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Posted by: grasshopper Apr 6 2006, 07:44 PM
uuhhh yeah... 
I was using the sawzall today cutting up a car.... and I took off my saftey glasses to see where I needed to cut next...well, I forgot to put them back on and went at it... I ended up getting hit in the eye with something...I just thought it was dirt or something..... I didn't really pay any attention to it... well, about four hours later, my eye started hurting...just a small throbbing pain... I go and look at it in the mirror, and see something on my eye, I tryed to wipe it off, but it wouldn't move...it is reflective too... so i assume a piece of metal is stuck in my eye...it is VERY small though... and is at the very outer edge of my iris...It is about the size of the tip of a needle.... uhhh... I put some eyedrops in but the pain comes back after about five minutes.... what should I do??? 
Posted by: Sideways Apr 6 2006, 07:46 PM
Don't fool around with your eyes....straight to the doctor for you young man...
Posted by: Vacca Rabite Apr 6 2006, 07:46 PM
two letters:
E. R.
Or at leat your local doctor.
Zach
Posted by: rktmn247 Apr 6 2006, 07:47 PM
These are your eye were talking about! Get to the doctor NOW!
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 6 2006, 07:49 PM
is it really that bad?? I can barely see it... 
The soonest I would be able to go to the doctor is tomorrow morning...no way in hell Im going to the doctor tonight 
Posted by: scotts-toolwench Apr 6 2006, 07:50 PM
This actually happened to my dad. He worked at a pallett company and got a peice of metal in his eye. Except he didn't know it was there till he went to get new glasses. The eye doctor was flabergasted. He had to go to the hospital and see an eye specialist. Please don't mess around with this...my dad was just over my shoulder screaming "Tell him to go to the damn hospital...NOW"
Let us know what happens!
Posted by: scotts-toolwench Apr 6 2006, 07:52 PM
Barry,
Go to the E.R! GO,GO,GO GO!!!! Now! Tonight! Not tomorrow...now!
Posted by: Sideways Apr 6 2006, 07:52 PM
| QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 6 2006, 06:49 PM) |
| is it really that bad?? I can barely see it... The soonest I would be able to go to the doctor is tomorrow morning...no way in hell Im going to the doctor tonight |
Why are you still on your computer leave NOW.....go go go go....
Posted by: rktmn247 Apr 6 2006, 07:52 PM
There is always the chance of infection. Don't risk it go to the ER!
Posted by: SGB Apr 6 2006, 07:53 PM
Dude!
way in hell yes GO TO A DOC-IN-THE-BOX!
GO NOW! Cripes man, it may get real screwed up by tomorrow!
PLEASE GO NOW!
Posted by: URY914 Apr 6 2006, 07:53 PM
Just leave it alone. It will fall out one day. I mean your eye, and besides you have another one. 
Posted by: bmunday Apr 6 2006, 07:53 PM
If you don't go you can cause a great deal of damage. Friend of mine is an electricial, and got a splinted of metal in his eye cutting some flashing. Scratched the retna, and wore a patch for weeks. Go now, don't rink your eyes..
Posted by: Brian_Boss Apr 6 2006, 07:53 PM
That happened to me. You need to get to a real eye surgeon - definitely not a "doc in the box".
They may or may not be able to deal with it a the ER. They need a tool called a "slit lamp" which I don't know if ER's typically have.
Hope this helps.
Posted by: ematulac Apr 6 2006, 07:55 PM
Something similar happened to me when I was a kid.
Go to the e.r. asap. They can fix it in a jiffy.
The longer you wait, the more you risk damaging your eye.
Posted by: Sideways Apr 6 2006, 07:56 PM
Let me put this another way.....You are struggling welding sheet metal at the moment...bowing holes etc....It is much much harder with only one working eye, and you will never get your car going....GET GOING.....
Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 6 2006, 07:58 PM
got a magnet ? it works a long as its not really lodged into the eye ball ,hold over your eye,with it open,be patient, hope fully it will pull it out . done it twice, also been to doctors twice.
get to the doctor is the best
Posted by: jasons Apr 6 2006, 08:02 PM
I've made this mistake at least 3 times. Yeah you would think I would learn. 
I would go to urgent care or your family doc tomorrow. Its probably just in your cornea and they will just extract it. They put some drops of dye in your eye and turn on a UV(black)light. Then the Doc can see whats actually going on. Next he will take a little needle or whatever instrument he likes and get it out. You might get a teatnous shot while you are there. Hey if you work on 914's you should have one anyway!
If you want to be safe, go to ER tonight.
