I had a disastrous accident

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:31 am

I should have been prepared, or at least forewarned.

A couple of weeks ago I was frying a cheeseburger on my grill when I struck the handle by accident. The pan slid to my right, and fell off the stove, just barely missing me. At the time I was thinking it could have been a disastrous accident if it had fallen to my left, possibly scalding me on my legs or worse, scalding me on the genitals. I don't know why I didn't take it as a warming and take precautions.

I mean, a few weeks ago I was in my power wheelchair when I was having a diarrhea incident and I leaned too far forward while I and the chair were slippery and I fell out, the first time in six years. After that, I set strict policies on myself, never try to reach a distant object unless belted in, do no reaching for anything quickly, especially down, and be very careful when moving the chair if I've had a diarrhea incident where I, the chair seat, or both, are slippery due to excrement. When moving to the shower area to mop up and rinse the mess, take precautions. Put the belt back on, move the chair 2- ft. to the shower, unbelt in order to bathe and wash the chair surface.

Saturday I was making Polish sausage using the "double cook" method. Cut a Polish sausage in half, put half back in the refrigerator, split the remaining half lengthwise and boil both pieces for about six minutes, potentially poking holed in the them. This leaches a lot of the grease out and improves the taste. Then drain the pan and fry the two pieces.

Well, while trying to drain the pan I must have bumped it, knocking it over only this time it strikes the chair, dumping scalding water on my back and near my butt. I wasn't wearing much because of the heat so It caused a major problem.

I immediately rolled for my bathroom, screaming for help as I did. I got to the bathroom, grabbed my hand-held shower head, popped the seat belt, turned the cold water on and started spraying the burn area. Unfortunately I think some water got into the control stick and shorted it out. 9-1-1 took me to the hospital where they gave me ice packs to help with the pain until the doctor could check it, then an injection of morphine with an anti-nausea drug. It worked, the pain went way down and eventually subsided. And a nurse put cream on my back.

So now I'm figuring how to get home, which is hard when you're wheelchair bound. I'm also thinking I'm going to be in trouble with my power chair burned out. And the hospital is having trouble finding a way to get me transportation. Finally they decide to loan me a wheelchair and they can send me home in an accessible cab.

Hoverround isn't open until Monday so I can't call them until then. I instituted new policies: only use the grill on the back burner, use tongs to remove food, allow the pan to cool before draining it.

I call Hoverround this morning, and after a while on hold, an agent answered. Since this is considered "customer abuse" or maybe "customer damage," Medicare will not cover it, I have to pay the full cost out of pocket. There's a 30% discount on the part, so with about $160 in labor to send out a technician, the total cost with tax is...

$987.61

Fortunately I do have enough credit but that really hurts. That was one expensive sausage, and I never even got to eat it.

Jizaboz · Post by **Jizaboz** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:54 am

Damn man. You gotta be more careful! I had a hot kernel pop out of a air-pop popcorn machine thing come flying out and slide down the back of my shirt as a kid.. can't even imagine that x200! Shit..

I've had more accidents and close-calls than I can begin to recount but got extremely lucky that I never seriously injured myself.

The only time 911 was involved actually involved a Play-Doh "Fun Factory". I was too young and weak to squeeze the thing that made play-doh come through the mold, so I was standing on a kitchen chair to get leverage on it with both hands. The "Fun" factory slid off the end of the table and I was on the floor in a lot of pain and bleeding heavily from my eye area before I even knew what happened. Huge gash that needed stitches right through my right eyebrow. Reeeeally lucky I didn't lose that eye.

Jizaboz · Post by **Jizaboz** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:00 pm

Wait, who had an amputation?

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:58 pm

Jizaboz wrote:Wait, who had an amputation?

I put it in as a silly answer; I presume whoever answered it - which was not me - was being equally silly.

At least I hope they were kidding....

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Gino Vanelli on vehicle brake failure: "I just wanna stop."

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:28 pm

Right here. See this? Mary Ellen Moffat.

She amputated my heart.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 12:53 pm

She had black eyes...doll's eyes. And I seen her eat a rockin' chair once.

