@juangta117 Makes it a bit difficult to do things that require all five fingers, like game controllers, but otherwise I don't find much that I can't get done.
@BasedOnHope, apparently traumatic finger amputations are some of the most common types of amputations, so there are a lot of people out there in the same boat as we are.
@RhyddDemetae Until your question, I'd never heard of Abe's Oddysee, which I found on Wikipedia. I skimmed the entry and saw a reference to the Mudokons having four fingers, and altering their hands to have 3 fingers, so I get the reference. Thanks for pointing this out to me. You do learn something new every day!
@didiuanna10 I don't type with only 3 fingers, I type with 8 fingers. But I believe you meant with 3 fingers on the left hand. Similar to the way in touch typing that some fingers, like the index and little fingers have to cover more keys than the other fingers, now my left hand's middle finger needs to cover the keys 1,2,3,a,s,d,z,x,c and their shifted equivalents since the amputated fingers no longer function on the 1,2,q,w,a,s,z,x keys. I occasionally overshoot, but do well at touch typing.
my step dad cut off three fingers with a table saw years ago. hes still missing his middle and index, but they reattached the cut off part of his middle finger to his thumb. so when he gives the thumbs up hes really giving the middle finger
@kylie9022 - HAHA - very interesting concept. I'm glad the doctors were able to give your stepdad a replacement for his thumb, it's very important to have at least 3 fingers to be able to hold onto stuff securely. Thanks for commenting.
@MurphysIphoneVids if anybody wants to check your videos out, I'm sure they will - thanks for checking out my vids, buddy. You're making great progress on walking on your new legs. You go, mate!
@UkPR0 I'm glad you liked the video, sorry to make you jump - I changed the music to something less jarring. Thanks for stopping by and viewing my vids.
Hey mate, thank you for your reply. I am ever so sorry I didnt think about the overall pain you suffered. Thank you for your help though, and I hope your recovery continues to be successful.
@deanchauhan Dean, I honestly don't remember much pain from the skin graft, the amputated fingers were giving me far more pain at that time, and I had Vicodin to take for the pain from them. The pain in the cut fingers kept me up at night, I needed Ambien CR to get some sleep when the Vicodin meds ran out.
@deanchauhan The skin graft on the wrist was under the hand bandage and didn't cause issues. The donor site on my leg was more gooey than anything else, it was covered with a film of plastic that needed changing regularly to keep dirt out while it slowly healed and scabbed over. Sorry, since my skin graft wasn't the major factor in my recovery I might not be the best judge of what you can expect.
haha just yesterday i was workin with a table saw and it bit and caught the sap pullin the wood and my hand into it, luckly i still got my fingers but split my finger in two and severed tendons.
@MrGilliams Oh man, sorry to hear you got bit by a saw, too. I'm happy to hear you've faired better than me, but the injury is still nasty. Good luck with your rehabilitation of that finger.
@MrGilliams I agree, they are useful, but by design dangerous, tools - it's great to hear that things are progressing so well. Keep in touch and let me know how things are going for you. May it all be uneventful for you.
@TheCodmw2rocks Hi, it may surprise you as I was that it still feels like the fingers are there, especially when the hand is in certain positions, like when it is resting on a surface like a bed or chair. In other positions the feeling that the little finger is still there is less pronounced. The ring finger always feels like it is there in full length, but feels like it's tied back to something, restrained from total movement.
I have the same problem but mine was from a lawnmower accident it was a wire that latched onto my pinky on my right hand this is why i stay away from yard tools now i have a dead hand i am able to use it even though it is weaker then my left hand got any good ideas on how to cope?
@trecoolsrebelrocker Hey buddy, no I'm right handed - I haven't tried to write with this hand since the amputation, but I'm willing to give it a try. I'll make a video of it.
@AlexandKelsie Thanks for the kind comment. I find that the loss of those two fingers isn't very limiting, but I wouldn't want to go through the experience again, either. Rex.
Wow. That's crazy. I once had a violin instructor that got his hand into a lawn mower and he was missing two fingers. He could still play violin like a pro. haha
purplepixi18, yeah it took awhile to get used to - it's odd when I hold the hand in certain positions it still looks like nothing is wrong with it. That plays weird head games.
purplepixi18, yes I did go for about 6 weeks of hand therapy, regaining as much grip strength as possible while doing the scar massage therapy, etc. - the homework from the therapy was as important as the therapy sessions were as well.
I think this guy is creating paranoia with this injury.
