Re: Finger amputation and reattachment

N Jill Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied:<snip>
re: her age & right index finger
>><snip>I assumed 20ish. 
>
>It wasn't a typo.<snip>
>My right index finger was amputated through the distal interphalangeal
>joint.  

That's the first joint... starting at the tip, right? I did Google,
http://tinyurl.com/xb3n but I'm not getting it. I'm sure you're not
surprised by that. <g>

>It was reattached.

Excellent.

>nj"types very neatly"m

Yes, you do.

>"Then she beat it to death and stuffed it unceremoniously
> in an empty coffee can. It was left out on the street for
> the garbage truck driver to haul away. Ah, the messianic
> garbage man who taketh away the sins of the world."

I'd love to have a peek at your library.

Not that you asked, but in the third grade I fell from a playground
jungle gym and split my front tooth up the middle, exposing the nerve.
I had just gotten my "grown up" teeth in and just assumed that they
kept on growing back as you lost them. Yes, basic dental information
apparently wasn't high on the list of my 'childhood training'
curriculum. 

Anyway, arrived home, mother shrieks, dentist visits ensue. The
dentist put a shining stainless steel cap on the tooth in an attempt
to save the root. Didn't work. Not a finger, of course, but it would
have been nice if the tooth could've been saved. Probably have a
better looking smile as a result, but it was a nuisance or
embarrassment to have that silver tooth during my elementary school
years. Especially during those pre-bling bling times.

I assume your experience was relatively painless and that the end
result has been saisfactory, but I won't press for further details.

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Curt
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