good thing!

otherwise we'd call you the "one eyed monster"

Now that you have an eye patch, go rent "Captain Ron"!

QUOTE

We should be okay, 'cause I know we're near land.

see if your dad will let you drink like a pirate

"There is a little captain in ya!!"

Aaron!

Uhh... BARRY! YOU FREAK! Be careful, and always wear eye protection!



Glad you didn't put your eye out.


M

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.

Arrrggg (pirate smilie)

You should cover the other eye as well.

Just in case.

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

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!

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.

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.

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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QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 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... <----------- <------ <----------

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....

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..

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!

QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 02:51 PM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 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... <----------- <------ <---------- 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.

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 02:02 PM)

QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 02:51 PM) QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 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... <----------- <------ <---------- 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.

This one time at band camp....

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.

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

QUOTE (bmunday @ Apr 7 2006, 02:34 PM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 02:02 PM) QUOTE (grasshopper @ Apr 7 2006, 02:51 PM) QUOTE (alpha434 @ Apr 7 2006, 01:48 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... <----------- <------ <---------- 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. This one time at band camp....

Back in the day, 'all roads lead to Sears'.

Now.....'all threads lead to alpha'.

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?

QUOTE (Lou W @ Apr 7 2006, 05:22 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?

haha

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.