Never use a table saw without a blade guard.
Always use STICKS to guide the wood instead of your hands whenever you can and if not, hold things VERY loosely and gently so if the wood gets yanked in, your grip doesn't doom you to an injury like this one.
Almost every injury you see is because the person had a firm grip on the wood and that's how their hand(s) got yanked in.
Dude I heard there are new treatments out there to regrow limbs like a couple years back, I think they take like lizard cells and inject them into you
ArmyTank00, I've heard about those experiments, I've seen TV shows about fingertips being regrown using 'pixie dust' concoctions, but that only regrew soft tissue that I saw, not bone. Once bone can be regrown maybe that will be a possibility. Time will tell - till then I get to install rubber fingers.
ArmyTank00 - I can still play video games, type, drive, rebuild my transmission, etc. with part of my hand gone. I have difficulty handling change and carrying large items. I had to slide my 31-inch TV along the floor and down the stairs last nite to move it to a different location. But, as with most other activities, when presented with an obstacle, the brain goes into overdrive to figure out a different way to accomplish the task.
JackBoardWhiffen, yes, even three years later, the fingers still feel like they're there, but not the same way as they did prior to the amputations. They now feel constantly like the cut off fingers are bent backwards over the back side of the stumps and stitched to the part that is still there. I think this feeling comes from the way the muscles were arranged over the end of the stumps and stitched in place. Continually an odd feeling.
You may reconsider your stance if it was your hand the surgeon is chopping up! My surgeon first took off the little finger and tried to repair the ring finger, which didn't work. When discussing the plan for amputating the ring finger, he wanted to remove the entire finger to the same level as the little finger. I wanted him to save as much as possible to help with getting leverage on tools, etc. Although it might not look good, it allowed me to rebuild my transmission 6 months after amputation.
he should've amputated your fingers fully. at least you could play in one of those movies with aliens who have 3 fingers. btw - when you want to show the sign.. the middle finger.. :) which finger you use now hehehe
poisonfume, your suggestion to completely amputate the fingers would allow the movie parts to come more easily. Unfortunately, if all the carpals and metacarpals were gone, the hand's functionality gets reduced significantly. There would be little palm width for leverage against tools, and hand strength would be significantly weakened. For flipping 'the bird' (middle finger) having the tiny ring finger stump works great, looks like another held-down finger now, with only holding one down.
6sic6slipknot, I imagine your comment was leveled at emokiddies1, and yes, spelling isn't the best in some posts but at least the point is understood. I did, however, think that the post was valid enough for me to approve and reply to since many people may have similar concerns. Hence, my reply to how I had to deal with the situation. Thanks for posting.
And wow, really sorry about your wrist/hand. That's the sort of incident with life changing results. That's cool that you have good functionality. Some people aren't so lucky =( My father's friend was working on his truck and the jack slipped out and the truck bounced and rolled, crushing his arm. His whole arm just below the shoulder had to be amputated.
6sic6slipknot, I can relate to your detest of poor grammar, I have similar feelings, but not everybody has gotten the same education or are even users of English as a first language. I figure if they can convey their message, good grammar/spelling or not, at least they're contributing.
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding my injuries. It has been life changing, but with lots of therapy its negative impact was minimized significantly. The is no substitute for the missing fingers, though.
yeah, raakamanka, I can live with 3 fingers on that hand. In fact, I was able to remove, dismantle, inspect/upgrade, reassemble, and reinstall the transmission in my 1988 Cutlass Supreme 6 months after the amputations with no difficulty. I agree the stumpy hand is not a pretty sight, but it is functional and allows me to do everything I want to do.
yashmakkk, two fingers were amputated, the little finger was disarticulated at the palm, and the ring finger proximal phalanx is reduced to 1.5 inches long, cut above the 2nd joint. The stump looks large because there is redundant tissue remaining above the little finger and stretched over the top of the ring finger stump. It's like there is a triangle of unsupported skin over the little finger stump.
thats fucking brutal
juangta117 1 year ago
@juangta117 Makes it a bit difficult to do things that require all five fingers, like game controllers, but otherwise I don't find much that I can't get done.
rextangle8 1 year ago
I was born with no fingers on my left hand, it's comforting to see i'm not the only one
BasedOnHope 1 year ago
@BasedOnHope, apparently traumatic finger amputations are some of the most common types of amputations, so there are a lot of people out there in the same boat as we are.
rextangle8 1 year ago
Ever played 'Abes Odyssey'?
