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englishangel wrote:I think nowadays it is sometimes difficult to tell if someone has a lower limb prosthesis. There is even a paratrooper with two. Lady McCartney has one, well several for different occasions I understand.
As a nurse, when you prepare someone for an operation you have to remove all prostheses, "false teeth, glass eyes, wooden legs" just about covers it.
I have been surprised several times by legs being handed to me.
Very few false teeth nowadays, the odd bridge from rugby players.
Glass eyes are my nightmare. I have only fainted once, when a glass eye was plopped into my hand after asking a patient if he had any "false teeth, glass eyes......etc". Most embarrassing.
Mary LOL!!!! While i was nursing i had 2 main chores that no one else wanted..
shaving men's faces
and inserting or removing contact lenses!
RR I did once use a cut blade, but it was usually done with the patients own stuff, although I can't say I didn't enjoy the fluffing up of the lather to put on their faces.... refused to do any other places. and these days - not even contact lenses!
I have shaved men (and once a woman-very long story) but I have NEVER taken out contact lenses. An A&E job I suppose.
I wore lenses myself for years with no problems but have never done anyone elses
"If a man speaks, and there isn't a woman to hear him, is he still wrong?"