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Wow a full out ER visit with knock out drugs. As a kid that grew up in the "olden" days of the 50s & 60s I only broke one arm, a collar bone and my big toe in six places. My brother fell out of a tree and broke both arms at the same time. He used to beat the he*l out of me with those arm cast. We never had full anesthesia for any broken bones.
I remember when I broke my big toe in six places I knew I something painful was going to happen when six big orderlies walked into the treatment room. The Dr. followed carrying a wooden dowel for me to bite on. The six guys held me down as I bit down on the stick. The Dr. grabbed my toe and did the "Tennessee toe torture" right from an episode of the Beverley Hillbillies. He re-set my toe and then he burned a hole in my toenail with a hot needle. I had a cast up to my knee for six weeks.
I managed to smash my toe with a man-hole cover. That is long story for another time.
Nostatic, I am glad your son is OK. Modern medicine is a wonderful thing. If that had happened just 100 years ago he could well have died if not crippled for life.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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