RhyddDemetae 1 year ago
@RhyddDemetae Until your question, I'd never heard of Abe's Oddysee, which I found on Wikipedia. I skimmed the entry and saw a reference to the Mudokons having four fingers, and altering their hands to have 3 fingers, so I get the reference. Thanks for pointing this out to me. You do learn something new every day!
rextangle8 1 year ago
I have a question but dont take it in the wrongg way. How can you type with only 3 fingers ?
didiuanna10 1 year ago
@didiuanna10 I don't type with only 3 fingers, I type with 8 fingers. But I believe you meant with 3 fingers on the left hand. Similar to the way in touch typing that some fingers, like the index and little fingers have to cover more keys than the other fingers, now my left hand's middle finger needs to cover the keys 1,2,3,a,s,d,z,x,c and their shifted equivalents since the amputated fingers no longer function on the 1,2,q,w,a,s,z,x keys. I occasionally overshoot, but do well at touch typing.
rextangle8 1 year ago
@didiuanna10 this is kinda a late response but i mean, alot of people who are not skilled in typing, type with only with there index finger. lol.
ToxicArsch 11 months ago
my step dad cut off three fingers with a table saw years ago. hes still missing his middle and index, but they reattached the cut off part of his middle finger to his thumb. so when he gives the thumbs up hes really giving the middle finger
kylie9022 1 year ago 2
@kylie9022 - HAHA - very interesting concept. I'm glad the doctors were able to give your stepdad a replacement for his thumb, it's very important to have at least 3 fingers to be able to hold onto stuff securely. Thanks for commenting.
rextangle8 1 year ago
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MurphysIphoneVids 1 year ago
@MurphysIphoneVids if anybody wants to check your videos out, I'm sure they will - thanks for checking out my vids, buddy. You're making great progress on walking on your new legs. You go, mate!
rextangle8 11 months ago
@UkPR0 I'm glad you liked the video, sorry to make you jump - I changed the music to something less jarring. Thanks for stopping by and viewing my vids.
rextangle8 1 year ago
Hey mate, thank you for your reply. I am ever so sorry I didnt think about the overall pain you suffered. Thank you for your help though, and I hope your recovery continues to be successful.
deanchauhan 1 year ago
@deanchauhan You're welcome, buddy. Good luck on your recovery and keep in touch if you like.
rextangle8 1 year ago
Hi mate, i am undergoing a skin graft this friday in exactly the same area.. am I going to be in a lot of pain afterwards??
deanchauhan 1 year ago
@deanchauhan Dean, I honestly don't remember much pain from the skin graft, the amputated fingers were giving me far more pain at that time, and I had Vicodin to take for the pain from them. The pain in the cut fingers kept me up at night, I needed Ambien CR to get some sleep when the Vicodin meds ran out.
rextangle8 1 year ago
@deanchauhan The skin graft on the wrist was under the hand bandage and didn't cause issues. The donor site on my leg was more gooey than anything else, it was covered with a film of plastic that needed changing regularly to keep dirt out while it slowly healed and scabbed over. Sorry, since my skin graft wasn't the major factor in my recovery I might not be the best judge of what you can expect.
rextangle8 1 year ago
haha just yesterday i was workin with a table saw and it bit and caught the sap pullin the wood and my hand into it, luckly i still got my fingers but split my finger in two and severed tendons.
MrGilliams 1 year ago
@MrGilliams Oh man, sorry to hear you got bit by a saw, too. I'm happy to hear you've faired better than me, but the injury is still nasty. Good luck with your rehabilitation of that finger.
rextangle8 1 year ago
@rextangle8 thanks man, the plastic surgeon says it looks good, soo i got real lucky. crazy how many people hurt themselves on tablesaws.
MrGilliams 1 year ago
@MrGilliams I agree, they are useful, but by design dangerous, tools - it's great to hear that things are progressing so well. Keep in touch and let me know how things are going for you. May it all be uneventful for you.
rextangle8 1 year ago
wat does it feel like without a finger?
