Been Spined?

[piemma]

F18
Great new avatar. Better than Spencers ugly sweater

[spence]

You're just jealous

I'd go see the Doc on this one.

-spence

[MakoMike]

You have to get it out. Is it infected? If not you can wait and see if the healing process squeezes it out on its own. If it is infected you need to get to a Dr.

[Pt.JudeJoe]

You are lucky you didn't get fish poisoning .I got spiked by a wee striper in the thumb once and it was %^&^*^% up for a couple of weeks . You say the spine is still in your leg and you want to know if it should be taken out? umm.. yes it doesn't belong in there. If you leave it in there , you will start craving tuna fish sandwiches......that's how it starts. Then you will notice scaley growths on your back , progressing to difficulty in breathing unless in the shower,...it gets worse....get that thing out man!

[spence]

I would think they would only leave it there if there was a chance the removal could cause more damage.

-spence

[chris L]

if it wasnt installed by a surgeon get it out ! its only going to get infected , cause it dont belong and your body knows it . It will get infected if not now .

[t.orlando]

Kinda ironic. You spear fish and fish spears you. Get it checked, can get nasty down the road.

[Finaddict]

Yes remove it. A friend of mine in Miami caught a saltwater catfish while fishing the Everglades one day, got the spine of the catfish in his finger around the nuckle. He is a dentist in practice with his father. His father removed the spine that evening and cleaned it up. Unfortunately, they did not get all of it, his finger swelled up, he could not bend his finger because the spine moved around inside of his finger. He eventually had to go to the DRs to have it removed, so that impacted his work. If he did not get it taken care of properly, who knows what could have happened, it was gross.

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by piemma

F18
Great new avatar. Better than Spencers ugly sweater

Thanks.
Why aren't you out claiming your rock?
Hows the heave?

[fishaholic18]

Piemma, feel free to copy my avitar and use it.
It fits my new attitude,

[Slingah]

there is a doctor on the site....maybe he can help....his name is DR. Lickman I beleive

[riverrat2]

This same thing happened to me while landing a fish. The spine broke off under the skin right above my ankle. I went to the doctors the next day because i thought i could feel something in there. He said there was nothing and I would be fine. After 4 months of intense pain I went to the hospital and had one of those scans a pregnant women gets on there stomach. On the screen I could see a 2 inch spine about an 1" deep in my ankle. The doctors said they could probably just put novacaine in it and try and cut it open without anestia. They tried that and I watched them dig around my ankle and they couldnt find it. They figured it must me deeper so they put me under and finally got it out after about an hour. So alll in all I would say get it out right away so you don't have to get it anestia and be sick for a week.

[Royce]

Thanks everyone. I'll let you know what happens. I'd also welcome any other opinions. I'll see if I can find this Dr. Lickman (thanks Slingah).

Royce

[Raven]

you can heal fine on the outside but you will develope fish poisoning of your blood and that'll silently kill you easily.... get that s o b out of you pronto.