Hi all
My wife has just spent the last two days back and forth from the hospital "kidney stones" not a great experience to say the least.
Because she has not passed the stone they gave her a thing to pee in to tell her when she has passed the stone(sorry about this) they gave her a couple of these devices, it is like a siev with sides on at the bottom it had a very very fine mesh, i tried it with some flour?baking soda and it really does make what you are using become very fine and because of its size you seem to have more control.thought it might be of use for snow / fine sand/dust etc so if you know anyone in the medical field see if they can get you one and give it ago.
strange how some thing good seems to come out of something bad.
regards tango 20 chris

Chris

Sorry to hear about your wife. I hope she is feeling better soon. This sounds like an idea that just might work. Do you know what these things are called ?
Harry

Chris, I hope your wife will be better soon, but what was her reaction when you asked if you could use one of her medical devizes to shake baking soda? :-) :-)

All the best
Henk

Hi Harry
I think its just a medical strainer the wife says that they are commenly used in the hospital for the purpose of catching the offending stones / stones my camara is playing up at the moment will try and post it on my gallary, i have tried a few jokes like whats your favorite band honey...? rolling stones didnt help lol lol .couch again lol lol
Cheers tango 20 chris

Hi Henk
She is fine with it, thank god we have 2!!!, it really does work well no stone yet though
Cheers tango20 chris

I remember years ago passing a kidney stone.... not a pleasant pass time to say the least. Thank God they have not returned. They never gave me anything to strain it....or catch it, told me I'd know for sure when I passed it, and they certainly didn't lie.
Best wishes to the Mrs'.....

Another "medical toy" story to relate.... when my wife had our second child, i was in the room with they gave her the big (and i mean BIG) needle shot in her spine to numb her pain. The syringe holds about 8 oz of fluid, and the needle is 6 inches long, and has a large enough hole diameter to squirt syrup... so natrually, i asked the doc if i could have it when he was finished giving her that shot. He asked why, and i told him "because i want to use it to apply diluted white glue to my diormas".... and it works great! I've had that sucker for 4+ years now, and use it to glue down my rubble, terrain, and a host of other things...

Now I'm NOT saying it's worth it to get your wife pregnant just to get one of these - but if it happens, make sure you get the syringe!

:-) :-) :-) :-)
KF Magee you are unbelievable...

Man,

You guys are unbelieveable! We're talking hardcore dio builders ...

I never had the pleasure of finding the good in my wife's misfortunes ... however ...

last year when I was laid up in the hospital with congestive heart failure ... I made sure I put aside anything that I could get my hands on that I thought would come in handy with my diorama building ... medical supplies are the best ...

also, my sister is a dentist and she gave me all her old tools that she reciently replaced ... they are great for manipulating putty and glue. If you can get your hands on these things they're worth they're weight in gold.

Cheers,

CB

It just go to prove that modelers see something in everything. I have a few "Strainers" after my passed my stones.

lol, i reckon so on the comment about everything has its uses. i keep tourniquets, latex rubber, and i have a few clear plastic tubes that are used to separate iv admin sets that could be used as gun tubes or as fence posts. and i am now lookin for the strainers described above, lol....

thanks for the tips

reb

the small sealabel cups for urine samples are watertight, and make fine storage containers for items ya want to stay dry.

reb

Okay Keith, let me get this straight: You wife is in labor having your child. The doctor gives your wife the spinal (saddle) block, which is as you said basically a huge shot in the spine. You ask for the syringe. Man, my wife would have so climbed off the table and kicked my butt. You have a very understanding spouse, LOL.

Shaun

PS: I did of course save the big irrigation syringe they gave me after I had four wisdom teeth cut out...

LOL.... we certainly are a sick bunch....... LOL
Anyway, just picked up a new package of gauze pads to make a few camo nets.... been a few years since I bought these....
don't waste your money..... they have changed to material used..... looks nothing like a net now, and seems to have a plastic like feel to it also.
Hopefully the ones from work are the old fashion ones I remember.
But at least I got a new box for the up and coming future cuts.... LOL :-) :-) :-)

Another neat tool to get from the doctor's office is a disposable biopsy punch. My wife worked in a doc's office for a while and collected a complete set for me. They range from 2mm to 6mm. Great for punching disks from thin sheet plastic and for cutting mylar for mirrors. They are razor sharp, so you have to be careful.

WE ARE A SICK ... SICK ... BUNCH OF PEOPLE ... BUT WE ALSO HAVE VERY UNDERSTANDING SPOUSES!