TheCodmw2rocks 1 year ago
@TheCodmw2rocks Hi, it may surprise you as I was that it still feels like the fingers are there, especially when the hand is in certain positions, like when it is resting on a surface like a bed or chair. In other positions the feeling that the little finger is still there is less pronounced. The ring finger always feels like it is there in full length, but feels like it's tied back to something, restrained from total movement.
rextangle8 1 year ago
I have the same problem but mine was from a lawnmower accident it was a wire that latched onto my pinky on my right hand this is why i stay away from yard tools now i have a dead hand i am able to use it even though it is weaker then my left hand got any good ideas on how to cope?
yulegill 1 year ago
@yulegill Hi, sorry to hear you got 'bit' by machinery also. I'll contact you offline to discuss further.
rextangle8 1 year ago
Are you left handed? I mean can you write with that hand ..I dont know if that sounds mean, but i'm going into this for schooling.
trecoolsrebelrocker 1 year ago
@trecoolsrebelrocker Hey buddy, no I'm right handed - I haven't tried to write with this hand since the amputation, but I'm willing to give it a try. I'll make a video of it.
rextangle8 1 year ago
thanks for sharing.
redbeard0183 1 year ago
@redbeard0183 You're welcome - thanks for the comment.
rextangle8 1 year ago
wow, ouchie :( poor guy
AlexandKelsie 1 year ago
@AlexandKelsie Thanks for the kind comment. I find that the loss of those two fingers isn't very limiting, but I wouldn't want to go through the experience again, either. Rex.
rextangle8 1 year ago
Sawstop macduff is impressed, macduff's innovative technology (The Original Jimmy Jig) the other alternate
mated to older table saws has retro-fitted that technology to be as save as it can ever be,
it will not wreck the blade or stop the saws operational function.
All macduff's ideally automatic anti-kick back devices are placed up front over-head of the blade or
cutting tool on a
stationary fence, (a macduff first) attaches to a bracket with a suspended rod from the stationary fence
seumas2 2 years ago
which will never deviate from the parallel.
This portable light weight technology cuts sheet material to 4ft. on center requiring no large
permanently mounted side or out-feed extension tables
World wide there are hundreds of thousands of table saws with the old dangerous technology out there. Sawstop at
this time cannot retro-fit these saws. Buy new not necessarily, retro-fit available yes (plans)but don't be
complacent and keep your wits about ye, slainte mhath macduff
seumas2 2 years ago
Wow. That's crazy. I once had a violin instructor that got his hand into a lawn mower and he was missing two fingers. He could still play violin like a pro. haha
purplepixi18 2 years ago
purplepixi18, yeah it took awhile to get used to - it's odd when I hold the hand in certain positions it still looks like nothing is wrong with it. That plays weird head games.
rextangle8 2 years ago
That's terrible. Did they send you through therapy? Losing fingers is a big deal.
purplepixi18 2 years ago
purplepixi18, yes I did go for about 6 weeks of hand therapy, regaining as much grip strength as possible while doing the scar massage therapy, etc. - the homework from the therapy was as important as the therapy sessions were as well.
rextangle8 2 years ago
dude i didnt see anything wrong with your hand until i went back and watched again...wow
Recklesssennin 1 year ago
I think this guy is creating paranoia with this injury.
Never use a table saw without a blade guard.
Always use STICKS to guide the wood instead of your hands whenever you can and if not, hold things VERY loosely and gently so if the wood gets yanked in, your grip doesn't doom you to an injury like this one.
Almost every injury you see is because the person had a firm grip on the wood and that's how their hand(s) got yanked in.
Good luck with your recovery man.
JonDeth 2 years ago
JonDeth, I'm not trying to create paranoia, I'm simply trying to alert others to what can happen when you don't give the tool the proper respect.
Thanks for the comment.
rextangle8 2 years ago
Yanked in? What kind of saw works this way? Still the guy is a bit careless.
johnknoefler 2 years ago
Dude I heard there are new treatments out there to regrow limbs like a couple years back, I think they take like lizard cells and inject them into you
ArmyTank00 2 years ago
ArmyTank00, I've heard about those experiments, I've seen TV shows about fingertips being regrown using 'pixie dust' concoctions, but that only regrew soft tissue that I saw, not bone. Once bone can be regrown maybe that will be a possibility. Time will tell - till then I get to install rubber fingers.
rextangle8 2 years ago
Ahh dude man that must suck. Sorry dude! Can you still play videogames with your hand like that?