THE
FAREWELL AND HAIRDO
AARDVARK

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:54 pm

pinback wrote:Right here. See this? Mary Ellen Moffat.

She amputated my heart.

Two questions: (1) Was she a crush you doted on from afar, or an actual girlfriend you broke up with?

From our days back at the Bull and Finch Pub BBS, it's my understanding you lost your virginity after I did. This sounds like a childhood crush, like Frankie Valley describes in "My Eyes Adored You."

(2) Why does your nomango link go to a blank page?

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:14 pm

Regarding the nomango thing - it is very, very frustrating when Ben's cool stuff goes offline. The links to the Don Rogers Shows through Blogger are also in need of retooling. :/

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 4:29 am

Tdarcos wrote:
pinback wrote:Right here. See this? Mary Ellen Moffat.

She amputated my heart.
Two questions: (1) Was she a crush you doted on from afar, or an actual girlfriend you broke up with?

From our days back at the Bull and Finch Pub BBS, it's my understanding you lost your virginity after I did. This sounds like a childhood crush, like Frankie Valley describes in "My Eyes Adored You."

It was a joke, Paul.

(2) Why does your nomango link go to a blank page?

My sites are down for retooling.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 4:30 am

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Regarding the nomango thing - it is very, very frustrating when Ben's cool stuff goes offline. The links to the Don Rogers Shows through Blogger are also in need of retooling. :/

I noticed this last night, as a matter of fact. It will be fixed (or new links will be provided) before the end of the weekend.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 4:37 am

Tdarcos wrote:
pinback wrote:Right here. See this? Mary Ellen Moffat.

She amputated my heart.
Two questions: (1) Was she a crush you doted on from afar, or an actual girlfriend you broke up with?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Mary+Ellen+Moffat

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:25 pm

AArdvark wrote:She had black eyes...doll's eyes. And I seen her eat a rockin' chair once.

"She was a dark haired beauty with big black eyes. With points all her own, sitting way up high. Way up firm and high." - Bob Seger, Night Moves

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:30 pm

Can there be a food video involving burn cream in the near future?

THE
SECOND DEGREE
AARDVARK

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:51 pm

Where are the damn Don Rogers Shows??

Where are they, Paul?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 6:30 am

The shows are currently being relocated to the clouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud.

I will update this thread once the relocation has been complete. Completed. Once it's done.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 1:28 pm

If you change the URL to "http://donrogers.pinback.space/(filename)", they should all be there.

They're on the CLOUD now.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:09 am

Tdarcos wrote:(2) Why does your nomango link go to a blank page?

FIXED!

loafergirl · Post by **loafergirl** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:33 pm

Ouch dude. So medicare isn't covering that dme, would they cover something else that can assist with mobility that isn't a replacement due to damage? Would that help?

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 4:53 am

loafergirl wrote:Ouch dude. So medicare isn't covering that dme, would they cover something else that can assist with mobility that isn't a replacement due to damage? Would that help?

I don't know what I could have done if I hadn't had the credit to cover it. Actually, I do. My sister has my old manual wheelchair, I'd get that, then cut extraneous expenses so I could save enough to raise maybe $100 a month and suffer months of unpleasant and dangerous transfers to and from the manual wheelchair. I'd also be stuck indoors except when I'd pay Metro Access because my manual range is maybe two blocks, with no carrying capacity. My power range probably exceeds three miles with a carrying capacity of perhaps a 13 gallon kitchen wastebasket, perhaps more.

I'm not as strong as I was, transferring to and from a manual is much harder now, I've had 6 years of using a power chair. Much different. For example, I just lean over to roll out of the power chair. In a manual I have to put a pillow over the side rail and wheel because it's painful to try and cross them. It's dangerous because the manual's brakes can release and potentially spin the chair away from me either when boarding or when exiting. The power chair can't move because the brakes have to be powered to release them.

CO · Post by CO » Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:51 pm

Dude, why don't you just get the gastric bypass and lose weight for once. Medicaid considers obesity as disease so surely would pay for it.

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