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| Part 2 - Brad's Surgery- The Skin Graft |
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Removing bandages after 5 days and viewing
the progress of the skin graft healing and
applying bandages/dressings again. Post acute
compartment syndrome surgery
A day at Whistler snowboarding induced acute
compartment surgery.
This is the removal of the bandages after
surgery; surgery was on 15-Apr-2007.
I edited this video down to approximately 6
minutes but it took well over an hour to
remove these bandages and yes I was on enough
pain killers to numb a field of cattle.
Wikipedia says "Compartment syndrome is an
acute medical problem following injury or
surgery in which increased pressure (usually
caused by inflammation) within a confined
space (fascial compartment) in the body
impairs blood supply, leading to nerve damage
and muscle death without prompt treatment."
The unusual part was that I had no injury
other than a real intense day of snowboarding
in Whistler. No doubt I over did it and it
was the first time out that year, but for it
to happen without some kind of trauma is very
unusual.
I guess I am prone to compartment syndrome
(this was my forth time having this kind of
surgery) because how I am built, I am an
ex-motocrosser and built up large amounts of
muscles in my forearms and calf areas in
areas that are not too large, throw in some
strange inflammation process that makes my
muscles get large quickly and you have a good
recipe for getting this unusual from of
compartment syndrome.
What you see in the video is a simple
surgical incision. They simply cut my leg
wide open to release the pressure in the
compartment. My muscles were so huge that it
stretched the incision area so wide that it
looks like a huge chunk of skin was removed
but in fact there was nothing cut out at all,
only the skin and fascia compartment was cut,
but no muscles or tendons. The wound was left
open like that for about a week and a half
then a skin graft was done to grow new skin
over the area. I was in the hospital for over
a month.
Almost 7 months later now and it has healed
to the point that I never think about it, the
scar is still there and it's always a great
conversation piece.
I just bought my ski pass for this winter so
I guess I am all better now. But it was a
long, tough, painful process and in the back
of my head I always remind myself how lucky I
am to be able to walk.
Tags : skin graft bandages surgery compartment syndrome staples scar blood accident fasciotomy |
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Durée : 325 s |
| How to graft lophophora peyote part1 |
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How to graft Lophophora
The materials to be used:-
• A Trichocereus to be used as the stock
plant
• lophophora to be grafted onto the stock
plant (this is called the scion)
• A sharp razor blade
• Methylated spirits
• Rubber bands
Sterilize the blade by dipping it into the
methylated spirits (this must be done prior
to every cut). Cut the top off the stock
plant, this must be done with a single, clean
cut. The stock plant should be a vigorous
species (usually Trichocereus) and must be in
full growth. The cut surface should be nice
and juicy.
Chamfer the top of each of the ribs on the
stock plant. This stops the cut surface from
becoming hollow as it dries, causing the
graft to be pulled apart.
Cut another very thin sliver from the stock
plant. Leave the sliver in place on the top
to protect the cut. This will ensure the
upper surface is flat and remains clean until
the graft is made.
Repeat the above process for the lophophora
scion. Ensure the final cut is clear of any
rotten material in a plant being salvaged.
(The brown marks here are not rot, they are
merely discolored parts of the plant).
Slide the thin slivers from both the stock
plant and the lophophora scion. Gently press
the lophophora scion onto the top of the
stock and rub the cut surfaces gently
together to ensure there is no air trapped
between them.
When grafting lophophora , ensure the
vascular bundle of stock and lophophora scion
(the circle shown arrowed in the photograph)
overlap in at least one place. If the two
vascular bundles are significantly different
in size, ensure they cross one-another. If
they don't (even if the smaller one is
completely contained within the larger one)
the graft will fail.
Finally apply gentle pressure to keep the cut
surfaces pressed together. The most usual way
to do this - though it takes a little
practice - is to use rubber bands. The
lophophora plant should be put in a warm, dry
place out of direct sunlight for a few days
until the graft has taken and the cut
surfaces have healed over.
Tags : lophophora peyote graft grafting cactus san pedro |
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Durée : 514 s |
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