Stupid pharmacy wench!!!

[Doc Durian]

you're supposed to rambo that shit and wrapped it with up a piece of your torn shirt.

raverboy

If I had to do it in a pinch (and I don't fancy my chances with infection), especially with the prospect of rubbing a large open wound with a freshly worn shirt draped across my outer skin, or the bottom of a foot trampled sauna... I'd soak monofilament fishing line in alcohol, then a heavy dosed salt/water solution... rinse it in freshly boiled kettle water... but beforehand, affixing the line to a small fishing hook with the barb sanded down, or a sewing needle bent. Iodine would work too, but shit...

I'd rinse the wound in more salt/water preparation... while screaming or at least moaning a bit, and then grimace with each awkward stitch.

Afterwards, I'd eat freshly crushed garlic like it was going out of style, any fish oil I could get my hands on, Vitamin C capsules till I stained my jocks in ascorbic acid... and with any luck, I'd have a 50/50 chance of not needing a low grade antibiotic to get me over the intitial hump.

Manuka honey would be great, but I don't generally carry that much of the shit to make an impact for major cuts and the store bought is marginally ineffective at best.

And who carries a silver coin, a 9 volt battery, jumper leads and distilled water around? And who wants to do anything other than dose the wound when drinking would do more, but drinking such large particles for any length of time isn't going to do you a world of further good?

Don't fancy using a hot stake to seal it either.. 3M strips, packaging tape, or crazy glue is just as good if not better and it's not like a 5 inch gash is going to be purged of any bacteria unless you don't value the full use of your underlying muscles.

Nope... infection would have killed Rambo or at least made him unfightworthy for quite a spell.

Not me, I'm Hambo in that regard.

[Illusional]

how many movies did rambo make?? if they can't kill rambo nor rocky, then it must be good for you too.

raverboy

[IndiReloaded]

So, what is the problem with just going to the medico? Seems like the simplest solution. Are you someplace you think the docs suck?

[Illusional]

sucking?? i love porns where the nurse gets you off.

raverboy

[Doc Durian]

So, what is the problem with just going to the medico? Seems like the simplest solution. Are you someplace you think the docs suck?

Depends on who you get and where they bought their degree from.

The ones from up north are the worst and they seem to have flocked to the area in droves. Even the locals turn their noses up at them.

I had one 5-6 weeks ago try to prescribe me heart medication for a what he couldn't tell me was a virus or a bacterial infection of the digestive system (it was infectious though, a number of people I know came down with it very quickly). He also didn't ask me if I've ever had stomach ulcer problems in the past when he prescribed a liquid which upon investigation is severely discouraged to those with stomach issues of the past. Hence the blunderbuss out of both ends effect when my already stressed intestinal flora took a fluoroquinolone hit (thanks to Dr Malo again).

I turfed the heart meds, poured the liquid down the sink, and grabbed some travellers yoghurt culture tabs for a near instant recovery of digestion and overall health.

It's now a joy to drink a glass of water and not have it piss out of your bottom in under 15 minutes flat.

[IndiReloaded]

Not to mention your lighter pocketbook from having to buy all those meds. I'm sure the health system didn't cover the full cost.

Yep, a good doc is hard to find these days. Its as much art as science.

[Doc Durian]

The cost was peanuts. All generic, all plain packaged, and virtually free. Might pop a couple viagras tonight and chase the girls around at the beach.

[little pingoin]

Last year I cleaned my brother's surgery wound for him, and the doctor wrote a prescription for saline solution. I thought the doctor just wrote it on the Rx paper so I wouldn't forget so I left it at home, but no you actually do need a prescription to get saline solution. Absolutely ridiculous.

[SouthwestGuy]

Last year I cleaned my brother's surgery wound for him, and the doctor wrote a prescription for saline solution. I thought the doctor just wrote it on the Rx paper so I wouldn't forget so I left it at home, but no you actually do need a prescription to get saline solution. Absolutely ridiculous.

You guys know you can go and buy normal saline that is sold as nasal spray dont you??

You can also find it as eye drops.

A large bottle of saline, sold under the name brand of Ocean, will run you about $3.00 less if it is a major pharmacy chain and they have their own generic. Even less if you go to WalMart.

No need to go and get an RX if all you need is saline.

I don't think that trying to sew yourself up is ever a good idea. And if you get a nasty infection, you will be sorry you tried.

Why people think they are doctors or pharmacists is beyond me. I once had a girl come through that asked if giving her child a Vicodin would hurt him. I asked how old the child was and the kids weight. She said he was 2 years old and she crushed it up and put in in his apple sauce. The kid almost died.

Another genius thought he would lance an infected hair follicle. So he did. He cleaned it out really well and used antibiotic ointment.. etc etc He had to have major surgery and almost died from the infection.

I have a million of these genius stories of people who think they can do the same thing a physician would do. The end result is typically not the one that was desired!

Trying to play doctor or pharmacist and practice medicine is never a good idea. People go to school for that long to become medical professionals for a reason...