Posted by: Jeroen Apr 6 2006, 08:03 PM
you wanna risk an eye?
go to the darn ER
Posted by: cooltimes Apr 6 2006, 08:04 PM
Go to the doctor ASAP... NO...RIGHT NOW is not soon enough. Any metal in your eye is like the metal in a 914. It will rust and hours of delay will become years of poorer vision. I know because I screwed around and went on vacation. Ever wasted your vacation. I did, and now I can't see clear even wearing coke bottle bottom thick glasses.
In the mean time, close your eye and put some type of patch over it. Any light will only make you rub it and scratch the eyeball even more than it is.
Cooltimes
Memphis
Posted by: Lou W Apr 6 2006, 08:08 PM
Hey Administrators, can't you shut down his computer? I can't believe he's even here, he should be at the ER. 
smiley with a patch
Posted by: RustyWa Apr 6 2006, 08:10 PM
After they get it out, they use this small dremal type tool to grind out any rust spots that are left. At least that is what they did to me. No kidding.
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 6 2006, 08:10 PM
chill out, I am going now... My dad is going to be pissed at me I hate it when he is mad
Posted by: Lou W Apr 6 2006, 08:13 PM
Lets see... Pissed Off Dad...One Eye...Pissed Off Dad...One Eye... Damn thats a tough one, GET YOURSELF TO THE ER. 
Posted by: scotts-toolwench Apr 6 2006, 08:14 PM
Listen sweetie....I know your dad personally and I think he's gonna be more conserned with his son. He's a cool guy. He may be a little peeved when you tell him how it happened....
Okay, so just lie.... 
Seriously, just tell him...it'll be cool.....tell him I'll kick your butt when I see you again someday.....
Oh and next time you'll remember your damn safety glasses,won't you!
Posted by: ! Apr 6 2006, 08:18 PM
Geez.....you have to ask?
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Posted by: rick 918-S Apr 6 2006, 08:22 PM
Leave it in there. You'll like living out your life with one eye.... ER lil' dude.
Posted by: So.Cal.914 Apr 6 2006, 08:39 PM
Happened to me also, about the same way. Twice. (Yah I Know)
First time, straight to the doctors. The second time I took a large magnet (it was mild steel) and put it up to my eye, Sucked it right out. But that's me, remember I did it twice.
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Apr 6 2006, 08:40 PM
BTDT, including "rust ring removal", which you'll need. GO NOW! Shut off the damn computer and catch a ride to wherever you have to go to get it fixed! You'll be in pain, and probably have an eye patch for a few days. If you do the ER, they'll have an eye guy on call. The Cap'n
Posted by: STL914 Apr 6 2006, 08:46 PM
Am I missing something here? You get a metal sliver in your eye and you choose to ask the people here what to do? Where are your parents??
Posted by: ledfoot Apr 6 2006, 08:54 PM
don't blink! have somebody use a magnet pen that has been cleaned to remove the piece of metal, this has worked for me more than once. ![shocked[1].gif](http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/shocked[1].gif)
Posted by: kwales Apr 6 2006, 08:58 PM
I did the same thing once....
Optomotrist use tweezers and the little dremel....
The metal lacerates the hell outa the inside of your eye lid too....
Now I feel like singing..
Your the one eye one eye love.....
Your the one eye love..... 
Ken
Posted by: Jenny Apr 6 2006, 09:09 PM
you guys are horrible! (one eye love 
)
I'm sure Barry just had that anti-hypochondriac-syndrome we all get sometimes. 'It feels bad, but am I blowing it out of proportion? Maybe I should ask someone first.' Good luck 
& keep us posted.
By the way, you'll never live this down. You know how people joke with me about spanking the guard rail? There'll probably be an eye patch smiley named after you now. 
Jen
Posted by: LvSteveH Apr 6 2006, 09:12 PM
When in doubt, seek professional help.......... however, I've done it a bunch of times. So far, I've been able to extract via magnet, tweezer, or toothpick. I got plastic stuck once, now that was a pain to get out. Most people don't have the ability to stay perfectly still while working on their own eye. If it's really shallow and just kind of stuck on the surface, it's not really a big deal. What would the rest of you have done long ago when there was no hospital for 100 miles. Keep the pioneer spirit alive. Nothing wrong with a bit of light surgery if you know what you are doing. They call it the "practice" of medicine for a reason.
Note: I have said this AFTER he said he's going to the hospital
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Posted by: ! Apr 6 2006, 09:13 PM
asdf
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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 6 2006, 09:18 PM
this happened to Gint at my house the other day. if it's just a sliver, and you can see it, try flushing it out with saline.