ArmyTank00 2 years ago
ArmyTank00 - I can still play video games, type, drive, rebuild my transmission, etc. with part of my hand gone. I have difficulty handling change and carrying large items. I had to slide my 31-inch TV along the floor and down the stairs last nite to move it to a different location. But, as with most other activities, when presented with an obstacle, the brain goes into overdrive to figure out a different way to accomplish the task.
rextangle8 2 years ago
do they feel like they are still there
JackBoardWhiffen 2 years ago
JackBoardWhiffen, yes, even three years later, the fingers still feel like they're there, but not the same way as they did prior to the amputations. They now feel constantly like the cut off fingers are bent backwards over the back side of the stumps and stitched to the part that is still there. I think this feeling comes from the way the muscles were arranged over the end of the stumps and stitched in place. Continually an odd feeling.
rextangle8 2 years ago
dude that sucks
im really sorry
JackBoardWhiffen 2 years ago
I shall name you Nubsy :).
ryanbert 2 years ago
HEY!!! I resemble that remark!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, ryanbert.
Rex
rextangle8 2 years ago
ok first of all tht lil stub annoyis meh and second of all i would not be able to live with a lil stubb
emokiddies1 2 years ago
You may reconsider your stance if it was your hand the surgeon is chopping up! My surgeon first took off the little finger and tried to repair the ring finger, which didn't work. When discussing the plan for amputating the ring finger, he wanted to remove the entire finger to the same level as the little finger. I wanted him to save as much as possible to help with getting leverage on tools, etc. Although it might not look good, it allowed me to rebuild my transmission 6 months after amputation.
rextangle8 2 years ago
he should've amputated your fingers fully. at least you could play in one of those movies with aliens who have 3 fingers. btw - when you want to show the sign.. the middle finger.. :) which finger you use now hehehe
poisonfume 2 years ago
poisonfume, your suggestion to completely amputate the fingers would allow the movie parts to come more easily. Unfortunately, if all the carpals and metacarpals were gone, the hand's functionality gets reduced significantly. There would be little palm width for leverage against tools, and hand strength would be significantly weakened. For flipping 'the bird' (middle finger) having the tiny ring finger stump works great, looks like another held-down finger now, with only holding one down.
rextangle8 2 years ago
Ok first of all, learn to spell.
And second of all, post a relevant comment.
6sic6slipknot 2 years ago
6sic6slipknot, I imagine your comment was leveled at emokiddies1, and yes, spelling isn't the best in some posts but at least the point is understood. I did, however, think that the post was valid enough for me to approve and reply to since many people may have similar concerns. Hence, my reply to how I had to deal with the situation. Thanks for posting.
rextangle8 2 years ago
I understand.
I just find that "tht lil stub annoyis meh".
And wow, really sorry about your wrist/hand. That's the sort of incident with life changing results. That's cool that you have good functionality. Some people aren't so lucky =( My father's friend was working on his truck and the jack slipped out and the truck bounced and rolled, crushing his arm. His whole arm just below the shoulder had to be amputated.
6sic6slipknot 2 years ago
6sic6slipknot, I can relate to your detest of poor grammar, I have similar feelings, but not everybody has gotten the same education or are even users of English as a first language. I figure if they can convey their message, good grammar/spelling or not, at least they're contributing.
Thanks for your kind sentiments regarding my injuries. It has been life changing, but with lots of therapy its negative impact was minimized significantly. The is no substitute for the missing fingers, though.
rextangle8 2 years ago
argh thats nasty, i hope you can live with 3 fingers :s
raakamanka 2 years ago
yeah, raakamanka, I can live with 3 fingers on that hand. In fact, I was able to remove, dismantle, inspect/upgrade, reassemble, and reinstall the transmission in my 1988 Cutlass Supreme 6 months after the amputations with no difficulty. I agree the stumpy hand is not a pretty sight, but it is functional and allows me to do everything I want to do.
rextangle8 2 years ago
nice to hear that, wish you luck in life, and have fun :3 ps. the hand dosent make me sick, the wound in the wrist does.
raakamanka 2 years ago
yeah, the chunk of wrist missing was a bit difficult for even me to get used to - still looks alien to me when I look at it.
rextangle8 2 years ago
just because of a spider bite?
smitememan 2 years ago
yeah, the spider had a 7-1/4" blade (table saw).
rextangle8 2 years ago
Thanx for the clarification and for the willingness to be so explanatory.
yashmakkk 3 years ago 2
Where did this large stump come from? It appears that two fingers are lost but there is only one stump.
yashmakkk 3 years ago 2
yashmakkk, two fingers were amputated, the little finger was disarticulated at the palm, and the ring finger proximal phalanx is reduced to 1.5 inches long, cut above the 2nd joint. The stump looks large because there is redundant tissue remaining above the little finger and stretched over the top of the ring finger stump. It's like there is a triangle of unsupported skin over the little finger stump.
rextangle8 3 years ago