Vince Pitelka on sun 17 apr 05
> of course someone would be interested in the tongs, please post and how's
> the leg?
As mentioned, I iwll post some pictures of the glaze tongs on my website
next week, and I'll post the list when they are up on the website.
Regarding my leg, thanks for asking, and things are proceeding slowly. It
is a great relief to have the external fixator off. It was removed a week
ago Friday, and anyone who is interested can go to
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/Digital/digital_photography.htm and see
images of Dr. Turnbull removing the fixator pins with a very spiffy
stainless steel cordless drill. Scroll down to the lower part of the page.
A warning - these images are not for the faint-of-heart. I was out cold on
general anesthesia, and had wanted to have some pictures of the process, and
the surgeon volunteered to have one of his nurses shoot some images. They
went beyond the call of duty, and shot a great series. I still don't know
if the Vice-Grips were a setup for my benefit.
Now I have a temporary fiberglass cast, and in two or three weeks I will
have more surgery to install what the surgeons endearingly call a "nail," a
titanium pin (an internal fixator) inside the tibia. Amazingly, once the
pin is installed I will no longer need a cast, and will be able to begin
putting some weight on the leg. As soon as the incisions heal several weeks
later I will be able to start swimming and physical therapy. Summer's
looking better already. I am really looking forward to getting back on my
feet and into the studio, but it will be a while yet.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Angela Davis on sun 17 apr 05
I don't think it was a setup Vince, those look like
the finest of surgical steel vise grips . I
would be wondering about the tube of jelly in the last picture.
Angela Davis
Oh you poor baby!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Pitelka"
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Three-Legged Glaze Tongs and How's the Broken Leg?
and anyone who is interested can go to
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/Digital/digital_photography.htm and see
> images of Dr. Turnbull removing the fixator pins with a very spiffy
> stainless steel cordless drill. Scroll down to the lower part of the
> page.
> A warning - these images are not for the faint-of-heart. I was out cold
> on
> general anesthesia, and had wanted to have some pictures of the process,
> and
> the surgeon volunteered to have one of his nurses shoot some images. They
> went beyond the call of duty, and shot a great series. I still don't know
> if the Vice-Grips were a setup for my benefit.
>
Millie Carpenter on mon 18 apr 05
Vince,
Are you sure that he didn't get his surgical instruments from either
the wood or metal shop at the craft center? maybe his training too?
It looked a lot like some of the furniture making tools and processes
that my son uses at the craft center.
Millie in Md. where it is spring and the flowers and trees are
beautiful. and I am trying to decide whether to take my oldest shimpo
wheel and set it up on the deck and just cover it with a tarp at night
and hope for the best with the spring rains.
Regarding my leg, thanks for asking, and things are proceeding slowly.
It
is a great relief to have the external fixator off. It was removed a
week
ago Friday, and anyone who is interested can go to
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/Digital/digital_photography.htm and see
images of Dr. Turnbull removing the fixator pins with a very spiffy
stainless steel cordless drill. Scroll down to the lower part of the
page.
A warning - these images are not for the faint-of-heart. I was out
cold on
general anesthesia, and had wanted to have some pictures of the
process, and
the surgeon volunteered to have one of his nurses shoot some images.
They
went beyond the call of duty, and shot a great series. I still don't
know
if the Vice-Grips were a setup for my benefit.
Now I have a temporary fiberglass cast, and in two or three weeks I will
have more surgery to install what the surgeons endearingly call a
"nail," a
titanium pin (an internal fixator) inside the tibia. Amazingly, once
the
pin is installed I will no longer need a cast, and will be able to begin
putting some weight on the leg. As soon as the incisions heal several
weeks
later I will be able to start swimming and physical therapy. Summer's
looking better already. I am really looking forward to getting back on
my
feet and into the studio, but it will be a while yet.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Celeste Sabel on tue 19 apr 05
Gee, Vince, thanks for the detailed answer to "how's the broken leg." It
was not what I was expecting, but made my morning. I think you win the
prize for a good humored answer to "how you doing?"
, and anyone who is interested can go to
>http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/Digital/digital_photography.htm and see
>images of Dr. Turnbull removing the fixator pins with a very spiffy
>stainless steel cordless drill. Scroll down to the lower part of the page.
>A warning - these images are not for the faint-of-heart.
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