They say everybody has one.

robbie_998

who they are i have no idea but "they" say everybody has at least one operation in life.

i had a toe nail removed in January and am going back in February to get the rest of it removed, very small operation but its all i got.

what operations and how many of them have you had in life ?

Ricky91t

NONE

Sulmac

Tonsillectomy.

jester77

none and I'm still alive

Vanbis

I got my appendix removed when i was 8yrs old and i have a scar about 5inches to prove it.

I had my eyes removed after I looked at this thread.

Dartz

A friend of mine went to Thailand for an operation once. He seemed fine going out. And sure wasn't she fine when she came back.

Cookie_Monster

tube of cookie dough... wrong hole... emergency removal...

[shudders]

Crumble Froo

had 5 so far, 6 if you count a thyroid biopsy. (but i wasn't knocked out or anything for that one).

johndaman66

rarnes1 wrote: »

I had my eyes removed after I looked at this thread.

That was a very severe measure to be taking!

Would never be inclined to pay too much heed to statistics. Besides when they say everybody has an operation in their life I'm sure it is mean't averaged out. For example if one person has had three operations in their life the next two people would not have any (statistically of course). Had no operations myself yet. A big fu$ker of a cyst appeared from nowhere on the side of my head a few years back, just in front of my hairline. Was suppose to have it removed with some form of cosmetic surgery but a day or two before operation was due to take place the fu$ker disappeared!

smiley girl

I've had a few operations when I was a kid. All on my ears. Can't remember how many I had!!

Owen

Had to get my thumb sewn back on when I was 4. Without aneasthetic. Going in shortly for a septoplasty.

silvervixen84

No operations and never broke a bone/twisted an ankle/was so sick or injured that required medical care in 25 years. I'm always getting bruised though, i'm very clumsy!

brummytom

Gromits in, adanoids out.

Might need another one soon, if I can stop being embarrassed about going to the doctors

Beasty

14, including (in no particular order):

Broken leg reset
Tonsils removed
skin graft
knee cartilage operation
2 x eye operations
2 x sinus operations
4 x back operations

... and I'm fitter now than I have ever been:)

lightning_saa

two kidney transplants

Michellenman

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

tube of cookie dough... wrong hole... emergency removal...

[shudders]

Explains the username so.

jumpguy

Dartz wrote: »

A friend of mine went to Thailand for an operation once. He seemed fine going out. And sure wasn't she fine when she came back.

Must...resist...


Anyway, I haven't had one yet! :pac: Nearly had a tonsillectomy but I didn't...still have all my lymph nodes...:D

Cookie_Monster

Beasty wrote: »

14, including (in no particular order):

Broken leg reset
Tonsils removed
skin graft
knee cartilage operation
2 x eye operations
2 x sinus operations
4 x back operations

:eek: you're a bit of a mess aren't you

Beasty wrote: »

... and I'm fitter now than I have ever been:)

that doesn't necicarily mean much:p:p

Michellenman

Oh, and one minor operation 2/3 years ago on my foot. Only local anesthetic though.

phasers

0

Jumpy

brummytom wrote: »

Gromits in, adanoids out.

Might need another one soon, if I can stop being embarrassed about going to the doctors

Dont go swimming. I remember mine washed out when I was a kid.

Mimikyu

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efb

Appendix op
emergency brain surgery
brain surgery

DazMarz

None so far, touch wood...

brummytom

Jumpy wrote: »

Dont go swimming. I remember mine washed out when I was a kid.

Erm.. ok

January

Op to correct turn in eye
Op to reset broken bone and insert two screws.
Emergency c section on my daughter.

Duggy747

Let's see, I 've had 3 ingrown toe nail removals due to each one been done dodgy.

2 operations on my hand after I degloved half of my middle finger.

And an operation to make me willy smaller, the ladies just couldn't take it.

No broken bones yet, and I plan to keep it that way!

jenny2hat

None. And never broken a bone

Davidius

Got an operation on my penis. They say it was too big.

The best part is there's a slight bit of truth behind it.

Joey the lips

had 3

jumpguy

Davidius wrote: »

Got an operation on my penis. They say it was too big.

The best part is there's a slight bit of truth behind it.

The truth is you got an operation on your penis. The lies is that it was too large.

