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Snabblim's story reminded me of this:

Age 24, a fell over while roller blading and broke a tooth and a thumb. Unfortunately, that wasn't the ouchy bit.

After about 6 weeks of my hand in plaster, with a big pin inserted to immobilise said thumb (done under general anaesthetic), the time came to take everything off. When it came to removing the pin, the doctor produced something that looked like a cross between a pair of pliers and a monkey wrench.

"Er, shouldn't I have a local anaesthetic or something?" asked I.
"Oh, no need for that" said the doctor, as the nurse held me to the chair, he grabbed the end of the pin with his instrument of torture and yanked. Then yanked again. Harder. Then braced himself against the chair and did it again.

When he finally had the thing out, I was white as a sheet and drenched in cold sweat. Then, to add insult to injury, he poured iodine solution into the newly created hole in my hand, wrapped it in a bandage and sent me on my way.

On the way home I had to stop off in the first pub I went past and order a stiff drink to stop the shaking.
(lolwhites, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 9:20, 2 replies)

I feel your pain.
I had my thumb rebuilt about 10 years ago, and had two pins placed in to do the same job. No matter how hard I tried to avoid bumping it, I always did, and it hurt like fuck.

I wonder if it was the same doctor who did this..
(Code of Post lives at the moment in time that is..., Mon 2 Aug 2010, 10:12, closed)

Unless you were in Spain
Probably not.

When I told a nurse friend, he said there was no way the doc should have done it without anaesthetic.
(lolwhites, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 10:23, closed)