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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 22/12/2010 11:04 PM, wrote:

> The absolute worst was not actually a tattoo or piercing, but a very
> recent surgical incision. It was still bloody and covered with clear
> tape. It was so hard to help that guy without feeling sick. I do not
> do well with holes.

I can imagine. The thing is that, hopefully, that was done as part of a
necessary medical procedure and it will heal. There are people out
there who do it as a fashion statement.
>
> Years ago, I went to visit a friend in the hosital after a car
> accident. She flipped back the covers to show me her leg. She had
> staples from her thigh to her ankle, and it looked like a zipper. I
> had no idea before then that staples were used in skin. I instantly
> felt warm and sick. I took off my coat, pulled up a chair, and my
> hearing was starting to fade as I sat down. Fortunately, everybody
> else was happy chatting, and nobody noticed that I was fading for a
> few moments. I sat down just in time and didn't actually pass out. But
> it was close.

I know all too well about those staples I had then from my knee to my
ankle for two weeks last month. It did look like a zipper up my leg.
having had sutures in past, I have to say that they are less aggravating
than regular stitches and removal is easier and pain free.

My chest incision would probably gross you out. It runs vertically from
the bottom of my ribs almost to my neck. It's gross.

> When I was in college, I was in a philosophy class and a guy walked
> by the window with a bright red mohawk about 5 inches long, spiked.
> Of course, everybody in the class gawked, and the guy responded by
> giving us the finger. We spent the rest of class discussing why
> somebody would do something to make themselves stand out in appearance
> and then get angry when people react.

It's a safe bet that he had that done in the hope of being able to react
indignantly.