the random thoughts thread

by **phatj** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:43:18

Phight On! wrote:A little gross... but extremely painful. During my 6th surgery on my back (to have a spinal cord implant put in)

So you're a cyborg? Like RoboCop?

by **td11** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 13:07:40

Phight On! wrote:
td11 wrote:yesyesyes. i hope it's gross.

A little gross... but extremely painful. During my 6th surgery on my back (to have a spinal cord implant put in) I woke up just as they were making the incisions- one is about 3 inches not far from my right ass cheek (where the generator/battery goes) and then another one is about 4 inches in the middle of my back where the leads from the battery go.

I remember laying there and I heard people talking so I assumed they were done. All of a sudden I felt extreme cold and then the worst burning feeling/pain that I ever felt. I guess I must have jumped when they started to cut because someone said, "I think he can feel that." And I said, "Yeah I can $#@! feel it!" Everybody in the room started freaking out. At that point I was still half doped up so I didn't know what I was doing and I tried to stand up to make them stop. I felt someone jump across my legs and then one or two people were holding each arm down. A small woman nurse was holding my right arm and I got it free and threw her halfway across the room. After that I don't remember anything until I woke up next to a pile of my own vomit. Apparently the anesthesiologist didn't give me enough meds to keep me knocked out and then gave me too much so I started getting sick in my sleep. Obviously they are not going to work on your spinal cord while you are getting sick so I had to go through the surgery again the following week. If they didn't have me on every med known to man I would have never even had it done the second time. I don't even remember getting chest x-rays to make sure I didn't have some kind of pneumonia where vomit gets in your lungs but luckily that didn't happen. I literally don't remember that week of my life.

The worst part is the damn thing doesn't even work but I'm not really up to having it removed yet. I'm pretty much done with surgeries for now.

holy baaaaaaaaaaaaaaallls

that is terrible, man. sorry i made a joke hoping it was gross. hope you weren't offended.

are you ok now? can you walk and stuff?

also, did they do this annoying thing where they started talking to you/ asking questions as soon as you came to... my jaw wasn't working properly and i was really groggy, and it took a huge effort to process what they were saying and answer. i just wanted to sleep forever.

and then, they wouldn't let me leave til i peed, and it took me like 8 drinks and 40 minutes to do that. lame.

by **Phight On!** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 13:10:59

Sort of but instead of having a cool helmet I just have a rectangular box jutting out of my right ass cheek.

by **Phight On!** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 13:17:03

td11 wrote:holy baaaaaaaaaaaaaaallls

that is terrible, man. sorry i made a joke hoping it was gross. hope you weren't offended.

are you ok now? can you walk and stuff?

also, did they do this annoying thing where they started talking to you/ asking questions as soon as you came to... my jaw wasn't working properly and i was really groggy, and it took a huge effort to process what they were saying and answer. i just wanted to sleep forever.

and then, they wouldn't let me leave til i peed, and it took me like 8 drinks and 40 minutes to do that. lame.

You don't have to apologize. No offense taken. I function pretty normally aside from a limp in my left leg from all of the nerve damage from the previous surgeries.

Every now and again my finger tips go numb which is kind of weird but other than that it didn't really affect me physically.

I know what you mean about it being hard to piss. That's just because they basically put your whole body to sleep and want to make sure you can go before you leave the hospital.

by **td11** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 14:01:13

yeah i was actually getting worried after i'd had a bunch to drink and couldn't pee for 35 mins. the nurse just called to check up on me and she said the peeing problem is common in males post-op because anesthesia seems to mess with our urinary system. she said i'll have to let the nurse know that i have trouble peeing cuz apparantly, this will happen every time.

i'm trying to think of a way to use this injury to milk Rock Band out of the 'rents.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 14:05:17

How the fuck did I end up living in Arkansas?

by **td11** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 14:12:21

<3 GRAHAM CRACKERS AND GINGERALE.

by **Monkeyboy** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 15:08:58

Nice hat!!!!

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 18:55:41

Tim Allen

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 19:16:17

Goomeister wrote:Monkeys performed about as well as college students at mental addition in a recent study. The study pitted two monkeys against fourteen Duke University students.

Which two? Tork, Dolenz, Nesmith, Davey Jones?

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 19:21:56

Hitler had digestive issues that caused chronic flatulence.

by **Phight On!** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 20:27:12

TD- The graham cracker and ginger ale combo sounds like you had the procedure at a surgical center as opposed to a conventional hospital.

Also I thought there would be at least 5 photshops of that pic by now. I have to say I am a little disappointed.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 23:13:54

I miss Hydrox, the original sandwich cookie.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 23:17:20

Uncle Milty wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:I miss Hydrox, the original sandwich cookie.

The original sandwich cookie was HAMELS. They call them Oreos.

Wrong. Oreos came after Hydrox. The Nabisco product was much inferior, but Nabisco had superior marketing and distribution.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 23:19:26

Uncle Milty wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:
Uncle Milty wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:I miss Hydrox, the original sandwich cookie.

The original sandwich cookie was HAMELS. They call them Oreos.

Wrong. Oreos came after Hydrox. The Nabisco product was much inferior, but Nabisco had superior marketing and distribution.

HAMELS=Perfected

Wrong. Cheap knockoff. More like an Eaton than a Hamels.

by **phatj** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 00:02:55

Hydrox, Oreo, whatever -- I just want somebody to make one that is unstuffed. That white goo is gross.

by **meatball** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 00:49:55

I'm a cell phone nerd, so I think this is cool.

by **Goomeister** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 00:49:55

Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he's won since 1997 if he can't refute allegations in the Mitchell report that he used steroids to prolong and enhance his career.

Clemens replied, "I'll give up my Cy Young awards the day Schilling gives up desserts."

by **Goomeister** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 03:53:44

Congress passed a bill yesterday that would make it difficult for mentally ill people to buy guns.

Fortunately, this means that more than half the members of Congress will not be able to obtain guns.

by **Goomeister** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 04:24:10

The CIA said Wednesday it would begin handing over documents to Congress about the destruction of videotapings showing the harsh interrogation of two terror suspects.

Members of Congress threatened to have CIA officials waterboarded if they didn't turn over the documents.

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