Posted by: Headrage Apr 6 2006, 09:19 PM
I don't know where I'm at in the thread but go see a doctor.......
Posted by: Gint Apr 6 2006, 09:20 PM
BTDT... more than once. Not my opthamologist sends me Christmas cards.
Go!
Posted by: Bleyseng Apr 6 2006, 09:21 PM
| QUOTE (RustyWa @ Apr 6 2006, 06:10 PM) |
| After they get it out, they use this small dremal type tool to grind out any rust spots that are left. At least that is what they did to me. No kidding. |
Hey they did that to me too. Did they put your head in that vise thing and put a clamp on you eye ball so it wouldn't move That was way cool and the weirdest feeling being trapped and having my eye clamped
Posted by: rick 918-S Apr 6 2006, 09:53 PM
| QUOTE (RustyWa @ Apr 6 2006, 06:10 PM) |
| After they get it out, they use this small dremal type tool to grind out any rust spots that are left. At least that is what they did to me. No kidding. |
Had it done more than once. 
Posted by: TeamAxisRacing Apr 6 2006, 10:07 PM
thats what you get to look like when you go to the doctors 
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 6 2006, 10:11 PM
well, Im back.... it wasn't lodged to much, so they "irragated" it with some stuff for like 30 minutes.... it got it out, but I am supposed to go to an eye doctor tomorrow... I have an eyepatch now 
Yeah, I'll post a pic Thanks for telling me to go now.... 
Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 6 2006, 10:12 PM
who cares if your dad is mad... He is payin the bill chief 
and one day, you'll be bigger than he is..... and he wont get mad at you anymore LOL
Posted by: Flat VW Apr 6 2006, 10:15 PM
| QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 6 2006, 09:11 PM) |
| well, Im back.... it wasn't lodged to much, so they "irragated" it with some stuff for like 30 minutes.... it got it out, but I am supposed to go to an eye doctor tomorrow... I have an eyepatch now Yeah, I'll post a pic Thanks for telling me to go now.... |
Posted by: mcbain77 Apr 6 2006, 10:17 PM
Glad to hear you are OK. Missing an eye can alter your perspective on things.
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Posted by: SGB Apr 6 2006, 10:18 PM
good deal!
Posted by: cooltimes Apr 6 2006, 10:48 PM
Grasshopper, glad you went and now say you are ok or the 914club may have decreed you be known forever more as Magoo, short for Mr. Magoo.
Wear sunglasses all the time and give your monitor a long needed rest.
Cooltimes
Memphis
Posted by: Lou W Apr 6 2006, 11:48 PM
Glad to hear you're ok, how does it feel to be a pirate?
Posted by: Zaney Apr 6 2006, 11:48 PM
Glad to hear you are doing OK! 
I will save you from the corny Pirate Jokes and eye patches. Well, maybe not all of them...
Just glad that you went to the ER tonight because,the only head that should be "one-eyed" is in your shorts. 
Take care! 
Nate
Posted by: MattR Apr 6 2006, 11:59 PM
He got an eyepatch? Damn... now I want some metal in my eye...
Posted by: Jenny Apr 7 2006, 12:28 AM
[BIG SIGH] Thanks for checking in, Barry. Rest that eye!
Jen
Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 7 2006, 12:30 AM
good thing!
otherwise we'd call you the "one eyed monster"
Posted by: bondo Apr 7 2006, 12:37 AM
Now that you have an eye patch, go rent "Captain Ron"!
| QUOTE |
| We should be okay, 'cause I know we're near land. |
Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 7 2006, 12:40 AM
see if your dad will let you drink like a pirate
"There is a little captain in ya!!" 
Posted by: redshift Apr 7 2006, 01:12 AM
Aaron!
Uhh... BARRY! YOU FREAK! Be careful, and always wear eye protection!
Glad you didn't put your eye out.
M
Posted by: Racer Chris Apr 7 2006, 05:21 AM
I think all you people overreacted just a little bit. 
A 
doesn't accelerate chips fast enough to really embed them into the eye.
Yes it is important to get it removed promptly before the eye starts to grow around it and before an infection can get started. I would say a trip to a walk-in or ER is not necessary, but seeing the ophthalmologist within 24 hrs is a real good idea. He will be able to easily remove it and dress the surface of your eye so no permanent damage occurs. I think it's pretty cool when the doctor uses a tiny carbide burr to clean the edges of the wound. I could actually hear the pitch of the tiny motor change when contact was made.
