a chamber here in town, but I haven't got the $$$$ to pay for it.
it isn't covered by our health care system.
unless it's for something dive related like the bends.

if it's the necessary or only treatment option it's OK and covered;
if it's something that if used can be beneficial but the injury will recover with out it just as well it's not covered kind of thing.

[LK-13]

as for my projects...
I need to find a cad/cam shop that is willing to do small batch lots...

can you say magazine fed Automag body that fits the inletting of a 10/22 rifle stock perfectly...

BTW,
I've emailed Tom Kaye about my projects and body design because I didn't want to step into an area that he may have patent protected or something like that;
TK said that he thinks my projects sound cool and wished my luck.

It's nice to know that you have the big guys blessing when working on this kind of thing...

Tracy,
think your people might be able to do 13 unit batch lots once I get the design locked down?

[Tracy_ptp]

Tracy,
think your people might be able to do 13 unit batch lots once I get the design locked down?

I can say right now impossible, We have the 1st of the 3 military contracts hit the floor. 500 (I think might be more) grenade lanuchers, then we have 100 IED Mine simulators to make, and about 250+ Armson sights. And anything else that might come up in the next 4 weeks. So it will depend on the time frame, This time of year tends to be our busiest because this is when the military puts in their orders.

[factoid]

funny thing,
I have no sensation in my left forearm and hand.
What that means is that from my motorcycle crash back in 1988 my left forearm and hand can not feel any external stimulus.
Touch my hand, I don't feel it.
Pour water on my hand, I don't feel it.
Shove a knife through my hand, I don't feel it.
set my hand on a red hot stove, I do't feel it.

but,
damage to the tissue or bones over time does begin to ache as the nerves slowly react to the physical changes to the tissue or bones shape/structure.
so cutting a chunk out will slowly begin to ache over the first few hours then take a year or more to stop aching.

add to this the Phantom Pain I have and do live with since Sept. 1988 and life is just a barrel of laughs.
My left forearm and hand are telling me that it is being crushed by a 500lbs weight.
24/7 365, it never stops, never goes away, sometimes gets worse, and has been there since Sept. 29, 1988. so 22 years exactly on the 29th of this month.
The reason I know it's a 500lbs weight is I actually had a 500lbs casting sandwich my hands between it and the lathe bed back in the day.
and there is nothing that can be done about it.

here's the amazing part, I take nothing for it.
I've trained myself to ignore the pain.
his is why I can and have fallen asleep while being tattooed.

Have you ever heard of, or tried, mirror box therapy? I've only ever heard of it being used with missing limbs, but I don't see any reason you couldn't try it. The basic idea is that you build a box that has a mirror on the side and stick your injured hand inside it. The effect is that you see your free hand, and a mirror image of it that appears in exactly the same spot as the one hidden by the box. You're supposed to do some exercises to help relieve the phantom pain and the visual feedback tells your brain that both hands are working correctly.

You could do this yourself for free if you've got a box and a mirror laying around. This is what it looks like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNanQtMBwys

[DEEPSEA]

HBO?

you guys use pay per view cable TV to heal wounds?



we have a chamber here in town, but I haven't got the $$$$ to pay for it.
it isn't covered by our health care system.
unless it's for something dive related like the bends.

if it's the necessary or only treatment option it's OK and covered;
if it's something that if used can be beneficial but the injury will recover with out it just as well it's not covered kind of thing.

I run a chamber in san diego, come see me.....