almost lost my eye

[#1Townie]

pretty rough day at work yesterday.... I took a piece of sheet metal to the eye yesterday... I started bleeding instantly spraying blood into my gloves... was rushed to the hospital and then to surgery.... I got 20 stitches to my eye lids... I have minor retina damage from hemriging (sp)... cat scan shows larg swelling in the sinal (sp) area doc thinks I chipped a bone... all in all looks like I try' d to take a hit from Tyson..... will have pics up soon...

on the up side I have some time off work so may be back in the springs sooner then I thought. working on moving my flight up to this next week...

[Mista Black]

ouch dude!! glad it's no worse than it is and is gonna be fine(ish) eventually.

i'm pretty much blind in my left eye so i freak when i get anything in my right eye. take care of yourself and get better.

[R1chie]

pretty rough day at work yesterday.... I took a piece of sheet metal to the eye yesterday... I started bleeding instantly spraying blood into my gloves... was rushed to the hospital and then to surgery.... I got 20 stitches to my eye lids... I have minor retina damage from hemriging (sp)... cat scan shows larg swelling in the sinal (sp) area doc thinks I chipped a bone... all in all looks like I try' d to take a hit from Tyson..... will have pics up soon...

on the up side I have some time off work so may be back in the springs sooner then I thought. working on moving my flight up to this next week...

Well I am glad you are ok, losing an eye is would be a bummer and be a hinderance to ridding your street and dirt bikes as your ability to judge distance would be greatly reduce. Be extra careful out there when you have a job that has higher safety risks.

[Keyser Soze]

pretty rough day at work yesterday.... I took a piece of sheet metal to the eye yesterday... I started bleeding instantly spraying blood into my gloves... was rushed to the hospital and then to surgery.... I got 20 stitches to my eye lids... I have minor retina damage from hemriging (sp)... cat scan shows larg swelling in the sinal (sp) area doc thinks I chipped a bone... all in all looks like I try' d to take a hit from Tyson..... will have pics up soon...

on the up side I have some time off work so may be back in the springs sooner then I thought. working on moving my flight up to this next week...

Well I am glad you are ok, losing an eye is would be a bummer and be a hinderance to ridding your street and dirt bikes as your ability to judge distance would be greatly reduce. Be extra careful out there when you have a job that has higher safety risks.

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Sorry bout your eye man. My brother had a shard of glass go through his eye. Same thing, stitches and the lot. No vision loss whatsoever. Ya gots to love modern medicine.

[Mista Black]

the whole depth perception thing would certainly be a problem at first, but a person can adapt eventually. i have. it doesnt slow me down too much...

still would suck to lose an eye even if i had both to give. so i'm glad you didnt lose it townie :up:

[~Barn~]

Hope it turns out okay, dude.

[Nick_Ninja]

Well I guess there is some truth to what they say:

“It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.”


Glad you’re OK --- relatively. :up:

[#1Townie]

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“It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.”
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and then its an xstream sport!!!

so i guess its still work for now :D

on the other side i got to see the retna(sp) doc and found out that i have some signs that have to be watched... they are thinking they "could" turn into tears.... most lickly not

thanks guys and still waiting to find if im comming out early or not... :wait:

[Suz]

Townie, sorry about your eye. Glad you're ok & that you didn't lose it.

[H8Stankskanks]

soldier man!!! go big or go home right!! :dunno:

[#1Townie]

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[NZ Darren]

Nasty!!
looks like a close call

Now start wearing saftey glasses!!!!!!!!!!

[H8Stankskanks]

ok so i know that i have heard ALL the gorey details but....ummmm........EEEEEEEWWWWW!!!!!!! and i know i work in healthcare, but umm.....eeeewww :puke:

but hey, chicks dig scars right?! (can't wait til it's just a scar)

[Suz]

Sh*t man, that is nasty! Like Darren mentioned, safety glasses or better eyewear is a must when working with that stuff. Very lucky it wasn't worse. Hope you heal soon.

[Lee]

That is a terrible thing to have happen. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

Are you going to have any permanent visual impairement?

Lee

[#1Townie]

That is a terrible thing to have happen. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

Are you going to have any permanent visual impairement?

Lee

i do have some loss as of right now but im not sure... i have to see the retna(sp).....spell check hasnt helped with this.... again this wednesday... right now i am just tryn to get cleared to fly back to colorado for x-mas

[~Barn~]

You're missing an "i" Townie! :lol:
Sorry man, I had to laugh at my bad pun.

But yeah.. it's "retina".

(since you're at least trying to find the correct spelling)

[#1Townie]

hahaha thanks barn.. I didn't "look" into it real hard...

but im thinking the new names going to be captain Ron

[#1Townie]

ok guys a little update on the whole eye thing... well the damage has finally turned into a tear in my retina.. I had laser surgery today to try and fix.. still waiting to see if I will have any permanent damage...

[Lee]

Thanks for posting an update. Please continue to post on your progress. I am wishing you a very good outcome for your surgery.

Lee

[R1chie]

Have you been able to see anything since it happened? Light, blurry light, missing area? Hope it works out ok.

[#1Townie]

Have you been able to see anything since it happened? Light, blurry light, missing area? Hope it works out ok.

not so much of the light.. it has been mostly just specks.. looks like a flock of birds in my peripheral vision.. that's why I went in and that's when they said I had a tear.. so it is still the waiting game.. I was told that it would be a few months before I get healed and find out if I'm going to have anything permanent..

as for seeing I can see out of the eye. it is a little weird and blurry.. my depth perception is off.. when driving at night I stop pretty far back from other cars..