Thank you Sir.("swatsurgeon M.D.")

And that, so they say, is that! :rolleyes:
Good enough for you RL? :p

Yes, thank you doctor. Mumbleypeg, I will buy you a beer. :)

Cool, I'm always thirsty.

Hi everyone...yes I am still alove. Watch "resident life" :rolleyes: You will notice my "existance :D

I have used leeches 3 seperate times...once was a finger degloving where leeches were used to promote / restore circulation in the digit. The other two were truely expoerimental in South America. Actually only the first one, cause it worked well enough I used it again on another trip.
Acute hematoma on the ear. Choice was to cut it or attach leeches to it. Tried the leeches, worked like a charm. I got mucho cool points :lifter

Eagle

alove, alive and not sleeping much, i guess...

I have a fundamental level of discomfort where leeches, maggots, and other creatures of this ilk are concerned. I really hate insects, too. All insects. I think that we should glass the planet.

Just reading this thread is making my skin crawl.

When I was in training....I remember that maggots were an alternative therapy for wound debridement. I do not remember leeches being included...but it was a long, long time ago.

I wish to thank you guys for making me remember ascarids. Thinking about leeches and maggots got me remembering...and I remember translucent worms, wiggly, blind with no eyes....but little mouths. Thanks a lot.

I will go get into my bottle of contingency Mehkong, now, if you do not mind.

;)

My right arm was debrided in the normal manner, it was then sewn up w/piano wire (perhaps 67 stitches), but maggots were mentioned early on in VN as an alternative clean up method.

Terry

Thank you, for expressing my thoughts. I think the medical aspect is great. But , BUT!! in the puddle (RVN) IMHO leeches were specially trained operatives out of hanoi, and the mosquitos too, and all the other bugs. Maybe in another thread, we can mention Leech stories. Ugggggg shudder to think.

Pvt to Sgt, "Sarge why is the place we are going to cross that river, turning black?"