Barry, don't be afraid to tell your parents when you injure yourself working on the car. They may react differently than you think. As long as you are walking up to them to explain what happened it isn't that serious. Just don't ever do anything dumb enough that you are found by them laying on the floor of the garage, unconscious.
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 7 2006, 11:09 AM
Arrrggg (pirate smilie)
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Posted by: Headrage Apr 7 2006, 11:12 AM
You should cover the other eye as well.
Just in case.
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 7 2006, 11:13 AM
that was when I got back from the ER last night.... I went to the eye doctor today....the idiots at the ER didn't get it out 
The doc a the eye place use a little needle like thing to get it out...then he said that it had been in there long enough to rust...so he got out his dremel and started sanding my eye 
It sounded soooooo nasty..Did I mention I HATE RUST...MORE Well, Its out now.....and It feels pretty good...there is a little indention on my eye where it was... but I have learned my lesson
Posted by: drewvw Apr 7 2006, 11:32 AM
Glad to hear this had a good ending. Lesson learned....
Its like Tony Stewart said a couple weeks ago: "Somebody told me when I was young that you want to regret what you did, not what you didn't do".
wear those glasses!
Posted by: jasons Apr 7 2006, 11:37 AM
| QUOTE (Racer Chris @ Apr 7 2006, 03:21 AM) |
| I think all you people overreacted just a little bit. |
Having been through this a couple of times thats what I thought too. If I would go to my local ER for something like that, they probably wouldn't even get to me until the next day anyhow. Also, my insurance slaughters me on ER visits.
Of course, I've done this a couple of times and I don't seem to learn so I'm not sure how sound my advice/opinion is?
Either way better safe than sorry.
Posted by: TimT Apr 7 2006, 03:39 PM
Ive worked in the construction industry for more than 25 years, mostly on bridges. ie lots of steel work.
Many of the first aid kits on the job have a blunt magnet, among with a magnifying glass, and eyewash.. Ive pulled metal shavings out of guys eyes, and had others help me out when I got metal in my eye...
Even at home I have one of those magnets.
Posted by: alpha434 Apr 7 2006, 03:48 PM
| QUOTE (TimT @ Apr 7 2006, 02:39 PM) |
| Ive worked in the construction industry for more than 25 years, mostly on bridges. ie lots of steel work. Many of the first aid kits on the job have a bl;unt magnet, among with a magnifying glass, and eyewash.. Ive pulled metal shavings out of guys eyes, and had others help me out when I got metal in my eye... Even at home I have one of those magnets. |
I was about to comment the same thing. Use a magnet. Any magnet will do, if you're careful. Make a point of getting the material out before even going to the doctor. You'll risk furthur damage from blinking or looking around. Have a friend or neighbor assist you. Then use as much antisceptic as you've got. And THEN straight to the doctor. Too much to risk by not going. They'll clean your eye out and you'll be really uncomfortable for about a day or so. But then it will be healed. No problem.
Ask me how I know any of this...
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Posted by: grasshopper Apr 7 2006, 03:51 PM
| QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 PM) | ||
I was about to comment the same thing. Use a magnet. Any magnet will do, if you're careful. Make a point of getting the material out before even going to the doctor. You'll risk furthur damage from blinking or looking around. Have a friend or neighbor assist you. Then use as much antisceptic as you've got. And THEN straight to the doctor. Too much to risk by not going. They'll clean your eye out and you'll be really uncomfortable for about a day or so. But then it will be healed. No problem. Ask me how I know any of this... <----------- <------ <---------- |
I told the doctor that I was going to try that, and he said that it would work if the metal wasn't embedded, but he said the mine was embedded pretty deep, so he said it wouldn't have worked for me....
Posted by: TimT Apr 7 2006, 03:55 PM
The general idea is to get the piece of metal out asap....
the longer you wait, the more you open and close your eye, the greater the chances of driving the offending piece of metal deeper into your eye..
Posted by: GTeener Apr 7 2006, 03:56 PM
Glad you are OK. Keep the safety glasses on next time
And oh ya... next time you hurt yourself, don't ask your web buddies what to do. Go straight to the doctor!
Posted by: alpha434 Apr 7 2006, 04:02 PM
| QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 02:51 PM) | ||||
I told the doctor that I was going to try that, and he said that it would work if the metal wasn't embedded, but he said the mine was embedded pretty deep, so he said it wouldn't have worked for me.... |
Yeah. Then it wouldn'tve done any damage from blinking. Keep that stuff on hand. And I'm glad nothing permanent was done (I hope.) A LOT of machinists get hurt that way. Nobody wears safety glasses at the shop I'm contracting to right now. One of the guys I went to Tech school with works there and I ream him every day (Dammit, Nate! What would your mom say?!?!)
Reminds me of a time. 8th grade. Gym class. Capture the flag. In the wooded area surrounding West Jefferson Middle School. Absolutely drop dead gorgouse girl was going for my flag. She was slow. So I let her get a little ahead (I liked watching her run.) She gets too close to our flag, so I pour on the speed. She pulls back a branch as she runs past. WAM! Branch hit me in the face, and a pine needle scrathed my lens. I wasn't hurt. I chased her down and tackled her for good measure.
But I had this wierd distortion out of the corner of my eye. I was freaked out because I had a VERY high vision rating and I sorta wanted to be a pilot at the time. My dad always wanted to be a pilot. I made my mom come and get me and take me straight to the hospital. No chances.
Posted by: bmunday Apr 7 2006, 04:34 PM
| QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 02:02 PM) | ||||||
Yeah. Then it wouldn'tve done any damage from blinking. Keep that stuff on hand. And I'm glad nothing permanent was done (I hope.) A LOT of machinists get hurt that way. Nobody wears safety glasses at the shop I'm contracting to right now. One of the guys I went to Tech school with works there and I ream him every day (Dammit, Nate! What would your mom say?!?!) Reminds me of a time. 8th grade. Gym class. Capture the flag. In the wooded area surrounding West Jefferson Middle School. Absolutely drop dead gorgouse girl was going for my flag. She was slow. So I let her get a little ahead (I liked watching her run.) She gets too close to our flag, so I pour on the speed. She pulls back a branch as she runs past. WAM! Branch hit me in the face, and a pine needle scrathed my lens. I wasn't hurt. I chased her down and tackled her for good measure. But I had this wierd distortion out of the corner of my eye. I was freaked out because I had a VERY high vision rating and I sorta wanted to be a pilot at the time. My dad always wanted to be a pilot. I made my mom come and get me and take me straight to the hospital. No chances. |
This one time at band camp....
Posted by: jsteele22 Apr 7 2006, 05:22 PM
Another way to get the chip out : fake a head injury and go in for an MRI. Oh, and hope the field points in the right direction.
Glad to hear that everything "came out okay".
You know, I was reading these posts by people with gory eye stories, and it reminded me of my most painful eyeball experience. Way back when I was 19, I went on a long bike ride, and ended up getting home way, way after dark. The last part of the ride was rolling hills, and on the downhill stretches I was going fairly fast. Since it was dark, I didn't have a chance to see anything coming, but I got smacked, real hard, in the eyeball by a ..
Yup.
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 7 2006, 05:30 PM
| QUOTE (jsteele22 @ Apr 7 2006, 03:22 PM) |
| Another way to get the chip out : fake a head injury and go in for an MRI. Oh, and hope the field points in the right direction. Glad to hear that everything "came out okay". You know, I was reading these posts by people with gory eye stories, and it reminded me of my most painful eyeball experience. Way back when I was 19, I went on a long bike ride, and ended up getting home way, way after dark. The last part of the ride was rolling hills, and on the downhill stretches I was going fairly fast. Since it was dark, I didn't have a chance to see anything coming, but I got smacked, real hard, in the eyeball by a .. Yup. |
that made me laugh
Posted by: KELTY360 Apr 7 2006, 05:41 PM
| QUOTE (bmunday @ Apr 7 2006, 02:34 PM) | ||||||||
This one time at band camp.... |
Back in the day, 'all roads lead to Sears'.
Now.....'all threads lead to alpha'.
Posted by: Lou W Apr 7 2006, 07:22 PM
| QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 10:09 AM) |
| Arrrggg (pirate smilie) |
Barry,
Who's that in the picture, your kid brother? What is he around 10 or 12?
Posted by: grasshopper Apr 7 2006, 07:27 PM
| QUOTE (Lou W @ Apr 7 2006, 05:22 PM) | ||
Barry, Who's that in the picture, your kid brother? What is he around 10 or 12? |
haha
Posted by: Dr Evil Apr 7 2006, 08:42 PM
Glad things worked out.
I had a guy at my base have the same basic thing happen. Little piece of metal in the eye. didn't think much of it...............ended up getting medically discharged for it as his vision was no longer adequate for flight status. Too bad too, he was a cool guy.
Fun facts:
-the eye has one of the most innervated surfaces on the body.
-even though the cornea has no vasculature, it is one of the quickest repair sites on the body.
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