Surgery pics (look at your own risk!)

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DevilDog723

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Armpit of the world....Al Asad, Iraq

Discussion Starter
• Sep 9, 2006

• #1

Ok. here are the after shots of my foot.

Kinda nasty.

The doctor told me that he had to do more than he had anticipated. He originally wanted to just re-adjust the second toe, re-fuse it and put a pin in the just the toe.

Turns out there was more damage than what he thought. He had to re-align the toe by cutting through A LOT of scar tissue, cut the tendon away from the skin (it had slipped from it's original location and adhered itself to the skin on the side of the toe) and sew it in place, align the toe and drill a pin through the toe completely into the foot.

PAINFUL!

It didn't stop there, he had to cut a wedge from the big toe and wire it away from the second toe so that it wouldn't interfere with the healing of the second toe.

Foot still hurts like hell. Probably will for a few more months.

The pin comes out in about 4-5 more weeks. That's gonna feel great when he does that. (note the sarcasm?)

Aaahhh......the life of a Marine.


Anyway, just wanted to share with you what I've been going through the last week.

See ya later!

-Jeff

 

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cybrus

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Cedar Key

• Sep 9, 2006

• #2

SWEET! Is that pin like those turkey thermometers? Will it pop up when your foot is done?

 

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DevilDog723

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Armpit of the world....Al Asad, Iraq

Discussion Starter
• Sep 9, 2006

• #3

cybrus said:

SWEET! Is that pin like those turkey thermometers? Will it pop up when your foot is done?

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

THAT would be funny!

 

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chrisguinther

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Gahanna, OH

• Sep 9, 2006

• #4

Those are pretty cool pictures. All the best for a speedy recovery, brother.

 

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Barcochris

Joined Feb 2006

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Kelvin's House

• Sep 9, 2006

• #5

DD you got Cabage Patch Feet. All the best brother.

 

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corojobrad

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smoking with the snake doctor

• Sep 9, 2006

• #6

cybrus said:

SWEET! Is that pin like those turkey thermometers? Will it pop up when your foot is done?

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:rotflmao:

:rotflmao:

 

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cooksnj

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• Sep 9, 2006

• #7

:barf: :shocked: :eeek: :shock: mg:

 

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Travismaine

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Machias Maine

• Sep 9, 2006

• #8

Better not stub you toe for the next couple of months. Does the green thing flash when you get to close to something?

Travis

 

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iminaquagmire

Joined Jun 2005

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McHenry, IL

• Sep 9, 2006

• #9

cybrus said:

SWEET! Is that pin like those turkey thermometers? Will it pop up when your foot is done?

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:lol: :lol: :lol: DING!

 

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axegod75

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So Cal

• Sep 10, 2006

• #10

Ouch, nice pics DD. Now the hard part is trying not to bang your foot on the feet of tables or those damn corners of walls (those hurt like hell).
I wish you a speedy recovery my friend :thumbsup:

 

vince

Joined Feb 2004

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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042

• Sep 10, 2006

• #11

Great stuff , makes me wince in pain for you ! , with that pin in I see very limited duty for you, time to SMOKE, SIP good whisky
( for medicinal oppresses only ) & Drink coffee , GWSoon

Enjoy, Vince

 

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Capt

Joined Jul 2005

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MI

• Sep 10, 2006

• #12

DD, my wife had THE SAME SURGERY! She is going back for the other foot this weekend. Don't even tell me you are taking pain meds! She was back to work the next day. She saved the pin from her toe, pretty gross. Make sure to keep spinning it! lol

 

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RedLeg0811

Joined Mar 2004

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #13

Hey DD speedie recovery.

Did you get a chance to look at the post of the Navy making fun of the way Marines are. It might cheer you up.

Martin

 

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Brenda

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Whoville

• Sep 11, 2006

• #14

:shock: Yikes!

Those are pretty cool pics, though. Maybe, you won't have to go back to the Sandbox?

 

vince

Joined Feb 2004

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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042

• Sep 11, 2006

• #15

RedLeg0811 said:

Hey DD speedie recovery.

Did you get a chance to look at the post of the Navy making fun of the way Marines are. It might cheer you up.

Martin

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I laughed my some what slim behind off, sent it to all my Marine buddys

 

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DevilDog723

Joined Aug 2005

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Armpit of the world....Al Asad, Iraq

Discussion Starter
• Sep 11, 2006

• #16

Yeah, I saw it! :x

Just kidding! :lol: :lol:

I've seen it before. Had me laughing HARD! It's even FUNNIER when you see how some Marines get offended by it!

Most of what you see in that clip is SO true of the younger, lower ranked Marines!

Good times!

 

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CastleCrest

Joined Aug 2004

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• Sep 12, 2006

• #17

Fast Recovery & Feel BETTER Soon!!!
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