WeeBushy

Broke my hand in a rugby match and had to get a pin put in.
Wasn't helped by the fact that when it happened I thought it was just a dislocated finger so tried to pop it back into place myself... didn't work and I spent 6 weeks before my leaving cert in a cast.:o

lucky-colm

i havn't read any of this thread or the op's original post cos my thinking on this is that this is a guessing game

so... i think he is on about a willy

CCCP^

Had an operation as a child to correct a slipped muscle in my eye that was causing me to be cross-eyed. I remember going to the Eye and Ear Hospital on the South Circular to have it done, I remember the Fog around Dublin at the time. Actually it wasn't Fog, it was Smog. I remember staying there for maybe about a week. I remember the play room with lots of toys, the long room we stayed in with other kids, how smooth and clean the floor was and the nurses station at the end of the room.

I remember the foul stuff they gave me just before my operation to knock me out, I haven't tasted anything as awful since. I remember a girl being led away for either an operation or exam or prep before me who was crying for her Dad and feeling very apprehensive and afraid.

I remember waking up the next day, my mum beside me, she had bought me a Ghostbusters toy. I had to wear glasses for a few years, still do when I read or play games or watch tv, but I'm alright now. Glad I had the operation and very thankful to the state for it.

Sofiztikated

Beasty wrote: »

14, including (in no particular order):

Broken leg reset
Tonsils removed
skin graft
knee cartilage operation
2 x eye operations
2 x sinus operations
4 x back operations

... and I'm fitter now than I have ever been:)

We can rebuild him, we have the technology.

wwwnnnnnnnnnnggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh. Sorry, that popped into my head when I read that.

How many have I had? Em, lots. Crumlin were glad to get shot of me at 21, I had 7 files filled to busting!

As for exactly how many, I can't remember, but I was in Crumlin when I was 4 hours old, and that was the first, the last was at 15. And had 1 or 2 procedures a year between that. Some times none, some times more.

The last major operation I had, I was one of the first in Ireland to have it successfully, it was longer than open heart surgery, but not just as risky. Then when I was recovering from that, had to have another one to unkink a bowel, as I hadn't eaten in 3 weeks. That was fun.

Odysseus

I had a crash on my bike nearly 20 years ago compound facture tib & fib, had one op each week aver a period of six weeks. Ended up with a nial in my tib going fron my knee to my ankle, I have had no long terms problems with it. I'm a ultra runner and it causes my no issue except at airports. Still ride bikes though, I even got picked up from the hospital on my mates bike.

Sleipnir

Emergency sisterectomy.

Also had a tiny steering wheel removed from my jap's eye.
The relief was great; it was driving me nuts :pac:

cute_cow

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Going in shortly for a septoplasty.

my dad's just had that done last week.

No operations but was in hospital once about 6 weeks ago with ruptured ovarian cyst.

dolliemix

Vanbis wrote: »

I got my appendix removed when i was 8yrs old and i have a scar about 5inches to prove it.

+1

My mum let me get my ears pierced after cos I was so brave!

I also kept my stitches for years after in my jewelry box. The nurse put them in a little test tube type thing - dried blood and everything attached - and gave them to me to bring home.

Pretty gross when I think about it now

ConmanTheKiller

Had a Pyeloplasty(operation to remove an obstruction from the kidney)apparently when i got the op the scar was only an inch long, its huge now, which i had when i was 11 months old(18 now).

Also gromits when I was 4.

Mint Sauce

Appendicectomy when i was two

Tomebagel

just 1,

had a tumor removed when i was a week old:eek:

rainbow kirby

Never had any, and hope I never have to.

Aodan83

I had an ingrown toenail. Don't think it even counts though...

candy-gal1

never had, and hopefully will never have to!

Arnold Layne

smiley girl wrote: »

I've had a few operations when I was a kid. All on my ears. Can't remember how many I had!!

Surely you have childhood photos that show how many ears you had before the operations?

smiley girl

brummytom wrote: »

Erm.. ok

Are you allowed to get water in your ears while you have grommets? I had them in a few times and had to put cotton wool and vaseline in my ears when washing and swimming.

Aoifums

None. Was meant to get gromits, but I was knocked out and they decided I didn't need them... Was pretty pissed.

Davidius

jumpguy wrote: »

The truth is you got an operation on your penis. The lies is that it was too large.

In other news, fire is hot.

SmashingPilot

I've only had one operation, five years ago, to remove a Ganglion from my wrist....Missed my 3rd Year Christmas exams, so it was happy days. :rolleyes: