the price of waterfowling, or how to re-arrange your bones in three easy steps

bballard

bballard

Well-known member
It been a while since I've posted but since I'm currentely ridding an excellent vicoden wave I decided to sit down and say howdy.

Plus I wanted to try and post some pics of our new computer of my latest scar.
It is not quite as good as the flamingo, or lion scars but it should hold its own.

To make a long story short, I fell while getting into a boat Nov. 12th. and thought I just dislocated my pinky. WRONG! After waiting a week for a call from an ortho doc., two deer hunts, (I got a seven point and my son Ryan shot his first deer, a six point !!!) and a trip up North for the weekend., the Doc. calls me in looks at my finger and keeps saying" oh my goodness". turns out I split my knuckel joint clean off, save for about a pencil lead thick sliver.
Doc says I need emergency surgery and puts me on the list for wed. the day before Thanksgiving.
I go in, they knock me out, Bada Bing Bada Boom I wake up and find out the had to cut out a piece of bone from my hand, carve it into a joint and screw it in place.
So there you have it. All I can say is the healing power of the duck hunt has me on the fast track to get out and gun some more.

Be careful out there and hope you all have a great Holiday season.
regards, Ballard

Photo 18.jpg
Photo 19.jpg
 
Shoot, with all the activities you did between the incident and surgery, I bet you were wondering "Why bother?" Just kidding, bet that hurt. Good luck and get well.
 
Hey Brian, just looks like you sharpened your carving knife. Glad they could save the pinky.....it would make you walk funny without it.
 
Brian,always tell the Doc to fix it with your arms in the shooting position.Other activities are unimportant:eek:)
 
Brian, Hope it all works out. Can't keep a good man down.

By the way, now you are eligible for the purple ducky metal :) )
 
At least you got some manly scars out of it. You gotta come up with a better story though. How 'bout you were fighting your way out of a pack of jealous husbands? Or you got bit by the biggest Pike you ever saw? Or maybe a bear swallowed the keys to your truck and you had to go after them? : )

Mike
 
I'm impressed.....have always thought that you had the sites most "enviable" collection of scars and now you go for a "twofer" on this injury.....true, not caused by a meat crazed carnivore or a pissed off Flamingo but getting two scars out of a single injury definately counts for something.....GOOD JOB.....

Steve
 
Youch. But, that doesn't quite rank up there with the Flamingo thingy. :) So, you thought you would be safe once you got away from being a zoo-keep. :) Glad it's working out.....and hopefully you're on the road to healing.
Say, how's your Dad? Missed you guys a bunch at the Flats Show. Just wasn't the same without you, your Lady & the Kids.
Later partner,
Lou
 
this sounds like a good chance to " caption this pic ", lets say 30 words or less?
winner chosen by Bob .

Oh,,,,, happy surfin Bob. You might want to save a few of those for Christmas when all the relatives are around =) :p
 
Not yet...but he appreciates you remembering his name! At first I thought that was your caption entry...heh heh heh.
 
Damn, it was supposed to be " BUB " , Cause thats pretty much the sound you make on the correct dose-o-vicoden, bububububububub.

maybe I just need to up my dosage.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top